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  1. Religion & Psychology: A Medical Subject Analysis and Research Index With Bibliography by Nancy L. Alpert, 1983-07
  2. Index to the Apocalypse Revealed: I. Of Words, Names, and Things, II. Of the Memorable Relations, III. Of Passages of Scripture by Emanuel Swedenborg, 2001-07-30

141. REVIEW: Alt.religion.scientology
Originally posted to the newsgroup news.groups.reviews.
http://www.bauser.com/news.groups.reviews/alt.religion.scientology/1.html
alt.religion.scientology
This review is part of the news.groups.reviews archives Started over two years ago as a joke, this newsgroup has become a very serious discussion area with the possibility of affecting the entire internet through legal precedent. The groups has two sides of the raging debate: the Scientologists who claim their religion is being attacked, and the sceptics or critics of Scientology, who see it as a dangerous, mind-bending cult out to end democratic ideals and attack the constitutions of the western world. The legal issues now coming to the fore include letters from Scientology lawers being sent out to put a stop to critical posts; a now-infamous "Elaine Siegel" letter, which desribes how to effectively shut down a.r.s. The lawyers are gathering, and watch for a test-case on the right to post on the internet or usenet to come from a.r.s. This group's debates concern everyone who uses usenet, as the action in a.r.s. is bound to spill out to the real world and affect net-surfers everywhere. Cogito, ergo sum. Martin Hunt, av282@freenet.carleton.ca "The best way to make a million dollars is to start a religion" - L. Ron Hubbard, demented demagogue of the cult of Scientology.

142. Center For The Study Of Religion/Spirituality And Health
2004 Center for the Study of religion/Spirituality and Health,All Rights Reserved site design by CrossComm, Inc.
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143. IndiaNest.com - A Study In Diversity
The site covers Hinduism, Mysticism, Sikhism, Spiritualism, Buddhism, Poetry,India, Social Ethos, Recipes, Concepts, Family Matters, stories. Exclusive coverage is on Kabir The Mystic Poet,Ramayan Philosophy and Guru Nanak's Jap ji Sahib.
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Freedom. Seven Alphabets. Numerous Connotations. Freedom to think, write and read. Freedom to freely express your thoughts and views. Freedom to connect with millions of people across the world. We allows you to do all this and more. This site provides creative outlet. A multi-pronged approach helps the site attract a wide range of audience of different age group, religion and nationality. Contact Us Man's Need V/s Man's Greed by Melanie Priya Kumar The earth has enough for man’s need but not for man’s greed was what one of India’s greatest visionaries, Mahatma Gandhi had to say. With 5th June being decreed as World Environment Day, one wonders whether the date will just come around and go with people holding functions ... Read On Scientific Temper by J. Ajith Kumar

144. Religion And Gender Projects, Centre For Advanced Religious And Theological Stud
Conducted by the Centre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies, University of Cambridge.
http://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/CARTS/gender.html

Faculty of Divinity, Centre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies
Religion and Gender
Theology and Religious Studies, like many other subjects, has seen a rise in interest over the past decade in what was formerly known as 'feminist' or 'women's' studies - a subject that is more accurately called 'gender' studies. The Faculty of Divinity has scholars of international renown in all branches of Christian theology as well as a growing and distinguished team of lecturers in the fields of Jewish, Islamic and Hindu studies. An increasing number of research students would like to work on projects which fall within one of the more traditional branches of Theology or Religious Studies, but which will involve gender studies as well. To assist such students, wherever their principal focus lies, the Faculty would like to create a post in Gender and Religion as soon as it has the funding to do so.
Funding Need
The primary need is for someone who can, within a young field, develop and direct research. This post would, therefore, be at the level of Assistant Director of Research, whose principal responsibilities would lie, within CARTS, in the development of research in religious aspects of gender studies and in helping the present lecturers direct the studies of the increasing number of graduate students (both at doctoral and M.Phil. levels) who wish to work on projects in this area. In addition, it is hoped that the ADR would be able to offer assistance with undergraduate teaching and so broaden the courses available at this level.

