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Leif Erikson

2007-04-03T21:02:03Z

Jks:

'''Leif Erikson''' (or Leifur Eiríksson) was born in Iceland 970 and died 1020. He was son of Erik the Red who was an outlaw from Norway, living in Iceland. He founded two colonies in Greenland and it is generally believed that he was the first European to arrive in North America which he called Wineland.

[[Image:Lief Ericson.jpg]]

*[[999]] Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red travels to Norway, to serve king Olaf Trygvassons. Leif becomes christian.
*[[1000]] Leif Eriksson sails back to Greenland and brings christianity with him.
*1002 Leif Eriksson buys a ship from Bjarni Herjólfssons and sets sail to explore new land that Bjarni had seen years before. The land was called '''Wineland''' and is today known as Newfoundland.
*1003 Leif Eriksson returns to Greenland from Wineland.

[[Category:Explorers|Erikson, Leif]]

Newfoundland and Labrador

2007-04-02T20:09:34Z

Jks:

'''Newfoundland''' is an island off the Canadian mainland, the first piece of [[North America]] to be discovered, by [[John Cabot]].

Its capital is [[St. John's]].

Leif Erikson

2007-04-02T20:01:24Z

Jks:

'''Leif Eriksson''' (or Leifur Eiríksson) was born in Iceland 970 and died 1020. He was son of Erik the Red who was an outlaw from Norway, living in Iceland. He founded two colonies in Greenland and it is generally believed that he was the first European to arrive in Northamerica which he called Wineland.

*[[999]] Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red travels to Norway, to serve king Olaf Trygvasson's. Leif becomes christian.
*[[1000]] Leif Eriksson sails back to Greenland and brings christianity with him.
*1002 Leif Eriksson buys a ship from Bjarni Herjólfssons and sets sail to explore new land that Bjarni had seen years before. The land was called Wineland and is today known as Newfoundland.
*1003 Leif Eriksson returns to Greenland from '''Wineland'''.

Leif Erikson

2007-04-02T20:00:00Z

Jks: New page: '''Leif Eriksson''' (or Leifur Eiríksson) was born in Iceland 970 and died 1020. He was son of Erik the Red who was an outlaw from Norway, living in Iceland. He founded two colonies in Gr...

'''Leif Eriksson''' (or Leifur Eiríksson) was born in Iceland 970 and died 1020. He was son of Erik the Red who was an outlaw from Norway, living in Iceland. He founded two colonies in Greenland and it is generaly believed that he was the first European to arrive in Northamerica which he called Wineland.

*[[999]] Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red travels to Norway, to serve king Olaf Trygvasson's. Leif becomes christian.
*[[1000]] Leif Eriksson sails back to Greenland and brings christianity with him.
*1002 Leif Eriksson buys a ship from Bjarni Herjólfssons and sets sail to explore new land that Bjarni had seen years before. The land was called Wineland and is today known as Newfoundland.
*1003 Leif Eriksson returns to Greenland from '''Wineland'''.

Christopher Columbus

2007-04-02T19:43:38Z

Jks:

'''Christopher Columbus''' was a [[Genoa|Genoese]] explorer who explored [[South Americ]]a for [[Spain]] in 1492. Christopher Columbus was the second named European sailor to arrive at the Americas (after Norse explorer [[Leif Erikson]], whose discovery had no lasting consequences), (though [[Basques|Basque]] fishermen had been visiting the [[Grand Banks]] off [[Newfoundland]] for hundreds of years).

==FIrst Voyage==
He went to [[Queen Isabella]] and King [[Ferdinand of Spain]] to ask them to finance his journey to the east; his plan was to sail west to get to the east. His first appeal to the king and queen was disappointing but the second time they furnished him with three ships (the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria). Leaving August 3 1492, He sailed for months without sight of land until his crew became angry and began plotting mutiny.

Finally they came to land. When they explored a little they found the natives to be friendly and they found many new things that they had never seen before. As they prepared to return to [[Spain]] the Santa Maria ran aground on a coral reef and could not be repaired. Columbus saw this as a sign from God and established a trading outpost he called Navidad (after the Christmas holiday).

However he still had the Nina and Pinta, and so he took most of his crew up the Windward Passage and onwards to Spain. The king and queen were amazed by the colorful birds and strange foods that Columbus brought with him. Columbus was then called Admiral.

