Soul is the spirit of a person. What makes me, "me" and what makes you, "you“ eg. the part of you that makes you who you are and that will live on after your death.

Some people don’t believe it exists because… You can't see the soul if you X-ray the humanbody. There's no scientific evidence that it exists.

It takes belief and faith! FAITH:

Believing in what you can't

see.

I’m an AGNOSTIC which means I’m not

sure if God exists

I’m an ATHEIST which means I don’t believe

God exists

I’m a THEIST which means I believe in

God

I’m an atheist and don’t believe in God because:

• People say that God is above us, but how can this be true? The world spins around and ‘above’ is different in different

parts of the world!

• Scientists have discovered that there is no hell under people, so why should there be a heaven above us?

• We’ve seen what’s above us and there’s no sign of God!

• God is meant to be all loving! Why is there so much suffering?

• God is meant to have created the world…how could he have done that? Science explains that instead!

• God is meant to be able to hear everyone…how does he do this ? Why hasn’t he answered my prayers?

• The world is not the centre of the solar system; why should God be above us?

I’m a theist and I do believe in God because:

• My family have brought me up to believe in God

• My Holy book is the word of God and shows he exists

• The reason we haven’t seen God is because He isn’t a person! He’s a spirit and is very powerful (we can’t see

gravity or the wind, but they’re very powerful!)

• Because God is a spirit and not a human being it means that he could create the universe and hear everyone’s prayers because a human body doesn’t get in the way!

• Science doesn’t explain why the world is so beautiful…I believe it’s because God designed it

• God doesn’t answer everyone’s prayers because sometimes they are selfish or not what God wants

I’m an agnostic and not sure if God exists because:

• I understand the reasons why people think God doesn’t exist, like the suffering in the world

• However, I understand that people cause lots of suffering in the world and that’s not God’s fault

• Also I believe that religions can help people believe in God and they are very popular…does

this make it true?

• However, there are lots of religions in the world…can they all be correct?

• I also understand all the reasons from the other points of view …

Choose two people who you have studied…

• Different classes have studied different people so make sure they are people who you have studied in class

• You should know:– the things they did (foundation)– the things they believed (building)– how the world has changed because of them (more advanced)– how what they believed affected the way that they acted (higher)

• Consider your own vision for the world…– does someone’s religion matter?– Can we make a difference to the world if we aren’t religious?– Do you know any example of people who don’t have a religion, but

have still changed the world? (this could be someone you know)

I was a Christian. I wanted equality and for

black and white people to be treated equally. The

America I grew up in had lots of discrimination (people being treated differently because of

their skin colour, background or whether

they are male or female) and I wanted it to end.

Black and white people couldn’t use the same bathrooms, restaurants and cinemas and black people had to sit at the backs of buses. Black people weren’t allowed to go to the

same school as white people and in some places they weren’t allowed to vote.

I wrote a speech called “I have a Dream” which was about what I wanted for the world. It said that I

wanted people to be judged on their personalities and not the colour of their skin. It also said that I

wanted little black girls and boys to be able to play with little white girls and boys

I organised a bus boycott (refusing to use something) where black people shared cars or walked instead of

catching the bus. The segregation (Keeping one

group of people separate from everyone else) on the buses was classed as illegal, which

meant all other places of segregation must be illegal too!

Martin Luther King

I believed in non-violent protest because Jesus said to turn the other cheek and not fight back

when attacked. He was important to me as a Christian, because he was an example of

how I should behave.

I believed everyone was equal because the Bible said that we are made in God’s image so we must be all the same. The Bible

is the word of God.

I also believed in non-violent protest because Jesus said to “love your enemies” so this

means that I shouldn’t respond with violence towards the

people who are against me.

I believed that the Church was the home of God and the

community of Christians all over the world. When I say we are all God’s children, I mean that we

are all the same and God doesn’t prefer one colour of skin

over another

Muhammad (PBUH) was a prophet (someone sent by

God to show the world how to live) had a vision from God.

The Angel Jibril/Gabriel asked him to take down the words

he said. This became the Qur’an (the Holy Book of

Islam)

Islam = The ReligionMuslims = The people that follow the religion

The city of Makkah was a city where people treated

each other badly and there were Idols (false

gods) that people worshipped

Allah (the Arabic word for God) asked

Muhammad to help restore the city to a

Holy place. He did this but was constantly

attacked.

He didn’t fight back for a very long time even though his followers

were tortured for believing in Islam and

only one God instead of false idols.

Eventually Allah allowed Muhammad (PBUH) to fight back. He eventually won and destroyed all the statues of the false gods in Makkah. He brought a whole new religion and built the first mosque.

Muhammad PBUH

Muhammad (PBUH) starting a whole new religion means…

…money given to charity because Islam teaches that it is a duty to God to give to

charity

…we have Mosques and a whole new religion exists because of Muhammad

seeing a vision of the Angel sent by Allah

…the world has Muslims who show their belief and

faith by their religious clothing (and some who

show it other ways)

… we have true Muslims who follow Muhammad’s example and do not fight back even when attacked

… there are Muslims who pray 5 times a day to show how important Allah (or God) is.

