Scientology is similar to that of Hinduism by which both recognize a relationship between present life experiences and earlier incarnations. Scientology envisions that the elemental problem of salvation is that people have forgotten their true self or spiritual nature. Their beliefs lie in the ARC Triangle and the Bridge to Total Freedom. In Scientology, the ARC Triangle approves that the goal for salvation and infinite survival is through achievements in this life of knowledge and understanding of how the universe works. The ARC Triangle specifies three interdependent features of this understanding, which are Affinity, Reality, and Communication. The most important element in scientology is communication according to Scientology.
Pueblos were representatives of southwest Indian culture. Originally migrating from the Mesa Verde region, they can mostly be found in northwestern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico. While living in compact settlements known as P variations of Kachinas. Modern Puebloans use rooms called kivas for religious rituals. Kivas are square walled and often underground.
Traditional Christian theology emphasizes the doctrine of the Trinity as a mysterious but coherent belief in the unity of three distinct persons in one God. The Mormon interpretation, with its distinct personages, can be seen as deviating from the logical coherence and consistency found in mainstream Trinitarian theology. The Mormon understanding of the Trinity presents challenges in terms of practical application and lived experience. Traditional Trinitarian theology offers a framework for understanding the nature of God and the divine-human relationship.
It is a common fact in today’s society that many persons believe that religion has brought about more division rather than unity, more harm rather than good. The Christian Church is primarily known for its numerous separations. Christianity is partitioned into several different denominations, of which the Methodist Church and the Baptist Church form a part of. Both of these denominations do contain similarities as well as differences that set them apart. Some of these similarities include they both believe in the Triune God, meaning three persons in one; the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Ex-members of numerous cults report not only physical abuse, but also psychological. Mental abuse of these innocent cult members has been proven to be just as harmful as physical abuse. A researcher acknowledges that cult leaders feed off their followers wish to fit in and their capacity to believe; that is what makes them professionals in psychological manipulation (Tamm). The author realizes that the religious cult leaders take advantage of the young growing minds of their followers. The leaders deceive the members into believing that they belong and give them that feeling of being wanted.
In today’s society there is a myriad of different religions. These religions come with their own idea of the sacred, their own rituals, and their own followers. For this paper, the religion to be discussed is Raelism. Raelism is a very intriguing religion with many different aspects. Raelism is believed to have been started by alien scientists who came to Earth and created life here.
As a religion people work towards a goal of bettering themselves or bettering their environment. This idea can nearly be regarded as fact for some branches of religion have been around for thousands of years and have followers in every corner of the globe claiming that their ideology and faith of religion has helped them in the past and will continue to help them in the future. For cults, this goal is often illegal or immoral after all cults are almost always shrouded in mystery and details are often withheld from the public. Cults of some form or other have been around for as long as organized religion, during the first-century people of the Roman Empire began to reject Christianity because it was something new and instead valued Judaism as this had been around a long time. It was around this time that politicians began to spread vicious rumors that Christians were beginning to take part in “group sex acts” during what was called “love fests”, it was also thought that they took part in sacrificing infants to their god.
Scientology is the most modern religion in the world. It is also one of the fastest growing organizations in the modern age. After the publication of Dianetics in 1951, its membership totals have been steadily rising, leading to an international deity which attracts more new members everyday. Now, with members spread through all seven continents, and more than eleven thousand churches, missions and groups worldwide, Scientology has once again entered the spotlight. Scientology has been a hot topic in the media for almost its entire existence.
Good evening teachers, students and anyone else who may be watching my presentation. Scientology… haven’t heard it before? Don’t blame you, I didn’t know what it was until I started this speech. Scientology is somewhat like Todd Strasser novella “the Wave”. It has some similarities… however it also has some differences.
Animism is the belief that all living things in the universe are alive and have the ability to provide guidance and significance to their existence (Molly, pg 41). These religions consider both the human viewpoint and the natural worldview. People seek guidance and significance from their native surroundings. The Tree of Souls, which represents the Omatikaya Na'vi clan's closest link to Eywa, serves as a place of prayer in the film Avatar. It consists of a tall tree with deep roots and bioluminescent tendrils, located in the center of a caldera-shaped enclave.
In the same line the Carroll A. Deering was another ghost ship from the Bermuda triangle and resulted in creating one of the biggest Maritimes mysteries since then. The ship, while returning from the Brazil to the Portland in January 1921 was found abundant as well as derelict in the diamond shoals in the North so California. Is this case again the crew member and the captain of the ship were missing? Like in many previous cases they vanished forever and never showed up again. The Marine Sulphur Queen, it was a 524 foot carrier of the sulphur in molten form and had started the sail on the Feb. of 1963 from the port of Beaumont in Texas carrying about 39 crew members.
The pyramids were built as triangles because of their structural ability as well as the fact that they came to a point. The Egyptians believed that pyramids were ladders to the Heavens. Christians believed in the Holy Trinity of the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. This being said, three is significant
Through partaking in interaction rituals, individuals become members of something greater than themselves. This feeling of being apart of something greater than oneself provides a moral community for the individuals, which then guides individuals in their beliefs and behaviors. It is similar to a never-ending circle; as individuals see the emotionally charged environment that this religion provides, they want to be a part of it, so they partake in unusual rituals, which furthers their engagement and emotional connectedness to their community. It almost reminds me a bit of an addiction. This community turns objects, such as poison and snakes as sacred, which in turn creates a sacred and profane world.
At the same time, since the cults tweak the church’s doctrine at their benefit, that alone is a parallel between the Christian cults and the protestant movements as
The Mysteries Inside the Triangle There are plenty of mysteries inside the Bermuda triangle. The Bermuda Triangle’s, somewhat called the Devil’s Triangle, points are located in Miami, Puerto Rico, and of course Bermuda. The Triangle first was named in 1964 by Vincent Gaddis in a magazine article. There are many rumors, legends, theories, myths, and stories about the strange disappearances in the triangle but it is now proven from old records and files that most of the planes and ships didn’t just vanish. However, why the Cyclops, which is a ship that was 542 feet long and carried 306 men and 10,000 tons of magnesium, sunk in 1918 is still unknown.
These characteristics interact in this sacred space to create dynamic, living religious tradition in ways such as, the physical space of the church, which allows the adherents during ceremonies and masses to gather and face the altar, the tabernacle and the crucifix which reinforces the purpose of the mass through visual representation of Christ's son, and his body and blood, reminding us of why he died on the cross and why we ultimately strive to be good