CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGION 1 
CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGION: CHRISTIANITY
BELIEFS AND BELIEVERS
Understanding that god wants a relationship with his followers and that he is almighty.
SACRED TEXTS AND WRITINGS
The Bible
ETHICS
Sex before marriage, gay marriage, abortion, euthanasia
RITUALS AND CEREMONIES
Praying, going to church. Easter and Christmas.
CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGION: JUDAISM
BELIEFS AND BELIEVERS
Prayer to be directed to god and no other. The words of the prophets are true. One god, The and of Jerusalem. Jewish.
SACRED TEXTS AND WRITINGS
The Torah
ETHICS
Ten commandments, food laws.
RITUALS AND CEREMONIES
Daily prayer, circumcision, redemption of the first of the first born, bar mitzvah, marriage traditions.
CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGION: BUDDHISM
BELIEFS AND BELIEVERS
The four nobel truths, the Buddha, all living things are equal, to do onto others as you would want them to do onto you, regular meditation and mental development.
SACRED TEXTS AND WRITINGS
Tripitaka
ETHICS
Be kind to others and treat them how you would want them to treat you.
RITUALS AND CEREMONIES
Meditation, mantras, mudras, prayer wheels, Buddhism symbols.
CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGION:
BELIEFS AND BELIEVERS
Beliefs are the key tenets, doctrines, or values, which underpin the religious practice of a particular religion for the believers
SACRED TEXTS AND WRITINGS
The most important beliefs of a religion are contained in its sacred texts. Usually these beliefs were in oral circulation before they were written down in the sacred texts. These sacred texts contain sacred stories, which explain through historical or non-historical means, how people are connected to this supernatural dimension
ETHICS
Ethics is the reasoning behind moral decision making. The ethics and precepts of a religion are the laws which embody the key doctrinal tenets of a religion and allow for the practical application of that religion. In other words, ethics offers a system of standards which regulate moral decision
BELIEFS AND BELIEVERS
Understanding that god wants a relationship with his followers and that he is almighty.
SACRED TEXTS AND WRITINGS
The Bible
ETHICS
Sex before marriage, gay marriage, abortion, euthanasia
RITUALS AND CEREMONIES
Praying, going to church. Easter and Christmas.
CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGION: JUDAISM
BELIEFS AND BELIEVERS
Prayer to be directed to god and no other. The words of the prophets are true. One god, The and of Jerusalem. Jewish.
SACRED TEXTS AND WRITINGS
The Torah
ETHICS
Ten commandments, food laws.
RITUALS AND CEREMONIES
Daily prayer, circumcision, redemption of the first of the first born, bar mitzvah, marriage traditions.
CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGION: BUDDHISM
BELIEFS AND BELIEVERS
The four nobel truths, the Buddha, all living things are equal, to do onto others as you would want them to do onto you, regular meditation and mental development.
SACRED TEXTS AND WRITINGS
Tripitaka
ETHICS
Be kind to others and treat them how you would want them to treat you.
RITUALS AND CEREMONIES
Meditation, mantras, mudras, prayer wheels, Buddhism symbols.
CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGION:
BELIEFS AND BELIEVERS
Beliefs are the key tenets, doctrines, or values, which underpin the religious practice of a particular religion for the believers
SACRED TEXTS AND WRITINGS
The most important beliefs of a religion are contained in its sacred texts. Usually these beliefs were in oral circulation before they were written down in the sacred texts. These sacred texts contain sacred stories, which explain through historical or non-historical means, how people are connected to this supernatural dimension
ETHICS
Ethics is the reasoning behind moral decision making. The ethics and precepts of a religion are the laws which embody the key doctrinal tenets of a religion and allow for the practical application of that religion. In other words, ethics offers a system of standards which regulate moral decision