...How can we answer questions about creation and origins? Learning from religion and science: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Humanism – Year 9 About the unit This unit suggests activities that can be used in teaching and learning about creation and origins. It can be adapted to local circumstances and for different age groups. It illustrates the provision of the non-statutory national framework for religious education (RE) and can be used or adapted to deliver an agreed syllabus or other guidelines. This unit focuses on creation and origins of the universe and human life and the relationship between religion and science. It aims to deepen pupils’ awareness of ultimate questions through argument, discussion, debate and reflection and enable them to learn from a variety of ideas of religious traditions and other world views. It explores Christianity, Hinduism and Islam and also considers the perspective of those who do not believe there is a god (atheists). It considers beliefs and concepts related to authority, religion and science as well as expressions of spirituality. Pupils have opportunities to discuss, question and evaluate important issues in religion and science. They also have opportunities to reflect on and evaluate their own beliefs and values, and the beliefs and values of others, in relation to questions of truth and purpose. This unit can be adapted for other religions – using responses from other religious traditions to the key questions, including accounts...
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...Arguments (Brief): 1. There have been many people who said they think they have seen a projection of a 3D holographic image in the sky. 2. A list of things have been in the sky, some of the examples are Christ’s image, Flying disks and floating buildings 3. Majority of the folks think that they can project a message, symbol or a 3D image directly onto a cloud or water vapour Thesis: I believe that the Government is planning on using this project blue beam to subject us to artificially created Earthquakes and a gigantic Space shows to name a few. The Project Blue beam has four different steps in order to implement the new age religion with antichrist at its head. BODY PARAGRAPH #1 Topic/Transition Sentence: As a matter of fact the floating city has been actually seen by many people in China. 3 Main Pieces of Evidence/Proof from a Variety of Sources (with citations): a) The floating city after a mirage in the shape of a dark skyscrapers made the world especially the people in China puzzled about this mysterious appearance. b) There were some people who think it was a parallel universe being displayed. A very sneaky way NASA is preparing for second coming of Christ. c) The NASA and the United Nations are planning to create a new world order by using technologically simulated mind control to shape a global New age religion. BODY PARAGRAPH #2 Topic/Transition Sentence: Equally important are...
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...Domenico Sano 1997 REL2000 04/15/2012 Chinese Culture; Taoism doctrine and religion Chinese culture involves many different religions and philosophies. A peculiarity of Chinese religions is that they are mutually exclusive and can be taken simultaneously for different functions throughout life. Each town has the religion inherited from the ancestors. This aphorism is widespread in China more than in other countries. Scholars say that primitive religion of the Chinese, and people leaving near them, was the ancestor worship, and the force of nature, which they thought themselves endowed with spirits. Confucianism and Taoism precisely these two primitive religions have obviously permeated both philosophical and religious systems more important in Chinese history. Taoism was created about 2500 years ago in China. Since its inception it has two complementary aspects: one related to social life, human relations, moral values and the government, on the other hand the mystic, which aims to transcend daily life and society, to obtain a higher plane of consciousness and become a sage, a visionary who has managed to merge and understand the universe. The sage is related in the spiritual and earthly events. Unites both aspects: the intuitive wisdom and practical knowledge or contemplation and social life. The Chinese for its tranquility compares with the image of the wise and their movements with the King’s image. In the sixth century BC, Chinese philosophy was developed in two very...
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...totally unconscious. It seeks to freely express pleasure-seeking urges of all kinds. The id acts as a power source for the entire psyche or personality. The ego is sometimes described as the executive because it directs energies supplied by the id. The ego is guided by the reality principle. It is the system of thinking, planning, and problem solving, and deciding. It is in conscious control of the personality and often delays action until it is practical or appropriate. The super ego acts as a judge or censor for the thoughts and actions of the ego. Freud believed that our behavior expresses unconscious forces. He claims that the unconscious holds repress memories and emotions, plus the instinctual drives of the id. He considered sexual impulses to be a primary source of motivation for a person, and that mental activity is essentially unconscious. Freud identified four psychosexual stages, the oral, the anal, the phallic and genital. At each stage, a different part of the body becomes the child’s primary erogenous zone. Each area then serves as the main source of pleasure, frustration, and self-expression. Freud believed that many adult personality traits can be traced to fixations in one or more of the stages (Morris & Maisto 2010). Freud‘s view religion as an expression of underlying psychological neuroses and distress. At various points he suggested that religion was an attempt to control the oedipal complex as a means of giving structure to social...
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...Religions of Ancient Origin 22 indicative hours The focus of this study is the response of religions of ancient origin to the human search for ultimate meaning and purpose. The five religious traditions of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism are NOT to be studied. Syllabus Outcomes: P1 describes the main characteristics of religion and belief systems P2 identifies the influence of religion and belief systems on individuals and society P6 selects and uses relevant information about religion from a variety of sources P7 undertakes effective research about religion, making appropriate use of time and resources P8 uses appropriate terminology related to religion and belief systems P9 effectively communicates information, ideas and issues using appropriate written, oral and graphic forms Content: Students are to select TWO religions of ancient origin to study from the following: - Aztec or Inca or Mayan - Celtic - Nordic - Shinto - Taoism - an Indigenous religion from outside Australia |Students learn about: |Students learn to: | ...
