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Religion Debate And Its Effects On Todays Society Your Opionions On My Statement Please?

Christ, Jesus Christ. Although it cannot so far be proved indefinably we can say that it is a truth that Jesus did exist for his life, choices, stances and philosophy’s have affected many and dwell in the hearts and minds in much the same way that Spider man effects a young mans conciseness.
A very famous book called the bible (the fist ever words to be committed to print) covered his life and times and the people he met along the way including his 12 disciples. The book is a collaborative effort to describe the positive community developments when people commit there lives to that of the greater good.
The Bible describing the life and times of J.C. was used in Westernized society’s alongside capitalism to propel the country’s people into the industrial revolution (they were coming out of the dark/middle ages).
The miraculousness thing about jesus was that he appeared in his mummy’s tummy without his fathers input …in other words the immaculate conception.
The fact that his mother and father had to travel a vast distance (because of work?) could cause us to question the reliability of that information and is usually the first thing that critics point out. However it was said that his journey to earth was marked by the stars, stars that three wise men chose to follow? To a small town in Bethlehem, Jerusalem.
Jesus father Joseph was a carpenter which was regarded in those days as an honorable profession. But he doesn’t appear according to the readings to have had more than an initial influence on Jesus. Mary his mother hardly gets a mention apart from her position as Virginal (and therefore desirably) Vestibule.
At heart Jesus appears to be the equivalent of a philosopher ..someone who ponders and acts on the fundamental problems of the society he lives under such as Existence, values, reason, mind and language. It is a philosophers job to create a rational argument (hopefully conclusion) to validate findings.
Jesus was obviously a very practical man and used his life in a self sacrificing way to point out the injustices in the system of government he was living under.
It is said he performed miracle’s (acts of collective will) such as turning water into wine.
Thanks to British scientists today who have researched and proven that achohol is not necessary to produce the effects of acting drunk…
We could therefore speculate from our vantage point in history that what happened that night was an enjoyable evening even if it started and conclude with water and maybe the writer explaining the evening (to the popular masses) chose to use creative license to aid the readers impression of what jesus had achieved that night.
Jesus was an old time Hero but you cannot deny his existence today as his words, teachings and concepts educate many of the populous into maturity and has as good as built the towers of control and imprisonment that we all are effected by.
Please note that Christianity is a branch of Religion that originated in Judaism ..the fundamental difference between the two religions is that the Jews do not believe that he rose again Easter is not a Jewish recognized holiday
…..Jesus was a Jew.
As someone who has turned from their original religious upbringing because of its hypocritical stance on so many subjects it would be a whole new debate. Has failed to fully encompass the Big Bang Theory im not sure if scientists today are less witch doctors then there historical counterparts and although i thank god for many of there discovery’s which have made it easier for me to understand and validate my world. I often find myself questioning the ethics of some of there areas of research and worry about the god like status they have achieved to position themselves into at this current point in history.
And although i know there are various pressure groups i could affiliate myself with to cope with my confusion i have not yet found one that covers my particular interests which is providing the best possible future for my children. Which I believe would be a conclusion to who has the best creation myth.i think the acopolitic (even though i can’t spell it) nature of the current state of the world needs some sort of miraculous, common man conclusion to the religion debate to move forward.
We cannot deny that spirituality exists (even science will testify to that) and in what form spirituality exists i believe is a personal choice.
But in the age of the internet (worldwide effective communication) and termendulous weather, central morality is probably the key to the future, as history dictates that society’s spiraling out of control normally end quite abruptly.
Can you help me gain some sort of formal conclusions to my findings to pass to my children
If you actually got this far thankyou for your time.

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Do You Think Religion Is Fading Not Only Around The World, But In America Too?

the American Physical Society –
The team took census data stretching back as far as a century from countries in which the census queried religious affiliation: Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland.
“in a large number of modern secular democracies, there’s been a trend that folk are identifying themselves as non-affiliated with religion; in the Netherlands the number was 40%, and the highest we saw was in the Czech Republic, where the number was 60%.”
A recent poll showed that only 14 percent of Canadians think that God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years.
I don’t think America is becoming more religious. As a college student who knows many people across this country at institutions of higher education, most of them don’t believe in a god. As these younger generations grow up and make it into political office, religion will decline in civilized areas even more. I guarantee I’ll see the first president of this country who puts agnostic (or hopefully atheist) as their religious belief rather than Christian.
According to a 2007 Pew poll, the number of “non-affiliated” Americans was 16.1%, up from 8% just one decade before. This number is nearly 25% in the under 25 age group. And 55% of those who self-identify as “atheists” are under 35. So yes, the trend is that America is getting less religious and more and more young people in particular are turning away from religion.
http://religions.pewforum.org/reports

Study: Religion May Head Toward ‘Extinction’ in Many Western Countries


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12811197

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Software To Make Pdfs From Jpgs?

