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Major Religions in The World BY: JESSA ANNE BORRE

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Major Religions in The WorldBY: JESSA ANNE BORRE

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CHRISTIANITY

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Brief History

• The early Hebrews who eventually developed into the Jewish religion became the foundation of Christianity.

• Christianity started about 2000 years ago

• The leader of Christianity was Jesus, and the followers was his 12 disciples.

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BELIEFS

• God is the Creator of the universe. There is one God

• Jesus is the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

•  Jesus life on earth, his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension into heaven are proof of God's love for humanity and God's forgiveness of human sins

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• by faith in Jesus one may attain salvation and eternal life

• Ten Commandments

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Bible

•  The sacred book of Christianity, a collection of ancient writings including the books of both the Old Testament and the New

 Testament.

• word of God

• Teachings of God

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Church

• The study of the doctrine of the church is called Ecclesiology.

• comes from the Greek word that means “to call out from.”

• spreading of the Gospel • to worship God and bring glory to Him on

the earth. It is to evangelize the world• Led by the Priest, Pope,

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ISLAM

• ISLAM is the name given to the religion preached by the prophet Muhammad in the 600s A. D.

• The Islamic religion started in the area known as Palestine in the year 600AD.

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BELIEFS

• Allah, is the Islamic God.

• People who believe these are called Muslims

•  fasting during the month of Ramadhan

• pilgrimage to Mecca at least once.

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• While praying, they face the holy city of Mecca (in Saudi-Arabia) and sometimes kneel with faces to the ground.

• Muslims pray five times daily in their mosques (churches).

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KORAN

• The holy book of Islam

• Muslims believe its words to be those of Allah himself, spoken to Muhammad by an angel.

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FIVE PILLARS 1. The Testimony of Faith-  “La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur

rasoolu Allah.”  This saying means “There is no true god (deity) but God (Allah), and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God.”

2. Prayer3. Giving zakat4.  fasting during the month of Ramadan5.  pilgrimage to Mecca

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JUDAISM

• JUDAISM is a religion of just one people: the Jews.

• JUDAISM was the first to teach belief in only one God.

• Two other important religions developed from Judaism: Christianity and Islam.

• teaches that death is not the end and that there is a world to come.

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TORAH

• the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, is the most important Jewish scripture.

• contains the basic laws of Judaism.

Another important book is the "Talmud," serving primarily as a guide to the civil and religious laws of Judaism.

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• The Jewish house of worship is called a synagogue.

• Rabbis (spiritual leaders) conduct services, act as interpreters of Jewish laws, and deliver sermons.

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Jewish Philosophy

• God is one and unique• God is the creator • God is immanent. • God is lawgiver • God is personal • We have the obligation to worship• The Torah is God's law • The Messiah will come.

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HINDUISM

• HINDUISM is one of the world's oldest religions.

• Hindus believe in many gods, numbering into the thousands. (Shiva, Vishnu,Ganesha)

• They recognize one supreme spirit called Brahman ("the Absolute.")

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BELIEFS

• At death, the Hindu's deeds (karma) determine what the next life will be.

• Hinduism has many sacred books, the oldest being a series called the "Vedas.“

• Followers work to break this cycle--birth, death, re-birth-- (referred to by writers as the "Wheel of Life") and gain release.

• “caste system” – is a class structure that is determine birth.

• “reincarnation”

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BUDDHISM

• Founding person of Buddhism is Guatama, the Buddha

• Buddhism is a major religion in China, Japan, India, and Tibet.

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MAJOR PHILOSOPHIES

• Love: without conditions • Compassion: or feeling at one with the

person who is suffering • Sympathetic Joy: Celebrate the happiness

of others, and do not resent their good fortune.

• Impartiality: Treat everyone equally, and do not use others for personal gain or to win approval.

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• Buddhism states that existence is a continuing cycle of death and rebirth called reincarnation.

• Each person's position in life is determined by his or her behavior in the previous life. This is known as their "karma" (also a Hindu belief).

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• world's oldest universal religion and it is the second fastest growing religion.    

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