Historically, the church has affirmed the right of the civil magistrate in matters of capital justice. Contemporary culture, in contrast, is permeated with arguments against capital punishment. Even among those professing Christian faith, there is widespread opposition to the death penalty. As a trend, the ever-increasing role of the media in manipulating public sentiment in the face of pressin...

In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius XVII signed an agreement called the Concordat, which was an agreement between the French state and the Catholic Church that reconciled the Church with the antireligious policies established during the French Revolution. This paper discusses the conflicting viewpoints held by various historians concerning the legacy of the Concordat; that is, did the agr...

The physical Church-Turing thesis explains the Galileo thesis, but also suggests an evolution of the language used to describe nature. It can be proved from more basic principle of physics, but it also questions these principles, putting the emphasis on the principle of a bounded density of information. This principle itself questions our formulation of quantum theory, in particular the choice ...

To curb the spread of COVID-19, houses worship in State New York were legally required to limit attendance at religious ceremonies. Two communities—the Roman Catholic Diocese Brooklyn and Orthodox Jewish organization, Agudath Israel America—asked U.S. Supreme Court intervene. This article provides a theological interpretation Court’s decision grant these communities injunctive relief, thus free...

Shiyong Liu*, Konstantinos P. Triantis and Sudipta Sarangi Research Institute of Economics and Management, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, #55 Guanghua Village Street, Chengdu, Sichuan 610074, China Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA 22043, USA Department of Economics, Louisiana State Universi...

We present the Delta-calculus, an explicitly typed lambda-calculus with strong pairs, projections and explicit type coercions. The calculus can be parametrized with different intersection type theories T, e.g. the Coppo-Dezani, the Coppo-Dezani-Salle', the Coppo-Dezani-Venneri and the Barendregt-Coppo-Dezani ones, producing a family of Delta-calculi with related intersection type systems. We pr...

This study aims to explore the cosmic redemption concepts in mythology of pante tradition Manggarai community. Pante was an attempt promote attitude respect for non-human creations so that nature would return its harmonious state. The data obtained through interviews with several key informants who were very close these myths, including some palm tappers from villages Manggarai. From and collec...

Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS in New York City (NYC). Black churches in NYC have a history of engaging in community mobilisation; however, research suggests that churches play a role in promoting stigma against Black MSM, which impedes prevention efforts. The goal of this study was to explore church ideologies surrounding sexuality and hea...

This article analyzes the religious policy of USSR, discusses issues coverage in foreign press state religion, movement end 60-80s XX centuries on territory Soviet Union. The author relies archival documents Council for Religious Affairs under USSR Ministers, as this body collected and recorded articles information published outside Materials by leading journals publications countries, such USA...