WORLD RELIGIONS

A Look at the Waythe World Prays

Richard Todd Social Studies, 7A

PRIMARY WORLD RELIGIONS

ISLAMJUDAISMHINDUISM

BUDDHISMCHRISTIANIT

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CHRISTIANITY

The two main segments of Christianity are Catholics and Protestants.

CATHOLICSCatholics worship God

- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The Catholic religion has been around since the time of Christ.

CATHOLICS

Catholics are found primarily in Europe, North America and South America.

The Greek Orthodox Church is a similar but separate religion.

CATHOLICS

Romans crucified Christ, but a few centuries later accepted Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire.

PROTESTANTS and CATHOLICS

The big difference between Protestants and Catholics is how they INTERPRET the Bible.

PROTESTANTS

Protestant religions formed when people protested the actions of the Catholic Church.

PROTESTANTS

Many Protestant religions exist today, mostly in the U.S. They include Baptists, Methodists, Church of Christ, Mormons, Presbyterians, Pentecostals & Lutherans.

PROTESTANTS

Like Catholics, Protestants use the Old and New Testaments as their scripture.

JUDAISM

The oldest faith among the major religions of the world is Judaism, or Jewish. The Hebrews have been around for thousands of years.

JUDAISM

The menorah is a symbol of the Jewish religion. So is the star of David.

JUDAISM

A Jewish church is called a synagogue.

Jewish ceremonies are often performed in Yiddish, or Hebrew.

A Jewish church leader is called a rabbi.

Jews are broken down usually into three sects - Orthodox, Reformed and Traditional. A fourth is Reconstructionist.

JUDAISMThe main difference between

Christians and Jews is their belief regarding Jesus. Jews do not believe him to be the son of God.

Jews’ sacred literature is the Torah, comprised mainly of the Old Testament. They do not use the New Testament.

ISLAMMuslims worship the same God as

Christians and Jews. They call him Allah, which is Arabic for “God”.

Muslims are located mostly in the Middle East in countries such as Egypt, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

ISLAM

The Muslim symbol is the crescent moon with a star.

ISLAM

A Muslim temple is called a mosque. A Muslim priest is called an imam.

ISLAM

Like Christians, Muslims are divided. The two main groups are Shi’a, (or Shi’ites), which make up about 90 percent of Muslims. The other sect is Sunni.

ISLAM

The Sunni Muslims are found mostly in Iran. Meanwhile, Iraq is Shiite Muslim. The two countries hate each other.

ISLAM

Like Jews, Muslims do not believe Jesus is the Son of God. They believe him to be a great prophet, like Moses and Mohammed, the founder of Islam.

HINDUISM

Hindus, on the other hand, have no problem with Jesus being the son of God. They believe in one God, but that he takes many forms.

HINDUISM

Note the circle around this Hindu god. Hindus believe in reincarnation. Life, to them, is circular.

HINDUISMThis is symbol for

Hinduism. Most Hindus live in India. The Hindu scripture is primarily the Upanishads and Vedas.

HINDUISM

Brahma is the senior God, and creator of the universe.

HINDUISM

Another main form of God for Hindus is Shiva.

HINDUISM

Vishnu is another form of God in the Hindu religion.

HINDUISM

The temple shown is representative of Hindu temples worldwide.

BUDDHISM

The most different of the five major religions is Buddhism. It is more a lifestyle that focuses on ending desire, thus ending suffering.

BUDDHISMBuddhists don’t really

worship a god - they believe god is everywhere, and that when we end desire we are at peace with ourselves and nature.

BUDDHISM

Many people believe that Buddhists worship statues of Buddha, like the one at right. Not so.

BUDDHISM

Buddhist priests are called lamas or monks. The Buddhist scriptures are called the Tripatakas, or three baskets.

BUDDHISM

One thing Buddhists and Hindus have in common is the belief in reincarnation. They believe you come back in a different form based on your actions in this life.

BUDDHISM

Most Buddhists live in Asian countries such as China.

What god does each religion believe in?

What is the scripture for each religion?

Match the religion with its place of worshipSynagogueChurchCathedralMosqueTemple

MuslimProtestantJewishCatholicBuddhist &

Hindu

Match the term to the religion

Priest, BishopMonk, lama ImamRabbiMinister,

ReverendGuru

JudaismBuddhismProtestantHinduCatholicMuslim

Match the geographic location to the religion

Middle East Israel, Europe, U.S.N. & S. America,

EuropeAsia IndiaU.S., Australia

ProtestantMuslim JewishHinduCatholicBuddhist

What is the BIG difference between Christians and Jews and Muslims?

HINT: J.C.

How was each religion created?

Judaism AbrahamCatholicism Jesus’ teachingsHinduism unsureProtestant Protesting

CatholicismBuddhist BuddhaIslam Mohammed

How does each religion view the afterlife?

Which religions believe in reincarnation?