145. SIMR - The Major Religions On Animals In Medical Research
About SIMR, The major religions on animals in medical research. InBritain this is precisely the way animal research is conducted.
http://www.simr.org.uk/pages/religion/
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The major religions on animals in medical research
In Britain this is precisely the way animal research is conducted. The law insists that all such work is licensed, that the licences are awarded by an impartial body (the Home Office), that some analysis of the benefits to be gained is weighed against the cost in terms of animal lives and that there is a system of public accountability as shown by the annual publication of the statistics and the report of the Animal Procedures Committee. The SIMR Andrew Blake Tribute Award 2004
All the world's major religions either actively support the use of animals in medical research, or they are tolerant towards those who conduct such research.
Pronouncements about this subject are always accompanied by a long tradition of concern for animal welfare, or statements which make it clear that medical research must be conducted with a high degree of concern for the welfare of the animals. The moral issue
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146. Anthropology
Professor at the University of Buffalo who researches religion, ritual, gender, in indigenous highland South America
http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Faculty/bacigalupo.htm
Department of Anthropology UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Curriculum vitae ... Additional Information
Ana Mariella Bacigalupo
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., UCLA, 1994
Office: Spaulding Bldg, Room 376
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Research Interests
Religion, ritual and healing, shamanism, gender and sexuality, tradition and modernity, cosmology, third world feminism, post-structuralism, ethnic/national relations and identity politics, nationalism and transnationalism, indigenous highland South America, Chile, Mapuche.
Selected Publications
BOOKS
Shamans of the Winter's Bark Tree: Gender, Power, and Healing Among the Chilean Mapuche. Under contract with the University of Texas Press.
Pablo. ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
2005 "Gendered Rituals for Cosmic Order: Mapuche Shamanic Struggles for Healing and Fertility" Journal of Ritual Studies 19(2).
2004 "The Mapuche Man Who Became a Woman Shaman: Selfhood, Gender Transgression, and Competing Cultural Norms." American Ethnologist 31(3).
2004 "Ritual Gendered Relationships: Kinship, Marriage, Mastery, and Machi Modes of Personhood."Journal of Anthropological Research 60(2).

147. Modern History Sourcebook: Thomas Paine: Of The Religion Of Deism Compared With
From the Modern History Sourcebook A brief comparative analysis by Thomas Paine.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/paine-deism.html
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Thomas Paine:
Of the Religion of Deism Compared with the Christian Religion
Every person, of whatever religious denomination he may be, is a DEIST in the first article of his Creed. Deism, from the Latin word Deus, God, is the belief of a God, and this belief is the first article of every man's creed. It is on this article, universally consented to by all mankind, that the Deist builds his church, and here he rests. Whenever we step aside from this article, by mixing it with articles of human invention, we wander into a labyrinth of uncertainty and fable, and become exposed to every kind of imposition by pretenders to revelation. The Persian shows the Zend-Avesta of Zoroaster, the lawgiver of Persia, and calls it the divine law; the Bramin shows the Shaster, revealed, he says, by God to Brama, and given to him out of a cloud; the Jew shows what he calls the law of Moses, given, he says, by God, on the Mount Sinai; the Christian shows a collection of books and epistles, written by nobody knows who, and called the New Testament; and the Mahometan shows the Koran, given, he says, by God to Mahomet: each of these calls itself revealed religion, and the only true Word of God, and this the followers of each profess to believe from the habit of education, and each believes the others are imposed upon. But when the divine gift of reason begins to expand itself in the mind and calls man to reflection, he then reads and contemplates God and His works, and not in the books pretending to be revelation. The creation is the Bible of the true believer in God. Everything in this vast volume inspires him with sublime ideas of the Creator. The little and paltry, and often obscene, tales of the Bible sink into wretchedness when put in comparison with this mighty work.

148. African Religion On The Internet
Stanford University Libraries/Academic Information Resources
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/religion.html
Topics Religion Search: Countries Topics Africa Guide Suggest a Site ... Africa Home African Religion on the Internet African Traditional Religion Christianity in Africa Islam in Africa Judaism in African ... South Africa - Religion Please send corrections to:
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149. UFORCE SEARCH: UFOs And Religion
Commentary and articles on perceived UFOs in the Bible, and in Christian and Islamic religious traditions.
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  • 150. SHiPS Teachers' Network NEWS
    Science religion. How should we view the relationship between science andreligion? Nearly everyone has an opinion about science and religion.
    http://www1.umn.edu/ships/religion/
    SHiPS Resource Center
    for Sociology, History and Philosophy in Science Teaching
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  • H ow should we view the relationship between science and religion? How should that affect how we teach science? This special section of the SHiPS website offers several case studies that both suggest ways to ease the tension between science and religion and, at other times, sharpen the distinction. Historically at least, the relationship is far from simple. Here, you will find questions and cases to provoke student thinking, rather than arguments about how science triumphs in a presumed battle with religion. Indeed, many cases were selected to show how the common "either-or" dichotomy is problematic. In the 20th century, the intersection of science and religion has ignited significant conflict in the schoolsepitomized most notably by the Scopes "monkey" trial that inspired the drama, Inherit the Wind . The two perspectives have not always been viewed as antithetical, though. At the peak of the Scientific Revolution in Europe, for example, the Book of God and the Book of Nature were seen as complementarywith neither having primary authority. In non-Western traditions, conflict between science and religion rarely arises with the severity seen in the West: why? Is there something distinctive about Western (or Christian) concepts of religionor of science? This contrast alone may offer a broad perspective from which to begin discussion. Is there a conflict? How would we know? Students deserve the opportunity to explore the relationship in the context of a science class.

