### belief | religion:

Heroism
* are courage.
* comes in many different forms.
* derives from meeting the challenges of survival as an individual.
* has to do with crafting individual stories out of a complex, collective world.
* is constant fidelity to our state in life
  - in the eye of the beholder, or in the eye of the recipient of an extraordinary deed
  - rare in war
  - when somebody does something above and beyond the call of duty
* often inspires others.
* symbolizes the soaring potential of humankind.

Hindu religion
* has more scriptures than can be read in one life time.
* presents eternity as an endless repetition of cyclic processes.

Legalistic religion
* is one of conventions and convenience.
* undermines self esteem.

### belief | religion:

Major religion
* All major religions accept organ donation as a gift of life to another person
  - approve of donation
* All major religions approve of organ and tissue donation and consider donation the greatest gift
  - and tissue donation and consider it a gift, an act of charity
  - donations
  - declare that molestation and rape of women are grave sins
* All major religions have codes of behaviour which contribute to the national sense of ethics
  - respect for creation
  - two aspects
  - support eye donation
* All major religions support organ and tissue donation
* All major religions teach peace, tolerance, and love
  - some variation of the values of love, compassion, and justice
  - that theft is an evil act
* Every major religion teaches about the laws of cause and effect.
* Many major religions place a significance upon doves.
* Most major religions consider organ donation to be a gift of life to another person
  - emphasize giving and have created organizations to encourage it
  - have monastic traditions
  - support organ and tissue donation and the concept of brain death
* Some major religions have large sects with additional scriptures or important works.
* are never completely unified or monolithic.
* support donation as a beneficial and generous act.

Modern religion
* Most modern religions regard the creation stories in the Bible as allegorical.
* is governed by the lust of the flesh.

Monotheistic religion
* have many problems.
* see other religions as false.

Mystery religion
* require a period of indoctrination before granting access to esoteric knowledge.
* take many forms, but all can be traced back to a single origin.

New religion
* All new religions go through a period when they are thrown to the lions and persecuted.
* abound, and old traditions take new forms.

### belief | religion:

Organized religion
* Most organized religions offer strong support for creating communal connections.
* are communal activities involving group worship, prayer, and ritual
  - like blind men touching an elephant
* has a permanent place in America.
* is an important part of the American fabric
  - institution
  - created by man
  - dangerous where it can effectively censor or disparage people who disagree
  - devoid of spirituality when it becomes dogmatic
  - ipso facto opposed to intellectual freedom and the freedom of truth
  - located in churchs
  - often concerned only with upholding and justifying the status quo
  - organized just in case
  - the oldest, largest and most powerful political special interest group
* little different that being religious.
* plays a number on society, especially women.
* power structure that uses fear to maintain control.
* strange force in society.
* tool of patriarchy.

Pagan religion
* Most Pagan religions are polytheistic, celebratory faiths.
* are often nature-centered and supportive of gender equity.
* come from all around the globe, from ancient history and contemporary times as well.
* merge with christianity.