level 2 1 what is “religion”?
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Level 2.1Whatis“religion”?(youmayusetechnology,butyouneedaworkingde7inition,notjustadictionaryde7inition)
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Level 2.1Whatis“religion”?Level 2.2Whatdoesitmeantobe“religious”?
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Level 2.1Whatis“religion”?Level 2.2Whatdoesismeantobe“religious”?Level 2.3 What is the purpose of“religion”? Why is “religionimportant?
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Level 2.1Whatis“religion”?Level 2.2Whatdoesismeantobe“religious”?Level 2.3 What is the purpose of“religion”? Why is “religionimportant?*Bonus level* Can one just begintheirown“religion”?
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agnosticatheistmonotheismpolytheismsecular
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**DISCLAIMER**InNOWAYisMr.Murrayattemptingto:1)convertyoutoareligion2)blasphemeorcriticizeanyreligion3) claim any religion is better thananother
Mr. Murray IS a social scientist, NOT arel igious scholar and is SIMPLYp r e s e n t i n g t h e r e l i g i o n s a s ajuxtapositionallearningtool
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Christian Islam Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Other
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Christian Followers(2005worldnumber)
2.1billion
Deity/Founder
God/Jesus
HolyBook
ChristianBible
Leadership
Priests,ministers,reverends,bishops,nuns,Christianmonks
BasicBeliefs-ThereisonlyoneGod,whowatchesoverandcaresforhispeople
-JesusChrististheSonofGod.Hediedtosavehumanityfromsin.Hisdeathandresurrectionmadeeternallifepossibleforothers
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Islam Followers(2005worldnumber)
1.3billion
Deity/Founder
Allah/nofounder,butspreadbyMuhammad
HolyBook
Qur’an
Leadership
noclergy,butascholarclasscalledtheimam,whomayleadprayers
BasicBeliefs-personsachievesalvationbyfollowingtheFivePillarsofIslamandlivingajustlife.Thesepillarsare:faith;prayer;almsgiving(charitytothepoor);fasting(performedduringRamadan);pilgrimagetoMecca
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Hinduism Followers(2005worldnumber)
860million
Deity/Founder
Brahma/noonefounder
HolyBook
manysacredtexts,includingtheUpanishads
Leadership
Brahminpriests,monks,andgurus
BasicBeliefs-thesoulneverdies,butiscontinuallyreborn
-personsachievehappinessandenlightenmentaftertheyfreethemselvesfromtheirearthlydesires
-freedomfromearthlydesirescomesfromalife-timeworship,knowledge,andvirtuousacts
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Buddhism Followers(2005worldnumber)
379million
Deity/Founder
nogod/TheBuddha
HolyBook
Manysacredtexts,includingtheDhammapada
Leadership
Buddhistmonksandnuns
BasicBeliefs
-personsachievepeaceandhappiness(nirvana)byeliminatingtheirattachmenttoworldlythings
-NirvanaisreachedbyfollowingtheNobleEightfoldPath.Right-views;resolve;speech;conduct;livelihood;effort;mindfulness;concentration
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Confucianism Followers(2005worldnumber)
6.5million
Deity/Founder
nogod/Confucius
HolyBook
theAnalects,theFiveClassics
Leadership
noclergy
BasicBeliefs-SocialOrder,harmony,andgoodgovernmentshouldbebasedonstrongfamilyrelationships
-respectforparentsandeldersisimportanttoawell-orderedsociety
-Educationisimportantbothtothewelfareoftheindividualandtosociety
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Other
AtheistAgnosticScientologymore
Followers(2005worldnumber)
ALOT
Deity/Founder
various
HolyBook
plenty
Leadership
many
BasicBeliefs
numerous
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SO…
From this day forth, TEC Analysis and yourCommentaryMUSTINCLUDE…-SPRITE2Factors-APPARTS-FormsofGovernment(monarchy,olig,demo)-ElementsofCulture(andtermsofimportance)- Religious Institutions (and terms ofimportance)
**REMEMBER, SPORTS IS TO HISTORY, ASCOMMENTATORSARETOHISTORIANS
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