    151. Ancient Egyptian Religion - Guardian's Egypt
    Links to sites about ancient Egyptian mythology and religion.
    http://guardians.net/egypt/religion.htm
    Ancient Egyptian Religion
    The ancient Egyptians had a complex religion containing many deities and personified aspects of nature. Here are websites which feature ancient Egyptian religion and Mythology, some include lists of the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt: The Myth of Osiris and Isis Learn about the ancient Egyptian story of Osiris and Isis, brought to you by my 11 year old daughter, Whitney Bayuk.
    Akhet Internet - Egyptian Mythology Here's a section for the Akhet Internet site that features the Gods, beliefs and practices. The Priest Caste
    Here's a nice primer featuring ancient Egyptian priests, presented by Minnesota State University E-Museum. Ancient Egypt: the Mythology

    Features over 40 gods and goddesses, 30 symbols and complete myths. Also featured are articles about Egyptian culture and history." Summaries of the Ancient Egyptian Gods
    The Egyptian gods A - Z! Encyclopedia Mythica: Egyptian mythology
    The index file for the area on Egyptian mythology Egyptian Gods
    Short introduction by Jake Madison Ancient Egyptian Religion
    A short primer featuring ancient Egyptian death, funerals, embalming and tombs.

    152. Southern Illinois Regional Information Network (SIRIN): Religion Index
    The Southern Illinois Regional Information Network (SIRIN) is lookingfor southern Illinois religious groups to list on this page.
    http://www.sirin.lib.il.us/docs/religion/religion.html
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    153. The Spiritualist Religion Page
    Learn the basics about the religion, science, and philosophy of Spiritualism. Read the Spiritualist Basics book online Spiritualist Basics is an explanation of what Spiritualism is about, written for someone who is unaware that Spiritualism exists as a religion, science, and philosophy, but has heard of psychic readings .
    http://www.Geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/5927/
    Alert! Your valuable input is needed! First, I'm writing a new book on Spiritualism, and I am looking for your input on it. Tell me what you think a good book on Spiritualism should have, what you'd like to see. Or things that should be avoided. Either way, I definitely appreciate your input Second, I'm considering publishing a bound copy of Spiritualist Basics Would you be interested in purchasing a copy if it became available? YES I would or NO thanks Note: Your email address will never be given or sold to anyone. You have my honest-to-God word on it. Joe Thanks for your response!
    Frequently Asked Questions Spiritualist Churches Common Concerns about Churchgoing Is Spiritualism a Cult? Some Thoughts on Meditation Spiritualist Basics Links to other places What people think of this site Cathedral of the Pines Who's web site is this? About the Spiritualist Religion Page
    The term "Spiritualism" has been used very loosely, covering a wide variety of psychic phenomena, philosophy, and spirit communication. This site is focused on the religion of Spiritualism. Spiritualism is a wonderfully non-dogmatic religion, science, and philosophy. Spiritualism invites you to doubt, question, and "prove it" for yourself. Without making you change your religion and sell everything you own. However, many people are unclear as to what Spiritualism is really about. How can it possibly be a religion, philosophy and a SCIENCE? How can you make a religion out of "psychic readings"? Do Spiritualists believe in God, or is this just some satanic thing?

    154. HUC-JIR > Libraries, Museums, Centers & American Jewish Archives > Libraries
    A group of four libraries in Cinciannti, New York, Jerusalem and Los Angeles.
    http://www.huc.edu/libraries/
    Online Catalog
    Go to the Online Catalog
    Klau Library (Cincinnati)
    Go to the Klau Library, Cincinnati The Klau Library is one of the most extensive Jewish libraries in the world. With 420,000 printed items of Judaica, the Library is the second largest collection of printed Judaica in the world - second only to the Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem. It contains over 700,000 volumes, among them 150 incunabula, more than 2,000 manuscript codices, and many thousands of pages of archival documents. Special collections include Jewish Americana, music, an outstanding Spinoza collection, and extensive microforms. It also houses the American Jewish Periodical Center, which preserves American Jewish periodicals and newspapers on microfilm. More than 875 titles, with over 12,000,000 pages, are available in the Center.
    Klau Library (New York)
    Go to the Klau Library The Klau Library, which contains over 130,000 volumes, is especially rich in Hebrew literature, Jewish history and thought, rabbinics, and Jewish music. Its collection also includes sounds recordings, sheet music, and microfilms. The Library also houses a branch of the American Jewish Periodical Center and the American Jewish Archives.

