The last line of the Lord's prayer is, "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit." It is a key line in the Christian religion. The intention of this is reminding one of where we came from and to thank Jesus Christ for giving his life to remove humanitie's sin. ...

since I was a child, I always wondered how the world was created. I can remember my mother taking me to church, where I learned about God and how in six days the world was made. But, it always seemed like the story being told to me was incomplete, or maybe I just wasn't willing to accept th...

 Prayers and bible readings in school are forbidden under the First Amendment to the Constitution. In order to maintain religious liberty in the United States of America, religion in school and school-sponsored events must be discontinued. This constitutional mandate of religious neutra...

Evolution is described as a gradual change. That is what many scientists believe about the earth, it evolved over many years to the earth we know today. All things were just formed through this very complicated ever changing process. The word evolution also refers to the formation and development o...

Since the dawn of man, humans have striven to explain the many mysteries of the universe, and to justify our existence in it. Throughout this journey of self-understanding, numerous standpoints on human existence have evolved and merged into a complex, abstract manifestation called religion. Howev...

Rural Values vs. Urban Idealism The 1920's was a time of great change for the American people, WW1 had just ended and Americans were trying their best to forget the horrors of war and live up the good times. Lifestyles were changing as new inventions like the automobile gave people the freedo...

Evolution vs. Intelligent Design The cosmos, whether you believe in Biblical Creation, evolution, or intelligent design is a very interesting subject. Creation, as documented in the Bible in Genesis 1:1 states that "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." It shows that...

Abington School District vs. Schempp Required School Prayer In 1949, a state-wide law was passed in Pennsylvania that required public school students to read scriptures from the Bible and recite the Lord's Prayer everyday in class. This law stayed intact until Edward Schempp challenged it n...

The famous astronomer, Sir Fred Hoyle once said, "the probability of life evolving anywhere in the universe is as likely as a tornado sweeping through a junkyard and assembling a Boeing 747! There are many different beliefs about how mankind began, and how the world originated. One of the main de...

Evolution and Society Boom! The Universe began. Millions of years ago tiny dust particles and chemicals were brought together to form the solar system as we know it (Weed 46). Slowly one-celled organisms, plants, animals, and man evolved into what we are today. So we are taught in science classes ...

I was once talking with a man who told me that he did not believe in giving little children any religious instruction whatsoever. His theory was that the child's mind should not be prejudiced in any direction, but when he came to years of discretion, he should be permitted to choose his religious op...