1-Understanding Religion STUDY QUESTIONS (Pages 1-29) Group A 1. What are some of the questions religion seek to answer? List some of the human needs served by religion? 2. Discuss a theory on origins of religion by one of the thinkers in the reading (Tylor‚ Frazer‚ Freud‚ James‚ Otto or Jung) that makes sense to you at the present time. 3. List and describe the eight elements that are developed in varying degrees in most religions? 4. Define what is meant by sacred in religion and give some examples
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Religion and Diversity Christianity is different then all other religions‚ I believe it is because of all the diversity in that one religion. There are many different types and groups within that religion. The different groups have the same beliefs but with exceptions and variations and they still all fall under the same category of Christianity. For example there are protestants‚ Mormons‚ Jehovah’s witnesses‚ and Catholics‚ that follow the Christian religion. All of the different
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Why do people think this is abnormal? There are so many questions that people have about homosexuality‚ their beliefs on it‚ and why they think it is wrong or right. I have heard so many people say‚ “It’s Adam and Eve‚ not Adam and Steve.” Why does religion have a profound effect on why people believe that homosexuality is wrong; that homosexuals are automatically doomed to hell? Gay people have lived a daunting life for centuries because people think that being homosexual is out of the “norm” and that
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In the eyes of many‚ religion is inherently conflictual‚ but this is not necessarily so. There are some aspects of religion that make it vulnerable to being a latent source of conflict. All religions have their accepted belief‚ or articles of belief‚ that follower must accept without question. This can lead to inflexibility and intolerance in the face of other beliefs. At the same time‚ scripture and view are often vague and open to interpretation. Therefore‚ conflict can arise over whose interpretation
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The history of Wicca all began with the rise of the Neo-pagan religion‚ Wicca and also it’s relation to witchcraft. Wicca was believed to been founded in the early 1600’s‚ having fallen due to the rise of Christianity and the Salem Witch Trails. Wicca was also believed to have been developed among the many secret covens in Europe. Wicca was then “re-born” in 1954 by a number of figures‚ mostly by Gerald Gardner. Gardner’s form of Wicca was spread by both him and his tradition‚ The Gardnerian Tradition
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Main Religions in the Philippines [1] History + distrbution Roman Catholic 80.9%‚ Muslim 5%‚ Evangelical 2.8%‚ Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%‚ Aglipayan 2%‚ other Christian 4.5%‚ other 1.8%‚ unspecified 0.6%‚ none 0.1% (2000 census) The Philippines is a predominantly Christian nation on account of 300 years of Spanish rule. It is estimated that 81% of the population is Roman Catholic. In the south on the large island of Mindanao‚ many are adherents of Islam. Filipino Muslims make up about five
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to find something that is deeper on the uniqueness. But at the level of “thick description” we would have to figure out a specific explanation of what would actually take some doing. explanation means its origin and give the explanation of where religion first came from historically‚ or where it come from whenever it appears. Eventually‚ prediction is paying more attention about the future. However‚ human behavior on both grand and local scales in more difficult to predict. It should be able to
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Religion and its Defects Organized religion is a facet of society that acts as a frame in the development of an individual‚ whether growing up with a religious fanatic family or in an atheists structured home the majority of the views expressed are views from one’s own family‚ not his or her own understanding. In many if not most cases an organized religion takes away from one’s own personal growth; which in turn creates an easier path into indoctrination. “Religion can contribute to personal and
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World Religions and the Masses By: James Hannah World Religions MWF 11-1150 What is religion and why do so many in the world follow a form of it. The masses are so easily moved to follow something. Religion is a way to control the masses‚ but also we can look at that further that internet controls the masses‚ as does cell phones. That is my feeling on the subject. I did learn a lot by the religions that we looked at. I happened to go to the Sikh Temple‚ The Synagogue and to the Cathedral of
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demonstrate this by worshiping him‚ following his commands‚ and avoiding worshiping other gods. "(Wikipedia) "Islam is the second largest religion in the world with over 1 billion followers" (Religion and Ethics). In 2001‚ there are records shown that 1‚591‚000 Muslims are in the UK‚ around 2.7% of the population. Islam is the youngest of the world ’s very large religions; those with over 300 million members include Christianity‚ Islam‚ Hinduism and Buddhism. Followers of Islam are called Muslims (Religious
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