==Second Voyage==
When Columbus sailed back to the new world in 1493, he found no sign of Navidad or of his crew. This is what had happened: Columbus’ crew got bored because they found no gold, so they attacked the Indians. The Indians decided to rid themselves of the white men, leaving no trace. Columbus then built a new settlement called Isabella (after the queen), then left it in the charge of his brother Diego and went exploring. He was puzzled that his maps of the east did not match with what he had seen. When he reached modern day [[Cuba]] he believed that this was the mainland and forced his crew to swear that it was. He also discovered [[Jamaica]] shortly afterwards.

==Third Voyage==
In 1498, Columbus left Spain with 17 ships carrying 1,200 colonists. He explored [[Trinidad]], [[Tobago]], [[Grenada]] and the coast of [[Venezuela]].

When he returned to Isabella he found it in a state of confusion that he was unable to control. Because there was no gold he sent 500 Indians to Spain as slaves against the will of the king and queen. This brought much ridicule on Columbus. He sailed back to Spain to defend himself and the king and queen refused to furnish him with the necessary ships for three years.

==Fourth Voyage==
When rumors of the confusion in Isabella reached Spain the king and queen sent [[Francisco de Bodilla]] to investigate. Bodilla arrested Columbus and his brother in the name of the crown, took charge of Isabella forcefully and sent them back to Spain. Columbus begged for one more chance to explore “Asia”. They gave him four broken down ships. His fleet was beaten with storms and he was forced to give up his last journey. He started back for Spain, but his ships were on the verge of collapse and he was forced to stay at Jamaica. He sent one of his crew to Isabella in a canoe to get rescue ships. Seven months later the ships came and took him back to Spain. He died believing that he had made four voyages to Asia.

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Water

2007-03-26T16:38:26Z

Jks:

Water is an odorless, tasteless, colorless liquid. Its chemical formula is H2O, two hydrogens and one oxygen atom.

The shape of the water molecule is a shallow V, with the oxygen in the middle and having an angle of approximately 105°. The interactions between the atoms result in the oxygen atom having a partly negative charge and the hydrogen atoms having a partly positive charge. Thus the water molecule is a strong electrical [[dipole]], which accounts for some of its properties. Although we are accustomed to think of the word "solvent" in connection with organic solvents like gasoline or benzene, water is a powerful solvent, a fact that is sometimes overlooked because water is so familiar.

Water is essential to life as we know it, and all living organisms are comprised mostly of water.

Water, compared to other compounds, has a number of unusual properties, such as expanding rather than contracting when it freezes. As noted by Lawrence Henderson in his 1913 book, ''The Fitness of the Environment,'' its ability to support life is directly related to some of these unusual properties.

Talk:Sun

2007-03-26T16:30:34Z

Jks:

TmToulouse - Why did you revert my edit? I am simply trying to point out that "scientists speculate"? Mayeb I was too stupid to write it properly, but maybe you can do better, and retain Our Lord's presence in the story? After all, it is the most important thing in our heavens? [[User:NeverForget|NeverForget]]

:No, its not needed. [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 22:38, 23 March 2007 (EDT)
::What do you mean? There's no mention WHATSOEVER of Our Lord on this critically important page? Why should we let the scientists simply get away unchallenged with everything they believe? I thought the point here was to allow differing viewpoints? [[User:NeverForget|NeverForget]]
:::Look at the commandments. [[User:ColinR|ColinR]][[User_talk:ColinR|talk]] 22:41, 23 March 2007 (EDT)

Reading the phrase "its eight planets" makes me sad. Poor little Pluto. :( [[User:ColinR|ColinR]][[User_talk:ColinR|talk]] 22:41, 23 March 2007 (EDT)

:Poor Pluto???? Poor astrologist!!!! All those planet maps and interactions all down the drawn! [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 22:42, 23 March 2007 (EDT)

:Interesting side note, one of my professors at Vandy wrote ''Is Pluto a Planet?'' and is very involved in the discussion among the IAU. If you have the time and money, it's supposed to be a pretty good read. [[User:ColinR|ColinR]][[User_talk:ColinR|talk]] 22:46, 23 March 2007 (EDT)

:I will check it out. Sorry about Vandy loosing to Georgetown tonight :). [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 22:47, 23 March 2007 (EDT)

Tmtoulouse - why the problem with simply moving God to the top of this page? Can we not find a way to bring God into this article? It's not like the Sun isn't important or anything? [[User:NeverForget|NeverForget]]

::Its in the article. [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 22:52, 23 March 2007 (EDT)

Is this more reasonable? [[User:NeverForget|NeverForget]]

Pluto is not a planet any more. That was dicided some months ago by an international board of astronomers.
Regarding the article, I think it is in perfect conditions! Perhaps it's still a little too short but the text so far is good. [[User:Jks|Jks]] 12:30, 26 March 2007 (EDT)

Denmark

2007-03-20T22:36:55Z

Jks:

Denmark is a country in [[Scandinavia]]. The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen.

