PPT-The Quiz of Religions

What do you know about Judaism Islam and Christianity An Interreligious Youth Exchange Between Germany and Egypt The ReliXchange project receives financial support from the GermanEgyptian Transformation Partnership through the German Foreign Office by funds of the Ecclesiastical Development Services through Bread for the World Protestant Church Development Service and by the International Youth Work Programme of the German Federal Child and Youth Plan through BKJ. I, and many other men, have received several reprimands for criticizing other religions. We’ve received such criticism in phone calls, letters to the editor, and personal letters. While we welcome criticism and would be foolish not to carefully consider it for “He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding”, Prov. 15:32. . Other . Religions. ?. Text: . I Jn. 4:1. Scripture Reading: Mt. 15:7-14. Is It Wrong To Criticize Other Religions?. Intro . Some people get . offended at . criticism of other religions. It . is often an emotional plea of some kind, rather than a careful study of . 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. Religions PowerPoint 1. Expectations. . Learning Target. . I will be able to understand the purpose of religion, and list five of the world’s largest religions.. Focus – Take Notes – Volunteer – Learn. Take out a piece of paper and write the date and “World Religions” on the top. Reflect on the following questions:. What does religion mean to me?. How important is religion in society today?. What do I know about different religions? . 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.. Session 1. Definition. Universality. Perceptions of Divine – Relation to the World. Perceptions of Divine – Number of Deities. Primal Religions – Characteristics. Conclusions. Introduction to World Religions. 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.. Ch. 25 in Geography Textbook. Hinduism: Key Beliefs. Vedas (Holy Writing) and . Varnas. (Caste System). Hinduism = Polytheist (>3 million gods) . But they have 3 main ones). Brahma: The Creator. Vishnu: The Preserver. 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. . 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. Ethnic Religions are religions that appeal to a specific group of people and are the smaller between Ethnic and Universalizing. Sometimes you must be of the ethnicity in order to be ah adherent.. The largest ethnic religion is Hinduism which claims 950 million adherents (14% of the world’s population).. Key Issue #1. Where Are Religions Distributed?. Universalizing religions. Seek to appeal to all people. About 60% of the world. Ethnic religions. Appeal to a smaller group of people living in one place.