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...Examine the role of religious experience as a source of religious practice and of good religious behaviour Before we start discussing any aspects of religious experience, we need to understand what we mean by religion in order to explain what religious experience is. It is possible to define religion as that part of human existence and experience which is a connection with the supernatural, with a deity or deities. Religious experiences have been described in a number of ways. Some people describe them as experiences of self-transcendence. This means that the person experiences something far greater than themselves which points them to the meaning of their lives. The importance of a religious experience to religion is huge. Religious experiences may confirm for many people the blessed assurance that their religion encourages them to expect. Once had, they may help people to see the rest of their life in the terms of that experience. Periods In their life marked by suffering, loneliness or despair are more easily endured because their religious experience ensures that these dark elements of life are not seen as ultimate. There is also the argument that if no one ever had a religious experience, we would have to wonder why anyone continued to talk about religion at all. Many different religions believe that a religious experience could be triggered in multiple ways. Greeley (1975) listed 15 triggers of a religious experience, some of which are; Listening to music, Prayer, Beauties...
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...Consumer Behaviour Term Paper Consumer Behaviour Insights in Marketing of Religion Saksham Srivastava (PGP/16/224) IIM Kozhikode sakshams16@iimk.ac.in, saksham1926@gmail.com Abstract Religion has been a part of the human civilisation for thousands of years, if not millions. Right from cavemen to white collar jobs, human beings have always strived to have a reason for survival. We have looked for the meaning of life since the beginning. Such a search is always accompanied by a belief in something. Sportsmen believe in their workout regime and training sessions to enable them to excel in their respective sports. Young students believe in the hours they’ve spent studying, to enable them to excel in their examinations. The origins of religion, lie in the belief of God, which is said to help people live a life of virtue. Religion has come to be defined by two schools of thought in today’s time. One school of thought is the believers, the ones who are on ‘religion’s side’, and the others, atheists, who don’t follow any religion and do not believe in the existence of God. Rather than being a rigid classification, the above division is more of a spectrum. Various degrees of theism and atheism exist with the middle path lying somewhere between mono-theists and agnostics. The science versus religion debate has been one of the most followed ongoing debates of the last and the current century. The reasons for the emergence of such a debate have been various, like, the Dark...
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...The two main cities of Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum have undergone such excavations, enabling historians of today to reveal facts, in particularly, about religion in the cities. Religion was an important part of an individuals life and an active part of everyday life and the worship of offerings were performed in order to keep the God’s satisfied and ensure the prosperity and safety of all aspects of ones life, and ones family. A number of sources both written and archaeological have provided today’s society with facts and evidence of the household Gods and foreign cults in Pompeii and Herculaneum. The home played a vital role in Pompeian religion, as it was “the most sacred..hallowed place on earth” of every citizen in the city. The household gods also known as the guardian spirits of the family, called the Lares were the central factor of household religious practices in Pompeii. Every home incorporated a shrine dedicated to the Lares, the Lararium which was a mini-temple of sorts that housed the statues or painted images of the Lares. These Lararia were usually set in the Atrium, though others have also been found near the kitchens and in the gardens. Source 1 shows a lararium found in The House of the Vetti, this provides an example of what these household shrines were like. In Source 1, there are the Lares surrounding the paterfamilias above a snake. The Lares themselves represent the spirits that guard the family. The paterfamilias, the central figure, is the...
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...With Eyes, I Worship: The Council of Trent’s Influence on Italian Baroque Everyone learns differently, just as everyone worships differently. Throughout time people have practiced their religion by reading the words of the scripture or by attending a service and hearing a sermon from a pastor. In history though, there was a prominent third way to worship your deity. One’s eyes unlocked the powerful message of their faith, through viewing artwork and exploring architecture. In 1945, in part of the Counter-Reformation, also known as the Catholic-Reformation, a council was beginning to convene. This council, the Council of Trent, was formed to renew the Catholic religion. Facing the Protestant-Reformation, the Catholics knew that they had to...
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...Hinduism HUM 130 Byrl Shaver Hindus believe in the sacred act of different rituals. Hinduism is considered as of today the 3rd largest religion in the entire world. The concept behind Hinduism is taught to be based around different people’s way of life rather than focusing on a religion. Another word that coincides with this particular religion is Sanatana Dharma. What this religion reflects is the belief that different kinds of customs have existed, this includes natural law, health, duty, social welfare, ethics and also transcendental realization. A doctrine that is considered to be from Sanatana Dharma is reincarnation, which is expres5sed solely by the Upanashidas. What this means is that when a person dies, their soul will then leave the body to enter into either another human life or it can also be present in a specific animal or other living source. Hindus practice this belief. Whenever the soul is present in a human being it then will advance to the ultimate goal of liberation while still living in the absolute reality. This goes on until the living form dies. Karma is another strong belief that the Hindus practice. Outsiders of this religion mar consider this belief to be negative. What the true meaning is has to do with an action and deals with the consequences leading to the action. Karma has a phrase which says “what goes around comes around”. Another belief is that each persons’ actions will affect the future outcome of that person based on what thought...