The Danish Prime Minister is called Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and is the leader of Venstre (literally: "the left," however, a right-wing party).

During the last several years the "Dansk Folkeparti" (da. "Danish People's Party") with leader Pia Kjærsgaard has had enormous success with its anti-immigration policy. Initially aimed at preventing Arab Muslims from immigrating through arranged marriage. The new policy's greatest impact however, has been preventing ethnic Danes from living with their spouses of other nationalities, including Americans, in Denmark.

[[Category:Countries]]

Denmark

2007-03-20T22:34:36Z

Jks:

Denmark is a country in [[Scandinavia]]. The capital of Denmark i Copenhagen.

The Danish Prime Minister is called Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and is the leader of Venstre (literally: "the left," however, a right-wing party).

During the last several years the "Dansk Folkeparti" (da. "Danish People's Party") with leader Pia Kjærsgaard has had enormous success with its anti-immigration policy. Initially aimed at preventing Arab Muslims from immigrating through arranged marriage, the new policy's greatest impact has been preventing ethnic Danes from living with their spouses, including Americans, in Denmark.

[[Category:Countries]]

Islam

2007-03-17T16:39:55Z

Jks: /* Islam and Christianity */

'''Islam''' is [[monotheism|monotheistic]] religion of Abraham based on the teachings of [[Muhammad]]. Islam has grown to be the second largest and fastest growing religion in the world, with over 1.4 billion followers. The word "Islam" means "submission", to God. The followers of Islam are called [[Muslim|Muslims]] or, less commonly, Moslems. Muslims practice monotheism, believing Muhammad to be God's last and greatest prophet. Muslims live by the [[Qu'ran]], which they consider to be the pure and holy word of Allah (which is "God" in Arabic). Muslims wash their hands before reading the book, which is considered complete and perfect only in the original Arabic, and burn old copies instead of throwing them away. Muslims follow the five pillars of Islam.

[[Image:Mecca.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Mecca]], the Islamic holy city.]]

===Five Pillars of Islam===

*'''Shahadah (Profession of Faith)''' -The Shahadah is the Muslim profession of faith. The English translation is "''There is none worthy of worship except the God, and [[Muhammad]] is the messenger of God''"

*'''Salat (Ritual Prayer)''' -All Muslims are required to Pray to Allah five times each day while facing [[Mecca]].

*'''Zakat (Charity)''' Able Muslims must donate to the poor based on the wealth one has accumulated. In current usage it is interpreted as 2.5% of the value of most valuables and savings held for a full [[lunar year]].

*'''Sawm (Fasting)''' All able-bodied Muslims (children, the elderly, and the ill are exempt) must fast during daylight hours during the entire month of [[Ramadan]]. According to Muslims, this purifies the body and soul.

*'''Hajj (Pilgrimage)''' All able-bodied Muslims must make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lives.

[[Image:Quran.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Pages from the Koran, the holy book of the Islamic religion.]]

==Islam and Christianity==

While Muslims do not believe Jesus to be the Son of God or that he was crucified, they consider him to be one of God's most important prophets. However, the Qu'ran warns against worshipping Jesus, for fear of [[idolatry]].<ref>[http://www.ccg.org/_domain/ccg.org/Islam/Islam.htm Christian Churches of God Articles on Islam], March 10, 2007</ref>

The Qur'an states that Christians will burn in Hell: “Unbelievers are those that say: ‘God is the Messiah, the son of Mary.’ He that worships
other deities besides God, God will deny paradise, and the Fire shall be his home. None shallhelp the evil-doers.
Unbelievers are those that say: ‘God is one of three.’ There is but one God. If they do not
desist from saying so, they shall be sternly punished.” (5:73-75)

