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Early scholars of comparative religion sometimes emphasized the importance that religious scripture takes on different levels in religious movements and traditions. This however is not always case, showing that there does not always need to be such a high importance placed on written texts. Comparing …

Have you ever heard about The Amish and The Mormons? These are two religious groups residing in America. The Amish are a religious ethnic group, which began in 1693 as a result of a schism in the Swiss Anabaptist church led by Jakob Ammann. Subsequently, …

Throughout the world, missionaries from all different religions and denominations travel the world inspiring faith within people and gaining converts to further strengthen their religious doctrine. Among the most recognized of these missionaries are the teams clad in uniform slacks and matching tops, clutching their …

Mormonism, one of America’s strongest and most influential religions, was not always popular with the people. Joseph Smith was the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints, and the leader of the Mormon, faith. Through all the scapegoating and violence, …

The Book of Mormon, an obscenely funny musical comedy, was lacking its perfectly ironic sparkle on Friday, November 20th at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez, it was first performed in 2011, and went on to win …

Mormonism, or also known as the Church of the Latter-Day Saints, is a religion that came about in 1830. Mormonism was founded by Joseph Smith, in the 19th century in Western New York. Joseph Smith was the first prophet and president of the Mormon Church. …

Ever since the formation of our country’s current government system, citizens have been allowed the freedom to worship how they please without involvement from the government. Over the years though, it appears that interpretation and recognition of this freedom in the constitution has changed. In …

The moment people hear the word polygamy their minds turn to images of “old-fashioned”, “sexist”, “fringe”, “Mormon”, and “illegal.” “Polygamy”, as referred to on this site, is meant in its most popular use, where one husband has more than one wife at the same time. …

The Mormon religion was started by a man named Joseph Smith. Joseph’s family had different beliefs about what Church was the correct one, and so one day he went into the forest to ask G-d which church he should join. He then claims to have …

In society, polygamy is seen as barbaric and goes against the norms of most cultures and traditions. Nonetheless, sexual exploitation and the mistreatment of women and children continue to transpire without support from the outside world (Gibson, 2012). Many polygamist groups within the United States …