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WORLD RELIGIONS
BY T. HARRIS
OBJECTIVES:
• TODAY, I WILL EXAMINE RELIGIONS AROUND
THE WORLD.
• MY JOB IS TO IDENTIFY THE RELIGIONS’
LEADERS, PRINCIPLES, AND PRACTICES.
SYMBOLS:
WORLD RELIGIONS:
BREAKDOWN
OF
RELIGIONS
BY
PERCENTS.
(2005)
CHRISTIANITY
LEADER/ WHO DO THE PEOPLE FOLLOW: JESUS CHRIST (Most Christians believe
Jesus to be both a man and the son of the God of the Jews.)
SYMBOL(S): CROSS, DOVE, PEACE
CELEBRATIONS/TRADITIONS: CHRISTMAS, PASSOVER, & EASTER
PLACE OF WORSHIP: CHURCH
DOCTRINES/PRINCIPLES: TEN COMMANDMENTS & GOLDEN RULE
BOOK: HOLY BIBLE
COUNTRIES: USA,
BRAZIL, MEXICO, ETC.
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CHRISTIANITY
Children Ten Commandments
1. Have no other gods.
2. Have no idols.
3. Honor God's name.
4. Honor the Sabbath day.
5. Honor your parents.
6. Do not murder.
7. Do not commit adultery.
8. Do not steal.
9. Do not perjure yourself.
10. Do not covet.
CHRISTIANITY:
• Almost two billion Christians live on every
continent.
• Christians comprise the majority of people
living in North and South America, Latin
America, Europe and Australia.
• Additionally, Christianity is religious faith of
almost half of the people of Africa.
• Christianity is a dominant force on every
populated continent but Asia.
CATHOLISM
LEADER/ WHO DO THE PEOPLE FOLLOW: POPE, MARY MOTHER OF JESUS
SYMBOL(S): ROSARY BEADS, CROSS
CELEBRATIONS/TRADITIONS: ADVENT, CHRISTMAS, LENT, EASTER, MOTHER’S DAY
PLACE OF WORSHIP: CHURCH
DOCTRINES/PRINCIPLES:
BOOK: HOLY BIBLE
CATHOLISM
• THE POPE means “father.”
• Peter later became the first
bishop of Rome. As bishop of
Rome, he exercised authority
over all other bishops and
church leaders. The teaching
that the bishop of Rome is
above all other bishops in
authority is referred to as the
“primacy” of the Roman
bishop.
ISALM
LEADER/ WHO DO THE PEOPLE FOLLOW: PROPHET MUHAMMAD
SYMBOL(S): STAR AND CRESCENT
CELEBRATIONS/TRADITIONS: EID al-FITR AND EID al-ADHA
PLACE OF WORSHIP: MOSQUE
DOCTRINES/PRINCIPLES: 5 PILLARS OF ISALM (SHAHADAH, SALAH, ZAKAT,
FASTING, HAJJ
BOOK: QURAN
COUNTRIES: INDONESIA, INDIA, PAKISTAN, EGYPT, NIGERIA, TURKEY, ETC.
ISALM
The 'Five Pillars' of Islam are the foundation of
Muslim life:
• Faith or belief in the Oneness of God and the
finality of the prophet hood of Muhammad;
• Establishment of the daily prayers;
• Concern for and almsgiving to the needy;
• Self-purification through fasting; and
• The pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.
BUDDHISM
LEADER/ WHO DO THE PEOPLE FOLLOW: GAUTAMO BUDDHA
SYMBOL(S): DHARMA WHEEL
CELEBRATIONS/TRADITIONS: BUDDHIST NEW YEAR, VESAK, MAGHA PUJA DAY
PLACE OF WORSHIP: HOME OR TEMPLES
DOCTRINES/PRINCIPLES: FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
BOOK: TRIPITAKA, TIBETAN BOOK (SCHISMS AND SECTS), MAHAYNA
COUNTRIES: TIBET, CHINA, VIETNAM, THAILAND, CAMBODIA, BHUTAN, SRI
LANKA, MYANMAR, ETC.
