Fornication

Alex Haley Interviews Malcolm X This article presents an interview conducted with Malcolm X in 1963 less than two years before he was assassinated in Harlem at the Audubon Ballroom. The interview was conducted by Alex Haley, who later was the co-author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X after which he wrote his own ground breaking tour de force, Roots. The interview provided an opportunity for Malcolm X, spiritual and political leader, to present his views and beliefs on his role in the civil…

In Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky invites the reader to explore the results of fully embracing utilitarianism as a moral philosophy. The novel does this through Rodya, a character who adopts utilitarianism and acts in unsettling ways. I will argue Dostoevsky does not challenge the core premises of utilitarianism, but instead asks the reader to think about the consequences of this ideology. Rodya is both nonreligious as well as utilitarian to the extreme. Rodya is (at least in part)…

In Iraq, the lifestyle there is much worse for Muslim women than it is in the United States. It is common for women to be a victim of abuse, killed, or even raped. In the United States women are given more benefits than Muslim women do in Iraq, which doesn’t seem fair, because women should be treated just as equally as men are treated and no gender is superior than other gender. Iraq’s major religion is Islam, their religion compares and contrasts to Christianity, however the life Muslim women…

Author Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales toward the end of the medieval period. Regarded as the first true English poetic masterwork, The Canterbury Tales describes twenty-nine pilgrims on a journey to Canterbury Cathedral to see the shrine of St. Thomas Becket. Chaucer describes many fictional characters from the different social classes in the Middle Ages; in particular, he includes many figures affiliated with the Church such as the Friar and the Summoner. These two characters share…

sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”. Evidence of such apostasy is the dramatic increase in fornication among American millennials, as 62% of their children are born out of wedlock. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, “70% of gang members, high school dropouts, teen suicides, teen pregnancies, and teen substance abusers come from single…

The play “Spring Awakening” is directed by Shelly Elman and is originally based on Frank Wedekinds play. The a few characters struggling to transition to adulthood. The personal strife of the characters differs through desire, confusion, frustration and many other effects. Nonetheless, the characters all end up with the drastic questions: Who am I? And what does it all mean? When I first heard about the play in class I had no idea what I was actually going to be looking at. The day of the play,…

The book of Haggai provides a great synopsis of what many of us who are called must do before we can fulfill God’s call. That is we have to heal to build. Many of us are so focused on pursing our dreams and visions that we fail to include God in the plan. The definition of heal; · to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment. · to bring to an end or conclusion, as conflicts between people or groups,usually with the strong implication of restoring former amity;…

to tinker with the conscious emotions that God has designed in your spirit man, you begin to allow your mind to move in to the area of thinking about righteousness. You see, you tend to be constantly in sin through your mind because, adultery, fornication or any other sexual immorality is first being committed in the mind; be you a man, woman, boy or a girl; and God eyes see right through the minds of all, even as we are committing it. You will have to persevere to stop the impure thoughts, the…

Human sexuality is a four-dimensional activity that involves pleasure, an expression of friendship, procreation, and/or an expression of love for one another (Thiroux & Krasemann). Some would argue that sexuality is the most intimate expression of love towards each other. During the nineteenth century, there were laws in place that prohibited many types of private sexual activities amongst consenting adults. In addition, such laws included the activities of a husband and wife and if found…

Abelard and Augustine: Devout Sinners and Christians Abelard and St. Augustine felt compelled to write of their mistakes and misfortunes reflective of their lives. Despite the fact they did so in efforts to confess their sins, the two differ in a multitude of ways. Some of which include their approach for convincing people religion can provide them with salvation, or their attitudes towards religion in their earlier life. St. Augustine wrote within the first century where Christianity was a…