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Religion & Democracy
How did religions shape the foundations
for western democracy?
Religions That Helped Shape Democracy
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Gods
One – God of One – God of One – God of
Abraham
Abraham
Abraham
Holy Book
The Torah
The Bible
The Qur’an
Best known
prophet
Moses
Jesus
Mohammed
Worth of
individual
1) Each
individual is
important
2) People are
responsible
for their own
actions
1) Each
individual is
important
2) All people
are created
equally under
God
3) Social
Conscience
3) Love thy
neighbor,
enemy, & self
1) Each
individual is
important
2) People
need unity,
community
and
brotherhood
3) Tolerate
other beliefs
Society
Other
All three religions believe:
• It was the responsibility of ALL PEOPLE to help out
your fellow man
• All people are created equally
• The individual is important
• There is a need for written law
• It is the duty of all people to combat injustices
• These ideas are found in most democracies today