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| | Sacrifice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The theology of sacrifice remains an issue, not only for religions that continue to practice rituals of sacrifice, but also for those religions that have animal sacrifice in their scriptures, traditions, or histories, even if sacrifice is no longer made. | | | Animal sacrifice is still practiced today by the followers of Santería and other lineages of Orisa' If a worship as a means of curing the sick and giving thanks to the Orisa (Gods). | | | However, God understood that the Israelites were used to the animal sacrifices that the surrounding pagan tribes used as the primary way to commune with their gods. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrifice
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| | Brief in Church v. Hialeah |
| | The disposal of animal carcasses in urban areas would be part of the church's rituals, for example, in the ceremony where a representation of the head of the god Eleggua is made from sandstone or concrete and, once properly dedicated, is used for divination, luck and protection. | | | Petitioners, members of a religious group that engages in frequent ritual sacrifice as part of its religious practices, claim that their religion is thus impermissible burdened by the ordinances. | | | The district court gave considerable explanation of the Santeria method of sacrifice in its findings of fact and summarized the testimony of Petitioner Pichardo, a high priest of the church, concerning the method of sacrifice, which is effected by puncturing the neck of the animal by a single stab with a four-inch knife. |
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http://www.animal-law.org/sacrifice/hialbrf.htm
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| | Church of the Lukumi Babaluaye v |
| | Petitioner church and its congregants practice the Santeria religion, which employs animal sacrifice as one of its principal forms of devotion. | | | The Santeria faith teaches that every individual has a destiny from God, a destiny fulfilled with the aid and energy of the orishas. | | | Sacrifices are performed at birth, marriage, and death rites, for the cure of the sick, for the initiation of new members and priests, and during an annual celebration. |
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http://www.faculty.piercelaw.edu/redfield/library/case-lukumi.htm
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| | BeChurch: The Bog People |
| | Sacrifice is a spiritual reality that has been in place from the beginning (Cain and Abel), but the way we have offered our sacrifices is different from what God truly had in mind for us. | | | Apparently it was a form of sacrifice to their Gods. | | | Sacrifice arose out of our need for forgiveness, our need for provision, and our need to worship, but I don’t believe that God ever desired for us to take sacrifice to the point where we were killing our children and friends to get close to him. |
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http://bechurch.net/archives/000187.php
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| | SACRIFICE IN RELGIONSacrificeSacrifice has been defined â |
| | Animal sacrifice was however a vital part of Judaism before the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed in A.D. After the destruction of this second temple, prayer took the place of animal sacrifices, and still continues to this day. | | | Sacrifice for religious purposes has been found in ancient history, in many forms of worship, and in all parts of the world. | | | Sacrifice has been defined as a religious rite in which an object is offered to a divinity in order to establish, maintain, |
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http://www.marshall.edu/rst/sacrifice.htm
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| | Supreme Court Citations: 11. Respondant's Brief |
| | that Santeria is a religion or that animal sacrifice is a part of at least certain practices of the Church. | | | The uncontroverted evidence established that in South Florida practitioners of Petitioner's religion sacrifice a minimum of 12,000 to 18,000 animals a year in initiation rites alone. | | | An expert for Petitioners, Dr. Wetli, testified that the disposition of animal remains after a sacrifice depends upon the ritual and how the practitioner interprets what the gods are telling him to do with the sacrificed remains. |
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http://online.sfsu.edu/~biella/santeria/doc11.html
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| | Animal Sacrifice and Satanism |
| | It remains in the holy books of the world's major traditional religions and is still practiced by some Earth religions. | | | Dualistic religions do more to promote animal killing, by having it in their holy books, than do Satanists. | | | There are many occurrences of animals being killed, slaughtered and ritualistically abused for the god portrayed in the Bible, particularly the old testament. |
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http://www.dpjs.co.uk/animal.html
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| | What the piety is there in killing an animal |
| | Sacrifice the thing you love." Hazrat Ibrahim interpreted the phrase 'the thing you love' to mean his son Ismail and therefore he prepared to sacrifice him. | | | The Muslims sacrifice animals like the cow and the camel which the Hindus don’t and the Hindus sacrifice the unsaturated he-goat, the buffalo and the pig which the Muslims don’t. | | | It is said that Hazrat Ibrahim, the phrophet became favorite of Allah by attempting to sacrifice his loving son Ismail at the divine command received in a dream. |
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http://humanists.net/avijit/aroj_ali/quest_for_truth_8.htm
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| | Children's Ministry Magazine |
| | Ritual sacrifice in his religion involves spilling an animal's blood over vases, tureens, and dishes as worshipers chant invocations in the African language of Yoruba. | | | Is it cruel to sacrifice animals as part of a religion? | | | Ernesto Pichardo, a Santeria priest for 21 years, practices animal sacrifice. |
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http://www.cmmag.com/articles/detail.asp?ID=2274
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| | Blood Sacrifice |
| | We have Abraham in the Bible who was asked to sacrifice his firstborn son to God. | | | Now in the ancient days the ultimate sacrifice was to be that of a virgin young boy. | | | There are many different animals that can be used according to who you are conjuring up. |
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http://www.spellsandmagic.com/BloodSacrifice.html
