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Why Teach (Or Take) World Religions?

Explore why learning world religions is crucial for comprehending current affairs such as conflicts in Myanmar and Kashmir, Supreme Court cases, and more. Test your knowledge and delve into key religious teachings and vocabulary.

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Why Teach (Or Take) World Religions?

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  1. Why Teach (Or Take) World Religions?

  2. To understand the news, you’ve got to understand religion • The “April Spring” • Jerusalem • Killings by ISIS and other groups in Iraq and Afghanistan • The Hobby Lobby Supreme Court ruling and court cases about gay marriage • Rohingya crisis in Burma • Kashmir conflict

  3. People Are Curious… • “Judge a man by his questions, rather than by his answers.” --Voltaire

  4. Quick Quiz • Can you name the Four Gospels in Christianity? • What is the name of a Hindu scripture? • The Muslim scripture? • Where was Jesus born? • Can you name the Ten Commandments? • What about the 4 Noble Truths? • What is Ramadan? What religion is it associated with? • What are the First Amendment clauses associated with religion?

  5. Quick Quiz Answers • Matthew, Mark, Luke, John 2. The Vedas 3. Qur’an/ Koran 4. Bethlehem 5.

  6. Quick Quiz Answers 6. Truth of Suffering; Truth of the cause of suffering; Truth of the end of suffering; Truth of the Path leading to the end of suffering 7. Holy Month- 9th Month of Muslim Year 8. No establishment of religion; Free expression of religion

  7. Most Americans Are Religiously Illiterate… • Most score 50% or less on the quiz you just took • Only 8 out of 3,412 got all the questions right.

  8. So…What Is Religion? • Part I: Take a minute to jot down your own definition. Don’t worry if it’s right or wrong, or if it sounds professional. Just right what you think a religion means. • Part II: Try to develop a list of five characteristics—things that a religion should have. Think about what makes a religion different from a philosophy.

  9. One Definition • Religion is a response to the sacred in life, as shaped by institutionalized traditions. • Sacred = the realm of the extraordinary, what is beyond every day perceptions, the supernatural, the holy. What cannot be easily explained.

  10. MR. SNEED • Material • Rituals • Social • Narrative • Ethics • Emotions • Doctrine

  11. Frequently Used Vocabulary • Secular • Not sacred or holy but part of the material, tangible world. • Monotheistic • Belief in one god or deity • Polytheistic • Belief in more than one god or deity • Atheistic • Does not believe in a god or deity • Agnostic • Is unsure of god’s existence

  12. Mrs. Bell’s Religion SPICE Lesser Secular Religions

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