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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire. World’s Major Religions. Questions to be discussed. What is religion? Why do people need religion? Why should we study world’s religions? Do you know and understand more about the world’s major religions now?

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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire

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  1. If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire World’s Major Religions

  2. Questions to be discussed • What is religion? • Why do people need religion? • Why should we study world’s religions? • Do you know and understand more about the world’s major religions now? • Are you able to sum up what you have learned ?

  3. What is religion? The word "religion" originates from the Latin word ‘religare’- a connection between a human and God. Religion can be defined in many ways. Usually it involves 3 things: 1. the worship of God or gods 2. moral norms about how to behave 3. answers to life's biggest questions

  4. The Ten Commandments

  5. The Five Pillars of Islam • creed • 2. daily prayers • 3. fasting during Ramadan • 4. almsgiving • 5. pilgrimage • to Mecca

  6. Science or Religion? Science seeks to provide answers to life's biggest questions, it sometimes comes into conflict with religion. Therefore, some people believe that we must choose between the two. However, others think that science and religion can both be useful because they believe that: science answers the question HOW? religion answers the question WHY?

  7. Importance of Religion

  8. World Religiosity

  9. World’s Religions: Names and Meanings

  10. COEXISTENCEby Dan Marcella In my daydreams I've goneto temple, church, and shrine.I've asked rabbi, pastor, master -Why is yours the only Divine? Gone to mosques and to cathedralsasked the imams and the priests -Why do they hold others' beliefswith such disdain, as if a Beast's? Took a sit in circled stones andasked the long gone mystic man,"Why does your Divine exist onlyin image of a woman or a man?"

  11. In this so vast Universemillions days and nights,why does the human think onlyhis or her is Divine right? • I've asked them all,men and women so wise.Why don't they hearhow their own God cries? • Much we humans did in the pastin name of our Divine light.Just spill blood red and brotherlyand not see our similar and right. • One wise man and a fool -Two Kings once did dream and say,We can get along all everyone,please, tomorrow and today.

  12. Major Religions of the World: Basic Facts

  13. COEXISTENCE RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE

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