T/F: animals were created so that man could eat them
A teleological statement widely believed in in some religious traditions. What is the level of truth?
Religion
premarital chastity
Some religious systems prohibit sexual activities between a person and anyone other than a spouse of that person, as have, in the past, legal systems and societal norms. In such contexts, sexual abstinence was prescribed for unmarried individuals for the purpose of chastity --wikipedia
Pāli Canon (tripiṭaka)
the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist canon —Wikipedia
Taize
Today, the Taizé Community is made up of about hundred brothers, Catholics and from various Protestant backgrounds, coming from around thirty nations --taize.fr/en
2 Corinthians 3:17
"Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." KJV
Liverpool Cathedral
Largest cathedral in Great Britain —Wikipedia
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
a process developed by the Catholic Church for its catechumenate for prospective converts to the Catholic faith above the age of infant baptism —Wikipedia
1Corinthians 10:13
says God will provide a way to escape temptation
Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World
influential book in the contemporary church in the recent decade which provided some reinvigoration towards the core of Christian faith being Christ and not the Bible --request
Gospel of John (KJV)
Calibration of the King James Version, by request.
Green Tara
she appears as a female bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism... Green Tara (Khadiravani) is usually associated with protection from fear, pride, delusion/ignorance, desire and attachment, etc. --wikipedia
Fr. Zlatko Sudac
Croatian Catholic priest b. 1971 best known for his claim to having stigmata. Calibrated by request.
Great Is Thy Faithfulness (hymn)
Calibration of music and lyrics. "The phrase 'great is thy faithfulness' comes from the Old Testament Book of Lamentations 3:23" --wikipedia
prayers for those who committed suicide
Do they help?
The Buddhist Catechism
compiled from the sacred writings of the southern Buddhists, in the form of questions and answers. It was written by Colonel Henry S. Olcott in 1881 and is still in use in Buddhist schools. --theosophy.wiki