I’m looking for something that can take multiple JPGs (scans of individual pages from my vacation souvenir booklets) and make PDFs from them. There is software that will do this in Linux, which I also have installed, but right now I’m looking specifically for something that will work in Windows XP. And it would be really good if it was free.
I’ve checked download.com and done a couple of searches but have come up dry. I’m finding lots of stuff that will print to PDF, but that won’t help; I don’t want to have to import those JPGs into a word processor and then resize them to fit the page before I can print them. I’ve tried that and it’s a real pain. I think Acrobat will do this (or at least it will with TIFFs because I used to use it at a temp job), but I’m looking for something cheaper. Does anyone have any suggestions?
One last thing: Please, NO AFFILIATE LINKS. I *will* report them – to Yahoo and to the vendor you’re representing (and yes, I can tell – even if they’re disguised). Sorry to make such a fuss, but I seriously hate spam.

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Can I Use My University’s School Colors On My Website?

I am creating a website for students at my college. It does not contain the school name or the school logo. It is not to be affiliated with the school. Saying this, I would like to have to my school’s colors (blue and white) on my website.
Could my university react negatively to me using the school colors? Would they be able to press charges or demand my site close down?
After all, it is just a color combination, but I feel that, because it is a forum/classifieds website for students of my university, they may be more strict.
(For further explanation of my website, refer to the following example. My college is called Beer Bottle University, located in the town of Bud. The website I am creating is called Bud Students. I am not using Beer Bottle University’s logo or name, but I would like to use their school colors. Is it possible?)

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Is Religion Dying In America? What Do You Think?

I don’t think America is becoming more religious. As a college student who knows many people across this country at institutions of higher education, most of them don’t believe in a god. As these younger generations grow up and make it into political office, religion will decline in civilized areas even more. I guarantee I’ll see the first president of this country who puts agnostic (or hopefully atheist) as their religious belief rather than Christian.
According to a 2007 Pew poll, the number of “non-affiliated” Americans was 16.1%, up from 8% just one decade before. This number is nearly 25% in the under 25 age group. And 55% of those who self-identify as “atheists” are under 35. So yes, the trend is that America is getting less religious and more and more young people in particular are turning away from religion.http://religions.pewforum.org/reportshttp://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/23/stud…

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Masters Degree Unfair Treatment: What Should I Do?

i’m getting my masters at a prestigious university (top 20 according to those bullshit us news and reviews rankings). the 3 semesters of courses + thesis degree is through the medical school and requires my thesis to be done in a foreign country. we had two options: do a semester abroad through the school (do classes at abroad university and complete thesis with the abroad institution- it’s affiliated with out school for a joint program) or take all the classes here, and go abroad just for the thesis.
my issue is this. i chose the university because i liked the all inclusive semester abroad program. i applied for the semester abroad the moment the window opened- i was super excited and had my advisor review my application before submitting. months to go by- no acceptance, while my peers have been accepted. it turns out they lost my application (i was the FIRST person to submit it) and i was denied the opportunity because i was asked to resubmit, months after the deadline when the program was closed. after rearranging my schedule because the second semester is about to start, i find out i am denied entry into the program because of “grades”… bullshit. i passed all my classes, while not stellar, with B+s. my concentration leader lost my application and i feel like she’s trying to cover up for it. i filed a complaint with my advisor and found out my complaint was bounced around the department, and got back to the woman (the head of department) who lost my application in the first place. today, i was just denied the travel grant to do my thesis abroad (after having THIS application reviewed and okayed by my advisor too). the head of department approves the grants, and she denied me after i started an informal departmental investigation into the matter of losing my semester abroad application. she’s also my professor in one of my classes, and she is trying to fail me.
i know this sounds like “she’s out to get me!”, but the other students have noticed it too, and seeing as how they all got the travel grant, and didn’t have any applications lost, and don’t seem to be getting unfair treatment, i feel like something really is wrong with this picture. this masters is costing me $70,000+… i had opportunities to go to different schools that offered me scholarships and i regret this so much, i want to cry. i’m on the verge of breaking down, and don’t know what to do. has anyone been in a situation like this? since when did grad school become so personal? you would think for tuition like this, the professors would do everything in their ability to help their students 🙁

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