    155. Soc.Religion.Christian
    Introduction to Christianity, FAQ, charter, and a good collection of links.
    http://geneva.rutgers.edu/src/

    SRC Main Page

    Charter

    What is Christianity?

    FAQ
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    Soc.Religion.Christian
    This is the web page for the soc.religion.christian newsgroup. It contains the charter, FAQ collection, and related material.
    Introduction to Christianity
    This is a collection of essays written by the moderator. It is intended both as an introduction to Christianity for non-Christians, and as an introduction to many of the ideas discussed commonly in soc.religion.christian, such as the Trinity, sacraments, and the role of the Bible. This is probably a better place to start than the FAQ, for topics that it covers. Charter
    There is a charter for soc.religion.christian. S.r.c was created before the current convention for group creation started. There was a vote to create the group and choose the moderator. However no charter was involved. Thus this charter has not been voted on. The moderator uses it to document current policies. The FAQ Collection The FAQ collection is based on articles that have been posted over the years. It comes in three parts: FAQ's: Documents that try to be objective summaries of some question.

    156. THE UNIVERSAL LIFE CHURCH MONASTERY
    Official site. Church will ordain anyone without question of faith, for life, without a fee. The church has two tenets freedom of religion and to do that which is right.
    http://www.ulc.org/

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    You can become a legally ordained minister, instantly, online, at this website. The Universal Life Church is totally non-denominational, interfaith and welcomes all religions. After you fill out the ordination form, you will receive a pop-up instant credential, which serves as your receipt of your ordination. Print it immediately. As a ULC (Universal Life Church) minister, you can officiate one wedding ceremony or you can make weddings, funerals, baptisms, house blessings, etc. your business. You can even start your own ministry. The Universal Life Church is interfaith and non-denominational. We have, online, free training for ministers, an online, one-year seminary program, where you can receive a diploma to enhance your knowledge and your credibility, and a monk program.
    We offer the acclaimed Ministry In A Box , which contains all the books, materials, ceremonies and training that you need to start your business off right. We also offer the

    157. Religion: Learn About The Different Religions Of The World
    religion, at All American Family. See Story. September 11, 2001 A Day of Terror .The religion Section at All American Family is provided for information only.
    http://www.comedition.com/AAAA/Religion/
    Religion at All American Family Home Search Feedback The Mall ... Family Shopping Search This Site Recommend All American Family To A Friend! Click Here Index Religion Home Religion Summary Calendars Christianity ... To Genealogy Other Sites Home Clip Art Computers Family ... Young Adults Shopping Services Accessories Astrology Art/Photo/Music Auto Dealers ... Wellness This image of what Jesus may have looked like is on the cover of Popular Mechanics this month, February 2003. See Story September 11, 2001: " A Day of Terror " The Religion Section at All American Family is provided for information only. The top five religions in the world , are Christianity (33.6%), Islam (18.3%), Hinduism (13.5%), Buddhism (6%) and Chinese folk religion (2.6%). The nonreligious and Atheism make-up 20% of the world population. So the world is dominated by Religion. Primarily the three One-God religions (

    158. The Uk.religion.pagan Website.
    The associated website of the uk.religion.pagan newsgroup, a group for UK based pagans.
    http://home.freeuk.net/magickcauldron/urp/
      Site incepted, September 7 th
      Last Site Update , June 24 th Now added a useful Banner to use when linking to this site. This site was created by and for the people who post to the uk.religion.pagan newsgroup. The aim of this site is to promote the newsgroup and the people who post to it regularly, to offer an insight into what we talk about, who we are and what paganism is all about, and to welcome anyone who might be interested in joining us and finding out about paganism in the U.K.
        What's it all about?
        - the reason for uk.religion.pagan, why we exist, why we decided to have a website in the first place. Some general information about the group.
        The Rogues' Gallery
        - the people who make up the core of URP (as we tend to call ourselves), the "regular posters".
        Recent Topics for Discussion
        - the burning issues that have had us all talking.
        Frequently Asked Questions
        - things you might need to know about the newsgroup and about paganism before you join us.
        Posting Guidelines
        - some brief pointers about posting to the newsgroup, for those thinking about jumping into the fray.
        Netiquette
        - some useful pointers on good behaviour on the net - emoticons, abbrevations, etc.

    159. SUNY Press :: Home
    Publishes books social sciences and humanities, especially in education, philosophy, religion, Jewish studies, Asian studies, political science, and sociology.
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    160. Evangelische Religion (zum.de) - Baden-Württemberg
    Arbeitsbl¤tter zu Lehrplaneinheiten des badenw¼rttembergischen Lehrplanes f¼r Evangelische Religionslehre, Vorschl¤ge f¼r Klassenarbeiten, Tests und Grafiken f¼r die Hand des Sch¼lers.
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