PPT-Cults & Religions Cults

Religions Difference between cults and religions Deceit in recruitment Totalitarian Destroys the family unit Isolates its members Keeps nonbelievers out Leader and follower consider the Leader to be above reproach. Universalizing religions. Islam. The second-largest world religion (about 1.3 billion adherents). Significant clusters in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Core of Islamic belief = the five pillars. Jainism. Jainism . is an ancient religion from India that teaches that the way to liberation and bliss is to live lives of harmlessness and renunciation.. The essence of Jainism is concern for the welfare of every being in the universe and for the health of the universe itself. In our land of freedom, we are well aware of he fact that our Constitution enumerates various freedoms, including the freedom of religion. Folks in our country can worship Jehovah, or nothing at all. We can worship nature, or the starts, even our self. Our country affords us the right to worship or not worship as we please. This is a man-made law, true, but I’m thankful to God for it, because such a right allows me to preach, teach, write, etc., and spread the gospel in this country in freedom. I don’t have to worry about retaliation taken by the government or others in authority against me simply because I am preaching His Word. The apostles would have loved such freedom.. Brainwashing. Cults. What distinguishes a harmful cult from a relatively harmless new religious movement or self-help group?. 1) Characteristics of Cults:. A captivating and authoritarian leader who claims to have all the answers to life.. Religious Studies. Middle East Studies. Humanities . 70A. Home of the Western Religions. The Influential Ancients. Egypt. Mesopotamia. Zoroastrians (Iran). Greek and Roman Paganism. Greek Philosophy. What is religion?. Some people choose to follow a religious path in life. Others do not.. For those who do, their religion can affect their lives in very small or very large ways.. Let’s think of a few ways that religion (either our own religion, or the religion of those around us or who have power) might impact our lives.. da. dun…..” music here). Eventually we will have 5 religions we cover in this class. At this time we have covered 3 of them.. Hinduism. Buddhism. Judaism. On page 296 of our book there is a chart that will give all the following information except for the problem and solution.. The calendar . In ethnic religions = celebration of the seasons. The Jewish calendar. The solstice . In universalizing religions = celebration of the founder’s life. The Calendar . Universalizing and ethnic religions have different approaches to the calendar. . What is the difference between:. A church. A denomination. A sect. A cult. Roy Wallis (1976) - . divided organizations into respectable (uniquely legitimate or pluralistically legitimate) or deviant. WHII.15. Warm-up:. How have the five world religions had a profound impact on culture and civilization?. What are some characteristics of the five major world religions?. Monotheism. Belief in only one God. 2011-2012. The 5 major world Religions. Christianity. Islam. Hinduism. Buddhism. Judaism. Other world religions:. Baha‘i. Confucianism. Jainism. Shinto. Sikhism. Taoism. Zoroastrianism. Top Ten Organized Religions of the World. Social Studies. Geography. Major World Religions. A Look At The Numbers. Pie Chart. Christianity. Islam. Hinduism. Buddhism. Sikhism. Religions by Followers. Roughly 2,120,900,550 followers. Monotheistic. . DR. . StEpHEN. A. OGDEN. RELIGIOUS STUDIES. BCIT LIBS 7023. CAUTIONS. Dealings between religions are fraught, and must be treated advisedly.. The matter must be approached at introduction (as here) from the highest degree of generality.. Religion Key Issues Where are religions distributed? Why do religions have different distributions Concerned with the regional distribution of different religions and the resulting potential for conflict