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| | Sean Hannity Discussion - why do jews no longer sacrifice animals? |
| | Note, by the way, that Cain did not bring a sacrifice for atonement, and yet he was forgiven his sin. | | | Abraham, of course, brought sacrifices, and was even willing to sacrifice his son when he thought Hashem wanted him to. | | | When King Solomon built the Holy Temple, he prayed that if the Jews get captured and taken away from the land of Israel, they should be able to pray and Hashem should hear their prayers, even when they are not at the Holy Temple (1 Kings 8:46-49). |
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http://www.hannity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2521
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| | Indo-Asian News Service -> India- -> Women sacrifice animals on Eid |
| | According to Rabia, some elders of the community had decided that women should not be behind men as far as making sacrifices was concerned. | | | Said Salma, another of the five women: "Sacrifice is generally done by men. | | | Javed Alam Khan, an elderly Muslim of Indore, said: "No doubt, the five women have done something unique and broken a tradition. |
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http://www.eians.net/2005/01/21/21id.html
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| | Islam Online - Fatwa |
| | Muslims slaughter animals during `Eid Al-Adha following the Sunnah of Prophet Ibrahim who was about to slaughter his son, Isma`eel in a show of obedience to Allah, when Isma`eel was redeemed by a ram brought to Ibrahim by Angel Gabriel. | | | It is narrated from Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to sacrifice two horned rams that were white speckled with black. | | | It was narrated that Abu Rafie`, the freed slave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered a sacrifice, he would buy two fat rams.” According to one version, “castrated rams” (Ahmad). |
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http://www.islamonline.net/fatwaApplication/English/display.asp?hFatwaID=121249
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| | White Crane Journal #63, Totems and Animal Spirituality |
| | With smoke from the burning flesh rising to heaven as a mediator, the wall between human and divine was rent open for a moment.People sacrificed to overcome the separation they felt from God. | | | Only by being willing to live without the people we desire most do we become worthy of them. | | | White Crane Journal #63, Totems and Animal Spirituality |
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http://www.whitecranejournal.com/63/art6309.asp
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| | Some Reasons Why Humanists Reject The Bible |
| | Further, the Old Testament is contradictory as to whether the Lord commanded the Israelites to sacrifice animals to him. | | | He sent wild animals such as bears (II Kings 2:23-24), lions (II Kings 17:24-25), and serpents (Numbers 21:6) to attack people; he sanctioned slavery (e.g., Leviticus 25:44-46); he ordered religious persecution (e.g., Deuteronomy 13:12-16); and he caused cannibalism (Jeremiah 19:9). | | | In the New Testament, there are contradictions between the genealogies of Jesus given in the first chapter of Matthew and the third chapter of Luke. |
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http://www.americanhumanist.org/humanism/thebible.html
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| | Eid ul-Adha |
| | Eid ul-Adha is celebrated as a commemoration of Prophet Ibrahim's (Abraham) willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail for Allah. | | | The charitable instincts of the Muslim community are demonstrated during Eid ul-Adha by the concerted effort to see that no impoverished Muslim is left without sacrificial food during this day. | | | On this day Muslims sacrifice animals which have been deemed Halaal, or fit for sacrifice. |
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http://www.worldhistory.com/wiki/E/Eid-ul-Adha.htm
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| | Greek Animal Sacrifice - History for Kids! |
| | So people began to kill tame (domestic) animals only when they thought a god wanted them to do it. | | | The myth of Prometheus tries to explain why this is). | | | In Greek, sacrifice was a much more specific thing: it means killing a tame animal and offering part of it to the gods, or to one specific god, while eating the rest of it yourself. |
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http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/religion/sacrifice.htm
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| | Doubts About Sacrifice of Animals |
| | You should tell yourself that he would not have chosen to be unfaithful to his trust at such a time and place. | | | What better use can there be of this great ritual? | | | You will, God willing, earn further reward for it. |
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http://www.arabnews.com/?page=5§ion=0&article=24405&d=7&m=10&y=2003
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| | WITCHCRAFT (WICCAN) EXCERPTS FROM MEDIA, BOOKS etc |
| | There is no place for animal sacrifices or sexual excesses. | | | Editor's note: Satanists do not worship Satan as a living entity. | | | Wiccans do not believe in Satan or ascribe to the Christian mythos. |
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_ctx.htm
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| | Islam and Muslims Contemporary Issues - Animals and Nature in Islam - Self-Sacrifice in Animals |
| | A majority of animals undertake all kind of self-sacrifice for their young. | | | Evolutionists claim that self-sacrifice displayed by living things, especially that shown towards their offspring, is instinctive behavior. | | | Islam and Muslims Contemporary Issues - Animals and Nature in Islam - Self-Sacrifice in Animals |
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http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Issues/Nature/Self-Sacrifice_Animals.htm
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| | KARACHI: Cases of skin snatching reported in many areas -DAWN - Local; 05 February, 2004 |
| | KARACHI, Feb 4: Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated with religious fervour in the metropolis and thousands of people sacrificed animals to mark the sacrifice offered by Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S). | | | He said that the city had been inclined towards short-sightedness and sectarian split, which was alarming in the years to come. | | | He claimed that several people wanted to donate skins to the Edhi Foundation, but, they had been forcibly deprived of skins of sacrificial animals by some people. |
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http://www.dawn.com/2004/02/05/local3.htm
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