==Islam and Paganism==

Although most Muslims profess belief in a single, almighty [[Allah|God]], a substantial minority of accredited Western scholars believe that some Muslim beliefs, like those of the early [[Roman Catholic Church]], system can be traced back to distinctly polytheistic antecedents. Some, for example, have attempted to link Allah to a moon deity, though Allah is cited in the Koran as the God of Abraham and Isaac (Judaism and Christianity). <ref>Abramahov, "Islamic Theology". Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh, 1988. [http://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Theology-Binyamin-Abrahamov/dp/0748611029/sr=8-4/qid=1172042917/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4/105-1837174-2630046?ie=UTF8&s=books]</ref> Others have pointed to the pagan roots of various Muslim prohibitions, such as the ban on pork (also practiced in Orthodox Judaism) originating in the 3rd-century AD Damascene [[cult]] of the [[pig-god]] [[Jamal]]. <ref>Ibid.</ref> There is some evidence that traditional Muslim scholars have been suppressing this information as well as various recently-recovered scrolls that hint at early Muslim human sacrifice, which was also a part of early Judaism which ended after the Genisis story of Abraham and Isaac (e.g., at Uhud). <ref>Esposito, "The Oxford History of Islam", p. 523. Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1999. [http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-History-Islam-John-Esposito/dp/0195107993/sr=8-1/qid=1172042853/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-1837174-2630046?ie=UTF8&s=books]</ref> Like all major religions, Christianity included, Islam has ill-understood and fascinating roots that modern scholarship has yet to fully plumb.

==References==
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[[Category:Religion]]

Christianity

2007-03-17T16:36:02Z

Jks: /* Beliefs */

'''Christianity''' is a [[religion]] that follows the teachings of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]], as described in the books of the [[New Testament]]. It is currently the world's largest religion, with over two billion members. Some forms of Christianity posits that anyone who does not accept Jesus Christ as their personal lord and savior will end up in hell. Other forms say that [[God]], with [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] at his side, is the ultimate judge.<ref>http://www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/second-coming-of-christ.htm</ref>

== Beliefs ==
All Christian denominations believe that [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] died at the cross and rose from the dead three days after dying. The three most common views are that Jesus had to die to either cleanse humanity from Adam's [[Original Sin]] (predominantly Catholic teaching), that he had to die for '''our''' sins (predominantly Protestant teaching), or that [[Jesus]] was a sacrifice to defeat death or [[Satan]] (predominantly Lutheran teaching). Most Christian denominations hold to a trinitarian belief in God, and a minority to a unitarian belief. Similarly, most believe in a conditional salvation, that is, salvation only on the condition of accepting Jesus Christ as you personal savior, while a minority holds to the position of universal salvation.

As there are different teachings between denominations, there are also different beliefs among practicing Christians. According to an online Harris poll from 2003 <ref>http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=359</ref> 99% of all American Christians believe in God, 96% in the resurrection of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]], 93% in [[Heaven| Heaven]], 93% in the [[Virgin Birth|virgin birth]], 92% in survival of the soul after death, 82% in [[Hell|Hell]], 50% in [[Ghosts|ghosts]], 27% in [[Astrology|Astrology]] and 21% in [[Reincarnation|reincarnation]]. Note, that the latter two beliefs are in opposition to the religious dogma of many Christian [[Christian denominations|denominations]].

== Controversy ==
Some Christians, mostly [[conservative Christians]], believe that [[abortion]], [[homosexuality]], [[premarital sex]], and the [[theory of evolution]] are morally wrong. Prominent exponents of secular humanism, but also moderate Christians, tend to characterize the fundamentalists' stance on sexual morality, gender equality, and the teaching of evolution as intractable, prejudicial and sometimes even as immoral. This has caused political problems, given the significant influence of conservative Christians, especially of fundamentalist groups. It should be noted that fundamentalist Christians are a small, but rapidly growing minority.

== See also ==

*[[Catholic Church]] (the original Christian Church)
*[[Roman Catholic Church]] (Western branch of the Catholic Church)
*[[Orthodox Church]] (Eastern branch of the Catholic Church)
*[[Lutheran Church]]
*[[Protestant Church]]
*[[Anglican Church]]
*[[Presbyterian Church]]
*[[Evangelical Christians]]
*[[Conservative Christianity]]
*[[Fundamentalist Christians]]
*[[Liberal Christianity]]
*[[Judaism]]
*[[Islam]]

==References==
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