DIVERSITY IN RELIGION

The best way to accept diversity of religion is to be

educated about all the different religions:

• A collection of practices, based on beliefs and teachings that are highly valued or sacred

• Any practice that someone or some group is seriously devoted to.

• an institution to express belief in a divine power

What is religion?

Monotheistic – The belief that there is only one god.

Polytheistic – The belief that there are more than one gods.

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Atheistic – The belief in no god.0

Christianity

Belief in the holy trinity, the father, the son, and holy spirit.

Arrived from Judaism

God, the creator of the universe

Jesus Christ, the son of God, sacrifi ced himself for the sins of humanity.

Holy spirit is the spirit that guides all of the believers.

Monotheisti c

Religious text: the bible

• Roman catholic• Protestant• Non-Traditi onal• Orthodox• Non-Orthodox…and more

Christi anity has a large amount of sub-divisions , including:

Islam• Founder: Prophet Muhammad

(570-632 C.E.)• Belief in Allah, creator and

sustainer of life.• To be a Muslim one must accept

and practice the 5 pillars of Islam:1. Creed – Reciting with belief “There is

not God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.

2. Prayer – 5 Times a day: before dawn, midday, midafternoon, sunset, and nighttime.

3. Charity to the poor – commonly 2.5% on all that one owns.

4. Fasting during Ramadan – sustaining from food for a certain period of time.

5. Pilgrimage to Mecca – journey to the sacred site at least once in a lifetime.

Monotheistic

Secular/Agnostic

Secular & agnostic are “views” and not technically religions in themselves. But, they are often used to describe a person’s thoughts about religion. Whether that person is religious or not.

For instance: a Buddhist, Christian, and non-religious person may all believe in secularity alike.

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SecularSecularity is a concept stating that government or other entities should exist separately from religion and religious beliefs.

Freedom from religious rule and teachings

GOVERNMENT RELIGION

Agnostic

• Derived from the Greek word “agnostos” meaning “to not know”• Agnosticism is a view believing that something is unknown or

unknowable. Often referring to religion and deities.

Someone may practice a religion, while at the same time, be skeptical about one or more areas of it. This is a form of Agnosticism

Atheism• Although the philosophical thought of Atheism is as old as theism itself,the term “Atheism” originated in the 16th century from the Greek word “atheos” meaning “godless”

• Atheism is not the lack of belief in the supernatural or deities, but the active belief that they do not exist.

• “There are no forces, phenomena, or entities which exist outside of or apart from physical nature.”

Hinduism

Judaism

• Judaism claims a historical continuity spanning 3,000 years.

• Religious text: The Torah

Monotheistic

• God exist: is eternal, unique, and incorporeal.• Prayer is to be directed to God alone and to no other. • The words of the prophets are true. • Moses was the greatest of the prophets, and his

prophecies are true. • There will be no other Torah. • God knows the thoughts and deeds of men. • God will reward the good and punish the wicked. • The Messiah will come. • The dead will be resurrected.

Beliefs

Jewish practices• The local synagogue is governed by the

congregation and is normally led by a rabbi who has been chosen by the congregation. A rabbi is a teacher who has been well educated in Jewish law and tradition.

• Any adult male with sufficient knowledge can lead religious services. In reform and some conservative congregations, a woman can also preside. This is often done in those Jewish communities who lack a rabbi.

• Observation of the weekly Sabbath as a day of rest, starting at sundown on Friday evening

• Strict discipline, according to the Law, which governs all areas of life

• Regular attendance by Jewish males at Synagogue

• Celebration of the annual festivals Orthodox -- Conservative -- Reform -- Reconstructionist

Sub-Divisions

BUDDHISM(Dharmachakra)

The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian Subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He is recognized by Buddhists as an awakened or enlightened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end suffering, achieve nirvana, and escape what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth

• Believe in karma and rebirth

• Belief in the five Dhyani Buddhas• Each of the deities represent a unique spiritual personality of

Buddha . essence

Theravada --- Mahayana --- Vajrayana

SUB-DIVISIONS

THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS:1. DUKKHA: SUFFERING EXISTS: 2. SAMUDAYA: THERE IS A CAUSE FOR SUFFERING. 3. NIRODHA: THERE IS AN END TO SUFFERING. 4. MAGGA: IN ORDER TO END SUFFERING, YOU

MUST FOLLOW THE EIGHTFOLD PATH.

The eightfold path: the way to inner peace1. Right View2. Right Intention3. Right Speech4. Right Action 5. Right Livelihood6. Right Effort7. Right Mindfulness8. Right Concentration

Christianity: 2.1 billionIslam: 1.5 billionSecular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billionHinduism: 900 millionChinese traditional religion: 394 millionBuddhism: 376 millionprimal-indigenous: 300 millionAfrican Traditional & Diasporic: 100 millionSikhism: 23 millionJuche: 19 millionSpiritism: 15 millionE -Judaism: 14 millionBaha'i: 7 millionJainism: 4.2 millionShinto: 4 millionCao Dai: 4 millionZoroastrianism: 2.6 millionTenrikyo: 2 millionNeo-Paganism: 1 millionUnitarian-Universalism: 800 thousandRastafarianism: 600 thousandScientology: 500 thousand

WORLDWIDE

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