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...When the term “ritual” is heard, images of mystical activities come to mind. However, rituals vary from something as straightforward and universal, such as brushing your teeth daily to something as sacred and intimate as a baptism in a church. It is defined as a ceremony consisting of a serious of actions performed according to a prescribed order. Generally, religious rituals root from myths, religion and ancient practices between the divine and humans. Each religion consists of their own unique rituals and practices that reenact historical events. For instance, every religion or culture has varying rituals following the death of a person, including burials and mourning. “In Judaism, life is valued above almost all else. Almost any Jewish law can be broken to save a human life.” (Rich, 2011) The Torah or Pentateuch, is the central reference of the religion. The Talmud is the most significant collection of the Jewish oral tradition interpreting the...
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...WORLD RELIGION REL212 Report on the Religious life of Planet Earth Strayer university Professor, Hewitt Weedor Paywala 7/30/2012 My journey to earth was very out of the ordinary. I view religion in an unusual way. Religious has numerous of difference meanings. When I hear the word religion what come to mind are men, woman and children dressed up, with their bible on their way to church. Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establish symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and to moral values (Wikipedia 2012). Religion is a word that describes the artifacts, practices and traditions of a belief system that is based upon the belief of, and usually, the worship of, a supernatural holy being (Korsgaard 1994). Several religious have narratives, symbols, traditions and scared histories that planned to give meaning of life or to explain the origin of life or the universe. Religion tends to develop morality, ethics, religious law or a ideal lifestyle from their ideas about cosmos and human nature. Religion is furthermore a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices usually agreed upon by a number of persons or sects: the Christian religion; the Buddhist religion. Sixty eight percent of the earth’s religious beliefs are Christianity, Muslims, and Hinduism (Korsgaard 1994). The criterion to determine if people on earth are religious is to understand what they...
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...Death may seem like a simple process, but all religions have their own view of death and idea of what needs to happen while we are alive in order to achieve their own afterlife. Some religions greatly value the choices we make in our lifetime, and some believe that a path is laid out for us. Either way, most religions agree on one thing: there will always be a life after death, and whether it is good or bad depends on what you do during your life, or lives, on earth. Hinduism has been around for centuries, but has somehow never stuck to one set of viewpoints. According to Thomas Hopkins, Hinduism is more accurately described as a long-term accumulation and synthesis of a number of religious viewpoints into a commonly accepted system of complementary means of salvation...
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...1. IT and Internet’s Impact on Tourism and Hospitality Industry: Implementations of technologies for Hilton Hotels Group. Demonstrate critical and evaluative interpretation and application of theoretical IT/ e-business concepts to a current tourism and hospitality market situation in order to build sustainable competitive advantage. I Introduction Accompanying the technological revolution of the 1990s there are many new opportunities and challenges for the tourism and hospitality industries. Since tourism, global industry information is its life-blood and technology has become fundamental to the ability of the industry to operate effectively and competitively. Poon (1993) suggests that the whole system of information technologies is being rapidly diffused throughout the tourism industry and no player will escape information technologies impacts. The report below gives an insight into the importance of application of information technologies and the use of Internet in tourism and hospitality industries. Two given strategic frameworks provide the analysis of the Internet and its impact on these sectors. This paper also aims to show how technological innovations and information systems can be beneficial for the hotel companies, by using the example of Hilton Hotels Group. II IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SECTORS Market wisdom today suggests that hospitality companies must embrace technology to compete against traditional competitors, as well as...
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...1. There are three major monotheistic religions found in the World today; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Please find at least three common similarities in the three religions and explain why there are such conflicts between the three religions. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are three major religions practiced today. There are several commonalities among these three religions. These religions are known as the “Abrahamic religions” because they all trace their history to the covenant God made with Abraham in the Hebrew Bible. In these three religions, they all believe in one God, as well as in angels and demons but have different names and different images of such beings. http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/comparison_charts/islam_judaism_christianity.htm. These religions also believe that Moses is a messenger of God and the Torah is God’s word. http://isocs.org/Articles/I101C/9_similarities.htm. Another similarity within these religions are they believe everyone will experience physical death and there will be resurrection of the body. All believe there will be signs preceding the judgment day. http://www.israelsmessiah.com/religions/compare/islam_judaism_christianity.htm These religions have the same basic principles in which they believe such as the belief of one God, the resurrection of the body, and the coming of the judgment day. As similar as their foundations may be, there has been constant turmoil among these religions. People of the Jewish faith claim they...
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