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Religion and Science:
How did it all begin?
Science: The Big Bang Theory
Science: The Big Bang Theory
and evolution:
Some Religions Say:
Creationism
Can someone believe in both?
Passive Discrimination
Stereotypes lead to Prejudice and Discrimination
- The portrayal of Jews as historic enemies of Christianity and Christendom constitutes the most damaging anti- Jewish stereotype reflected in the literature of the late tenth through early twelfth centuries. Jews were often depicted as satanic consorts,
- The portrayal of Jews as historic enemies of Christianity and Christendom constitutes the most damaging anti- Jewish stereotype reflected in the literature of the late tenth through early twelfth centuries. Jews were often depicted as satanic consorts,
What is stereotyping?
- Cultural Stereotyping
-Racial Stereotyping
-Religious Stereotyping
- Cultural Stereotyping
-Racial Stereotyping
-Religious Stereotyping
What is identity?
Identity vs. Stereotypes
Moral Realism/ Moral Skepticism
Aboriginal Spirituality
-Diverse: Many Tribes, Many faiths
-Emphasis on storytelling
-The power of a dream
-Importance of Ancestors
- Crafted Items: Dream Catchers
-Sweat Lodges
-Diverse: Many Tribes, Many faiths
-Emphasis on storytelling
-The power of a dream
-Importance of Ancestors
- Crafted Items: Dream Catchers
-Sweat Lodges
Hinduism
-Shares many things with Buddhism: Karma, Dharma, Reincarnation
-Generally considered to be the oldest living religion in the world
-Many faces of the one deity
Puja
-Shares many things with Buddhism: Karma, Dharma, Reincarnation
-Generally considered to be the oldest living religion in the world
-Many faces of the one deity
Puja
Buddhism
-Follows the teaching of The Buddha (Prince Siddartha Gautama), 5th Century, BCE
-The Story of The Buddha: A Great King or a Great Man?
-The Four Sights (Old Age, Sickness, Death, and Peace)
- Samsara (Reincarnation)
-Karma
-Nirvana
-Is it a religion?
-Follows the teaching of The Buddha (Prince Siddartha Gautama), 5th Century, BCE
-The Story of The Buddha: A Great King or a Great Man?
-The Four Sights (Old Age, Sickness, Death, and Peace)
- Samsara (Reincarnation)
-Karma
-Nirvana
-Is it a religion?
Islam
-The fastest growing religion in the world
-Place of worship is called a mosque
- Muhammad: The last prophet
-Sacred text is the Qu'ran
-Jesus's place in Islam
-Dietary restrictions
-Two groups, Sunni and Shia
The Five Pillars
- Shahadah: declaring there is no god except God, and Muhammad is God's Messenger
- Salat: ritual prayer five times a day
- Sawm: fasting and self-control during the blessed month of Ramadan
- Zakat: giving 2.5% of one’s savings to the poor and needy
- Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime[5][6] if he/she is able to do[7]
Christianity
-Sacred text is the Bible
-Place of worship is a church
-Many denominations and divisions
-Believe that Jesus Christ was the messiah and son of God
-Emphasis on Heaven and Salvation
Judaism:
-Is a religion and a philosophy
-Judaism is a monotheistic religion.
-Sacred text is the Torah
-Symbol is the Star of David
-Place of worship is called a temple
-Orthadox, conservative
(wide areas of openings), reform (least strict-- many areas of
reform), Reform, Humanist
-Dietary Laws- Who is a Jew?
Ethnocentrism: is judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture