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    author of “Brands of Faith” The new products coming in market which fills a consumer want treats the same way towards faith also in terms of what a consumer chooses just like any brands switching religion or having none.          In a recent survey the American Religious Identification said that 15% say they are unaffiliated about 18-34-year-old people claim to have no religion. Professor of the University of Akron John Green says that Brand loyalty should not be confused with faith.   Marketing

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    was born into and have grown up in a time of terrorism in the world. It is a word I frequently hear in my life from people I know, on the News, or in things I read. But terrorism unlike persecution hasn’t always been a common term. Persecution of faith has always been in the world. Ever since the old testament times; The Lord shows this when Daniel writes Daniel 6:10-12 “10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward

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    Faith in White Teeth In the novel White Teeth by Zadie Smith, the theme of faith plays a primary role in the significant events of the character’s lives. All the characters believe in some type of faith. Smith does a great job in bringing in different types of faith. We have examples of religious faith, faith in science, and faith in humanity. All different types of faith are controlled by forces beyond their control. Zadie smith explores the idea of fate in religious, scientific, and humanistic

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    Having faith means something different for each person that uses it. For some, it is a complete confidence in someone or something. This deals with the non-religious side of faith. And others believe that faith is the strong belief in God, based on spiritual understanding rather than proof. This is the religious understanding or definition of what faith is. But to me, faith is trusting or believing in an idea or a person, even when no one else does or when there is no evidence to back up my beliefs

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    theologian of the Franciscan order, but also a philosopher, St Thomas Aquinas. He has produced works on various themes; however, we will focus our attention on the relationship between faith and reason. If St Thomas Aquinas represents an essential reference in the Christian world for the relationship between faith and reason, he was not the first to open this theological debate. It has gained momentum thanks to the Arabs, although it has existed since the beginning of Christianity. Indeed, in the

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    In the last chapter of "The End of Faith," Sam Harris is most certainly fair in his judgment of Western religions because he is not claiming that there are no fundamental truths to them. Rather, he says that there is a cloud of "fairy tales" that surround those truths that make certain faiths irrational. Basically religious faith blinds us and sends on a wrong path. This is evident when he says that there is a problem with Western religions such us "venom of unreason." I think he means that things

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    Retaining faith and trust in God during tough times is something every Christian struggles with. We believe that God should never allow bad things to happen to us, and when they do, He is the one we blame. Strong relationships with God often disappear due to loss of faith in difficult times. Moishe the Beadle states, “Man asks and God replies. But we don’t understand His replies. We cannot understand them” (Wiesel 5). When man does not get the response they wanted, they alter their faith in God, and

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    Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero Rene Bowen Colorado Christian University As I was watching the Frontline Video, Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero, I was immediately faced with the question about evil. It is hard to imagine how someone could do something so horrific in the name of religion. So many lives were forever changed during the events that transpired on Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001. As a believer of God, I could certainly identify with the feelings of the people who lost

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    The excerpt of Faith and Reason by Terry Eagleton states that “Without reason, we perish; but reason does not go all the way down.” What Terry Eagleton is implying is that reason is valuable, but it is not everything because there is also something called faith. Why Terry Eagleton is implying that reason is not everything is because people cannot find the reason and proof of certain things; for example, not believing that there is a God. How Terry Eagleton is going to prove reason does not replace

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    helping hand well and do business in the right way. These types of companies try to integrate faith into their business and come forward with the primary motive to serve society. The CEO and the upper management people view themselves as loyal stewards and keep no room for complaints regarding their service. Every organization has pros and cons similarly the organization

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