BUDDHISM
• The Buddha's Four Noble Truths are another guiding
principle of moral thought and action, particularly as
expressed in the fourth truth, the Eightfold Path. The
motivation for following the Four Noble Truths is not to
"be good" per se, but to facilitate the realization the
Buddhists call enlightenment. The English translation of
the terms within the path does nothing to dispel the
impression that the Eightfold Path is a series of moral
injunctions — "right effort," "right livelihood," etc. —
as the term "right" in English implies "correct." A more
accurate translation for "right" in this case might be
"skillful."
JUDAISM
LEADER/ WHO DO THE PEOPLE FOLLOW: MOSES
SYMBOL(S): STAR OF DAVID
CELEBRATIONS/TRADITIONS: SHABBAT, YOM KIPPUR, ROSH HASHOMAH,
HANUKKAH
PLACE OF WORSHIP: SYNAGOGUE
DOCTRINES/PRINCIPLES: Maimonides: The 13 Principles and the Resurrection of
the Dead
BOOK: TORAH
COUNTRIES: ISRAEL, USA, FRANCE, RUSSIA, GERMANY, AUSTRALIA (MOST), ETC.
JUDAISM
• Judaism is the oldest religion of the western world and has
influenced Christianity and Islam. The Hebrews were the
ancestors of the Jewish people. The Hebrews were different
from others of their time because the Hebrews were
monotheistic; they believed in only one God.
• It is the custom of many congregations to recite the
Thirteen Articles, in a slightly more poetic form, beginning
with the words Ani Maamin - "I believe" - every day after
the morning prayers in the synagogue.
• In his commentary on the Mishnah (Sanhedrin, chap. 10),
Maimonides refers to these thirteen principles of faith as
"the fundamental truths of our religion and its very
foundations."
JUDAISM
The Thirteen Articles of Jewish faith are as follows:
1. Belief in the existence of the Creator, be He Blessed, who is perfect in
every manner of existence and is the Primary Cause of all that exists.
2. The belief in God's absolute and unparalleled unity.
3. The belief in God's noncorporeality, nor that He will be affected by any
physical occurrences, such as movement, or rest, or dwelling.
4. The belief in God's eternity.
5. The imperative to worship Him exclusively and no foreign false gods.
6. The belief that G-d communicates with man through prophecy.
7. The belief that the prophecy of Moses our teacher has priority.
8. The belief in the divine origin of the Torah.
9. The belief in the immutability of the Torah.
10. The belief in divine omniscience and providence.
11. The belief in divine reward and retribution.
12. The belief in the arrival of the Messiah and the messianic era.
13. The belief in the resurrection of the dead.
HINDUISM
LEADER/ WHO DO THE PEOPLE FOLLOW: BRAHMAN
SYMBOL(S): OM
CELEBRATIONS/TRADITIONS: DIWALI
PLACE OF WORSHIP: SHRINE
DOCTRINES/PRINCIPLES: DHARMA, KARMA, MAKSHA
BOOK: VEDAS
COUNTRIES: SRI LANKA, MALAYSIA, SOUTH AFRICA (SEVERAL), INDONESIA, ETC.
HINDUISM
• 5 PRINCIPLES
1. God Exists: One Absolute OM.
One Trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara
(Shiva)
Several divine forms
2. All human beings are divine
3. Unity of existence through love
4. Religious harmony
5. Knowledge of 3 Gs: Ganga (sacred river),
Gita (sacred script), Gayatri (sacred mantra)
10 DISCIPLINES OF HINDUISM:
1. Satya (Truth)
2. Ahimsa (Non-violence)
3. Brahmacharya (Celibacy, non-adultery)
4. Asteya (No desire to possess or steal)
5. Aparighara (Non-corrupt)
6. Shaucha (Cleanliness)
7. Santosh (Contentment)
8. Swadhyaya (Reading of scriptures)
9. Tapas (Austerity, perseverance, penance)
10. Ishwarpranidhan (Regular prayers)
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• http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.ht
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• http://www.mrdowling.com/605print.html
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• http://www.patheos.com/Library/Buddhism/HistoricalDevelopment/Schisms-Sects
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• http://www.islam101.com/dawah/pillars.html