There is a saying that “the purpose of religion is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” what do you believe this means? do you think contemporary religions succeed at this task? give an example.

The persians landed in the plains near athens. as their army greatly outnumbered that of the greeks, the greeks hoped to find aid from nearby sparta. a long-distance runner named pheidippides was sent from athens to sparta to request , but the spartans were not able to send more soldiers at the time. regardless, the greeks were still able to win the battle. centuries later, legend developed that a runner had been sent from the battle to athens after the greek victory. after reaching athens, the runner proclaimed, "we are victorious! " and then fell to the ground and died. this legendary story is the inspiration for the modern long-distance runs that are performed today. this passage refers to the events of which battle during the persian wars? a. battle of thermopylae b. battle of salamis c. battle of plataea d. battle of marathon

Select the correct answer. what was one of the conditions that iraq had to fulfill at the end of the persian gulf war? a. iraq would allow inspections for weapons of mass destruction in the country. b. iraq would accept un peacekeeping forces inside its borders. c. iraq would not attack any other neighboring country. d. iraq would pay for the costs of war damages.

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