If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Voltaire

World’s Major Religions

Questions to be discussedWhat is religion?Why do people need religion?Why should we study world’s religions?Do you know and understand more

about the world’s major religions now? Are you able to sum up what you have

learned ?

What is religion?

The word "religion" originates from the Latin word

‘religare’ - a connection between a human and God.

Religion can be defined in many ways. Usually it involves 3 things:

1. the worship of God or gods

2. moral norms about how to behave

3. answers to life's biggest questions

The Ten Commandments

The Five Pillars of Islam

1.creed2. daily

prayers3. fasting

during Ramadan

4. almsgiving5. pilgrimage to Mecca

Science or Religion?Science seeks to provide answers to life's biggest

questions, it sometimes comes into conflict with

religion. Therefore, some people believe that we

must choose between the two.

However, others think that science and religion

can both be useful because they believe that:

science answers the question HOW?

religion answers the question WHY?

Importance of Religion

World Religiosity

World’s Religions: Names and Meanings

Name ofreligion

Source of the name

Meaning of the source

Christianity Khristos Khristos is the Greek translation of the Hebrew

word “Messiah”, meaning the anointed.

Judaism Judah One of the Tribes of Israel.

Islam Sa-le-ma In Arabic, Salema is root to words like “peace”

and “obedience”.

Buddhism Buddha The title of the religion's founder, it means“enlightened” in Sanskrit.

Hinduism Hind In Asian languages, “Hind“ is the name of the

region between the Himalayas and the IndusRiver.

COEXISTENCE by Dan Marcella

In my daydreams I've goneto temple, church, and shrine.I've asked rabbi, pastor, master -Why is yours the only Divine?

Gone to mosques and to cathedralsasked the imams and the priests -Why do they hold others' beliefswith such disdain, as if a Beast's?

Took a sit in circled stones andasked the long gone mystic man,"Why does your Divine exist onlyin image of a woman or a man?"

In this so vast Universemillions days and nights,why does the human think onlyhis or her is Divine right?

I've asked them all,men and women so wise.Why don't they hearhow their own God cries?

Much we humans did in the pastin name of our Divine light.Just spill blood red and brotherlyand not see our similar and right.

One wise man and a fool - Two Kings once did dream and say,

We can get along all everyone, please, tomorrow and today.

Major Religions of the World: Basic Facts

The religion was founded inin

The founder of the religion is...

The number of followers of the religion is

The place of birth of the leader

The Holy Book of the religion is

Places of worship of the religion are

The main holidays of the religion are

The symbol of the religion is

Church services in the religion are led by

Christianity

Judaism

Islam

Buddhism

Hinduism

COEXISTENCE RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE