Religious law Religious law Apostasy (αποστασις, in classical Greek a defection or revolt from a military commander, from απο, apo, "away, apart", στασις, stasis, "standing") is a term generally employed to describe the formal renunciation of one's religion, especially if the motive is deemed unworthy. In a technical sense, as used by sociologists without the sometimes pejorative connotations of the word, the term refers to renunciation and criticism of or opposition to one's former religion. One who commits apostasy is an apostate, or one who apostatises. In older Western literature, the term typically referred to baptized Christians who left their faith. Apostasy is generally not a self-definition: very few former believers call themselves apostates and they generally consider this term to be a pejorative. One of possible reasons for this renunciation is loss of faith, another is the alleged failure of religious indoctrination and/or brainwashing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apostasy"
Blasphemy is the defamation of the name of God. These may include using sacred names as stress expletivies without intention to pray or speak of sacred matters. Sometimes blasphemy is used loosely to mean any profane language, for example in "With much hammering and blasphemy, the locomotive's replacement spring was finally fitted.". ...more on Wikipedia about "Blasphemy"
A blue law, in the United States and Canada, is a type of law restricting activities or sales of goods on Sunday, which had its roots in accommodating Christian Sunday worship, although it persists to this day more as a matter of tradition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blue law"
Consuetudinary (Med. Lat. consuetudinarius, from consuetudo: custom), customary, a term applied to law where the rule of law is determined by long-extant customs as opposed to case law or legislative processes leading to novel statutory written law. Most laws of consuetudinary basis deal with standards of community that have been long-established in a given locale however the term "consuetudinary" can also apply to areas of international law where certain standards have been nearly universal in their acceptance as correct bases of action—in example, laws against piracy or slavery. In many, though not all instances, consuetudinary laws will have supportive court rulings and case law that has evolved over time to give additional weight to their rule as law and also to demonstrate the trajectory of evolution (if any) in the interpretation of such law by relevant courts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Consuetudinary"
The Dean of the Arches is the judge who sits at the Ecclesiastical court of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dean of Arches"
Dhammasattha is the Pāli name of a genre of legal literature common to Western Mainland Southeast Asia (modern Laos, Myanmar ( Burma), and Thailand) principally written in Pāli, Myanmar ( Burmese), Mon, or Tai languages, or in a bi-lingual Pali nissaya style. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dhammasattha"
An ecclesiastical court (also called "Court Christian") is any of certain courts having jurisdiction mainly in spiritual or religious matters. In the middle ages in many areas of Europe these courts had much wider powers than before the development of nation states as they were experts in interpreting canon law the basis of which was the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian which is considered the source of the civil law legal tradition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ecclesiastical court" www.shortopedia.com, the smart choice. Religious_law
The Ecclesiastical Titles Act 1851 was a statute passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1851 as an anti Roman Catholic measure. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ecclesiastical Titles Act 1851"
Excommunication is a religious censure which is used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community. The word literally means "out of communion," or, "once was in communion, but now is not". The actual effect of this censure depends on the religion, the religious community, and the general community. It can range from forcing someone to go somewhere else on Sunday mornings, to excluding someone from every aspect of community life ( shunning), including necessary activities such as shopping at local stores.(Sections in alphabetical order.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Excommunication"
Heresy, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a "theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the catholic or orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, to that of any church, creed, or religious system, considered as orthodox. By extension, [heresy is an] opinion or doctrine in philosophy, politics, science, art, etc., at variance with those generally accepted as authoritative." ...more on Wikipedia about "Heresy"
Hindu law is a general term for the legal system—including philosophy of law and legal procedure—which existed in traditional India and was therefore coterminous with the institutions of the Hindu religion as they related to law in society. Among the most significant sources of Hindu law is the Manusmriti or 'Institutes of Manu.' Laws governing inheritance were shaped by the 12th century Mitakshara of Vijnaneshwara, which forms the basis of Hindu inheritance law in most of India, and the Dayabhaga of Jimutavahana, from which the inheritance law of West Bengal is derived. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hindu law"
The word interdict usually refers to an ecclesiastical penalty in the Roman Catholic Church. The most common usage is a penalty which suspends all public worship and withdraws the church's sacraments in a territory or country. An interdict issued against a country was to it the equivalent of issuance of excommunication against an individual. An interdict would cause all the churches to be closed, and almost all the sacraments not to be allowed (i.e. preventing marriage, confession, Anointing of the Sick, and the eucharist). It was used by the Pope during the Middle Ages as a way to influence rulers. For example, Pope Innocent III placed the kingdom of England under an interdict for seven years between 1208 and 1215 after King John refused to accept the pope's appointee as Archbishop of Canterbury. ...more on Wikipedia about "Interdict (Roman Catholic Church)"
