religion on world events cannot, and should not be underestimated in its importance in dictating the events of history. The Protestant Reformation is one such historic event or epoch that seemingly altered the way religion and society intermixed. The 16th century was a time of revolution and revolt and this modification of the church helped exposed many of the problems that the church had in maintaining a control over

religions throughout the world. It is interesting to explore Judaism and determine its general belief system, the types of Judaism and the meanings of its four cornerstones. General Beliefs Jewish followers believe "actions are more important than beliefs; however they do employ a belief system in their religion. The general belief system of Judaism can be understood through Rambam's thirteen principle of faith. He felt the minimum requirements of Jewish belief

He goes further to support this by comparing an existent God and a non-existent God, and since humans cannot imagine any being greater than God then God is existent which is logically true and understandable. When this argument is compared to that of Aquinas which is based on necessary existence is stronger since it does not recognize that God is a greater being and compares God's qualities to that

Therefore, it is in charge of scripture. The Church of Scientology is the management body of the religion, and is in charge of planning and coordinating Scientology expansion. There are over 7,300 Scientology groups in 163 countries around the world, with 87,000 volunteer ministers. It is difficult to estimate the number of practicing Scientologists, but estimates range from several hundred thousand to several million. However, it is suggested that

Personal identity is defined as individual characteristics or traits that contribute to who you are. In some cases, identity is described as the unique attributes or characteristics that belong to any given individual or shared by members of a certain social group or category. This implies that personal identity is also a label that can be effectively regarded as relational and contextual. An individual's identity is made of various aspects

religion and society. There are two references used for this paper. Religion plays an important role in people's lives throughout the world. It is interesting to look at the origins of religion, as well as its different varieties. Origins The majority of the "classical religious beliefs emerged in a pre-scientific era before the application of the methods of science. The ancient religions of prophecies and revelations -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam --