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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Conflicts of Religions I believe that faith isn’t based on religion‚ it is the belief on the existence of higher being‚ God. Religion has been the sanctuary of people to strengthen their faith to God and in these religions‚ different cultures are being practiced. A problem with the religions is their appeal on religious experience as validating their beliefs. Christians allege to have experienced the miracles of God‚ Hindus say they have the experiences of Vishnu‚ while Buddhists claims to have
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Philosophical and religious beliefs were similar in that they both promoted release from the past strains of social classes. The influence of government‚ cultures‚ and societies within these religions made a significant difference in how people lived‚ thought‚ and act. The most influential of the new religions were Jainism. Vardhamana Mahavira turned to Jainism in the late sixth century. For years he led an abstinent life. He abandoned all his worldly goods‚ even his clothes‚ and taught an ascetic
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somewhere else? Athletes are not shoving religion down our throat‚ please‚ that claim is ridiculous. Taken by how he expresses himself about his faith‚ Tim Tebow is arguably one of most religious athlete around‚ and this kid isn’t even a pro athlete‚ yet he is one of the most respected players in America. Tebow isn’t trying to make anyone change religion when he writes John 3:16 on his eye black‚ and believe me if you are a fan going to a football game‚ religion is one of the last things you see from
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Symbolism of the Elephant Through Religion Jule Lane Following a religion gives human beings a sense of security‚ satisfaction of belonging to a group‚ and most importantly‚ a set of guidelines that govern one’s moral and ethic values. All who follow a religion‚ regardless of the beliefs‚ have a common goal of finding a faith to feel comfortable with. Hinduism‚ one of the oldest religions in the world‚ and Jainism are two of the widely practiced religions in India‚ with a similar virtuous
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Through out the many religions of the world there seems to be a common element of nature. Through the course of this paper we will seek out this element with in specific Eastern religions. There are many degrees of commitment within each of the religions discussed from the extreme of Taoism‚ Shinto and Confucianism‚ these being the religions we will further discuss. A religion to which nature contributes a substantial amount of influence is Taoism. Considerably argued that Laozi even existed‚ he
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cause anyone harms’ – might go to war because it causes harm to others but stops greater suffering in the future. Sanctity of life: for a religious believer the sanctity of life is a reason for it being special. Apart from Buddhism‚ all the major religions believe God was responsible for creating life. Some believe that we have evolved naturally over millions of years leading to the situation we have today. Christianity and Islam believe in the creation story which shows God created life – life is
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not grasp the idea of religions.10 In fact‚ I was indifferent to the whole concept. Born into a Buddhist family‚ I had to consider myself Buddhist although I considered myself an atheist.7 Being an atheist‚7 I never went to church or religious events. When I saw unfortunate people begging on the streets for money or heard stories of abused children‚ I did not understand how they could continue to beg God for help. I continuously questioned the world and wondered‚ is religion or science true? I never
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levels of reality‚ or‚ as Randall argues‚ their purpose is to bind communities together and urge us into action. The first advantage of using religious myth as a way of conveying religious truth is that it opens up a lot of boundaries between religion and science that are thus unbridgeable. Biblical stories‚ for example‚ might seem strange or absurd to the scientifically-minded modern believer‚ however‚ if they read the bible as a powerful piece of literature‚ which‚ although may not necessarily
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The Nature of Religion: Religious Traditions Religion is defined as a way of life founded upon the apprehension of sacredness in existence (Ch.1‚ pg 4). A tradition is of course the handing down of any set of beliefs ideas or customs usually between groups of people. We can then define a religious tradition as anything that deals with a people’s way of life given or learned to them by something sacred. Here in America monotheism is widely accepted which is the belief in one God. God is the divine
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