The Christian concept of internal sin is the idea that sin (a crime of religion) may be committed not only by outward deeds but also by the inner activity of the mind, quite apart from any external manifestation. Thought crimes were as old as heresy, but the Reformation's alarms received new emphasis at the Council of Trent (Session XIV, chapter. v). The session, while reiterating that all mortal sins must be confessed, singled out the unspoken ones that "sometimes more grievously wound the soul and are more dangerous than sins which are openly committed". ...more on Wikipedia about "Internal sin"
(Kambojas and Manusmriti) Compare also: Mahabharata (13.35.17-18) below: ...more on Wikipedia about "Kambojas and Manusmriti"
The Manu Smriti (Sanskrit मनुस्मृति), translated "Laws of Manu" or "Institutions of Manu", is regarded as a foundational work of Hindu law and ancient Indian society, compiled and written quite late, c. 200 CE in India. It is one of the eighteen Smritis of the Dharma Sastra (or "laws of righteous conduct"); Smriti means "what is remembered" and is applied in general to a Hindu text other than the Vedas, including traditional Indian epics, the Puranas, and science and grammar treatises. Unlike the Vedas which are considered of divine origin, the Smritis are considered to be of human origin. They contain laws, rules and codes of conduct to be applied by individuals, communities and nations. Some of these laws codify the Hindu caste system and discuss the " stages of life for a twice-born man". The book is ascribed to Manu, said to be the forefather of all human race. For those more familiar with texts of other faiths: Manu is cognate with Germanic Mannus; and may also be treated as an equivalent figure of Adam or even Hammurabi and thus, Manu may be accorded the same extent of reverence. Just as Adam and Hammurabi are un-likely to be infalliable, so is Manu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manu Smriti"
An oral law is a code of conduct in use in a given culture, religion or other regroupement, by which a body of rules of human behaviour is transmitted by oral tradition and effectively respected, or the single rule that is verbally transmitted. ...more on Wikipedia about "Oral law"
The word orthodoxy, from the Greek ortho ('right', 'correct') and doxa ('thought', 'teaching'), is typically used to refer to the correct theological or doctrinal observance of religion, as determined by some overseeing body. The term did not conventially exist with any degree of formality (in the sense in which it is now used) prior to the advent of Christianity in the Greek-speaking world, though the word does occasionally show up in ancient literature in other, somewhat similar contexts. Orthodoxy is opposed to heterodoxy ('other teaching'), heresy and schism. People who deviate from orthodoxy by professing a doctrine considered to be false are most often called heretics, while those who deviate from orthodoxy by removing themselves from the perceived body of believers, i.e. from full communion, are called schismatics. Not infrequently these occur together. The distinction in terminology pertains to the subject matter; if one is addressing corporate unity, the emphasis may be on schism; if one is addressing doctrinal coherence, the emphasis may be on heresy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Orthodoxy"
The Public Worship Regulation Act 1874 was an English Act of Parliament, introduced as a Private Member's Bill by Archbishop of Canterbury Archibald Campbell Tait, to limit what he perceived as the growing ritualism of Anglo-Catholicism and the Oxford Movement within the Church of England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Public Worship Regulation Act 1874"
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In the religious sense, law can be thought of as the ordering principle of reality; knowledge as revealed by God defining and governing all human affairs. Law, in the religious sense, also includes codes of ethics and morality which are upheld and required by God. Examples include customary Hindu law, Sharia (Islamic law), Halakha (Jewish law), and the divine law of the Mosaic code or Torah. ...more on Wikipedia about "Religious law"
Sacrilege is in general the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object. In a less proper sense any transgression against the virtue of religion would be a sacrilege. It can come in the form of irreverence to sacred persons, places, and things. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sacrilege" Inform your friends about http://www.shortopedia.com
The separation of church and state is a concept and philosophy in modern thought and practice, whereby the structures of the state or national government are proposed as needing to be separate from those of religious institutions. The concept has long been a topic of political debate throughout history. The term " church" is taken from the various Christian churches predominant in Western civilization, but the phrase as a whole refers to religion and religious institutions in general and its/their relationship to government. In countries where other religions are dominant, the words mosque, temple, or synagogue are often substituted. ...more on Wikipedia about "Separation of church and state"
Seeing this as an opportunity, some nationalistic Filipinos such as Isabelo de los Reyes proposed the creation of a new Filipino Church, separate from the control of Rome and doctrinally independent (236-237). His proposal was overwhelmingly approved by some radical sectors and the Filipino Church was called the Iglesia Filipina Independiente with Gregorio Aglipay, a prominent Filipino priest, as the head. With the founding of the Philippine Independent Church, the formal schism with Rome began. Despite popular support, others were reluctant to join, even Aglipay himself (237). He only accepted the post of Obispo Maximo or Supreme Bishop only after failed negotiations with Jesuit representatives (242). ...more on Wikipedia about "Separation of church and state in the Philippines"
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State atheism is the official rejection of religion in all forms by a government in favor of atheism. Although many governments throughout history have officially opposed religion (and sometimes persecuted religious leaders), the only country that has ever actually banned religion was Albania under Enver Hoxha. ...more on Wikipedia about "State atheism"
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