compared to only 6 percent in 1975. In the United States, people who choose cremation are more likely to be from the West than the South and are more likely to be white or Protestant than black or Baptist [source:Davies].
The city has long stood out as a shining example of a diverse place that works – and is in fact strengthened by its diversity. Malays, Chinese and Indians are the major ethnic groups, with Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism as the dominant religions. Four Malaysians in creative fields tell us ...
Christianity is one of the world’s most widespread religions, next being Islam and Hinduism. It is considered a monotheistic religion, even though it has started controversy because the holy trinity is considered 3 Gods, it is also part of the Abrahamic phase along with Judaism and Islam. Acc...
It was hammered upon by the Muslims as illogical, so some Christians who wanted a clear single being as God turned to Islam (Islam is also very clear on law, compared to the confusion about the law in Christianity). But the spiritualism of the Trinity also made Christianity susceptible to ...
Christianity, Islam and a high number of animist cults can be found here as well as technical know-how and illiteracy, nomadism and urbanism. It seems as if the geographical variety of the country supports this diversity. Ethiopia has mountains of up to 4000 m, lake areas in the African ...
How old is Islam compared to Hinduism? How long did the Axum Empire last? How did the Dark Ages end? How did the Byzantine Empire last so long? How long did the Great Society last? How long did the Old Stone Age last? What was university like during the Islamic Golden Age? How long...
Smashing the symbols of the old is perfectly normal during a period of drastic change. We Britons did a lot of it in our Reformation, with Oliver Cromwell going as far as to ban Christmas, which contained a lot of old paganism in a Christian garb. Renaissance Italy had several mass destru...
adolescents’ attitudes towards the gender division of labor will be more similar to those of their parents and to those of their friends compared to non-befriended classmates. However, after accounting for this initial similarity, if further differences persist, the study expects continuing influences...
This isthe bare minimumexpected of a Christian. I’m not proud of this because I failed in the first place, and my successes are paltry compared to the saints and heroes of the faith. The reason I bring this up after all that talk of tipping is simple: ...
Yet he always denounced the caste system and the concept of untouchability which went against his strong sense of equality, despite their fundamental role in Hinduism. When his mother allowed him to study in London, he was called before a meeting of his caste and told by the leader that ...