…the world has the words of

Allah, written in the Qur’an. The

words were given to

Muhammad by the Angel and

were written to make the Holy

Book.

…the world has the example of Muhammad to show Muslims

how to live.

I left the palace and my family behind so that I could find a way to overcome these (stop these from causing suffering). I tried

lots of different ways, but then I finally found ENLIGHTENMENT

(true knowledge and understanding of the world). That

is when I was given the title Buddha which means ENLIGHTENED ONE.

I was a King’s son and when I was born, a fortune teller said I was either going to be a rich and powerful leader, or a great Holy man. My name was Siddhartha Gotama

My dad wanted me to be a powerful leader like he was, so locked me in the palace so that I would never see suffering. He thought this

would mean that I would never know anything different and wouldn’t want to change the

world.

I had never seen death, old age or illness before but when I left

the palace I saw them all. I had a small son but worried that all

that would happen to him would be that he would become ill,

grow old, and die.

The Buddha

I realised that all suffering comes from people wanting to keep things the way they are, or wanting things to be different from the way they have to be (like people leaving or dying).

I taught Three Universal Truths

• Anicca: EVERYTHING CHANGES. We must accept that things will change and we can’t keep everything the same

• Anatta: WE ALL CHANGE TOO. We must accept that we all change from the moment we are born and we must grow older.

• Dukka: SUFFERING. We must accept that nothing will make us completely happy, and we suffer because we keep wanting things

I’m unhappy because I

wanted an iPhone and now

it’s broken

I’m unhappy because I don’t

want to leave my Primary School

…Buddhists who accept the The Universal Truths1. All beings suffer. 2. Suffering is caused by craving. 3. You can escape suffering. 4. There is a path to freedom from suffering.

Because of the Buddha’s vision, beliefs and actions, the world has…

…Buddhists who think that the path

to escaping suffering (and

wanting things) is the eightfold path (8 WAYS TO LIVE

YOUR LIFE)

I DIDN’T MEAN IT

Right thought Right view of life Right intention

Right Speech

Right mindfulness (thinking about others) Right effort in life Right job (make your

money in a good way)

Right Action (do good things in your life)

…a religion called

BUDDHISM that has

BUDDHISTS that follow the

Buddha’s teachings

I was a young lawyer in South Africa. Black and Asian people were treated cruelly by the government and the

police. I protested against inequality

We were made to wear IDs but white people weren’t. I burned my ID and encouraged others to do the same.

This is because I wanted everyone to be equal

I had a ticket to be on a train but was thrown off because non-whites weren’t allowed

in the ‘good’ carriages

I was a Hindu and believed in AHIMSA. This meant I

thought that it was wrong to hurt any living thing. I showed this when I was beaten by the British for burning my ID because I

never fought back!

Gandhi

Britain owned India and I used non violent protests to show that India should be a

free and independent country.

When I was arrested and beaten I went on hunger strike. The British rulers found it very difficult to deal with me because I

was never angry or violent.

The British government treated people in India

badly and forced us all to buy salt at high prices even though we could

make it ourselves.

I encouraged people to boycott British goods, and organised a march where I went to the sea and took salt from the water. 1000s of people supported my

non-violent action.

Because of my actions, India eventually became independent and Indian

people ruled themselves. I wanted people of different religions to live

together in India because I believed in TOLERANCE (accepting people

regardless of their beliefs or skin colour) and I also believed in

SATYAGRAHA which is a force for good, and not wanting a violent society.

Unfortunately, even though I taught peace and compassion, I was shot in 1948 because some

people weren’t happy about changes in India

I felt that the world needed to be united instead of all divided up into countries

and religions.

I thought that if we were all the same, then there wouldn’t be

fighting.

I also thought that people were very powerful and could

make a big change if they tried. I once said that if

everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace. Can you suggest what this

might mean?

I thought that people shouldn’t use violence to protest and twice in 1969 I spent a whole week in

bed to promote peace in the world as a sort of non-violent protest.

John Lennon

My song Imagine was about my vision for the world. It asks

people to imagine if the world was a certain way such as:

No Heaven, no Hell below us and above us only sky, people living for today, no countries nothing to kill or die for , no religion, people living life in peace, people having no possessions , no need for greed or hunger, and all the people sharing all the world

Key words• Soul: Soul is the spirit of a

person. What makes me, "me" and what makes you, "you“ eg. the part of you that makes you who you are and some people think will live on after your death

• Faith: Believing in what you can't see.

• Agnostic: not being sure if God exists

• Atheist: believing God doesn’t exist

• Theist: believing in God

• Equality (inequality): everyone being treated the same (or differently)

• Discrimination: people being treated differently because of their skin colour, background or whether they are male or female

• Boycott: refusing to use something

• Segregation: Keeping one group of people separate from everyone else

• PBUH: A sign of respect after a name meaning Peace Be Upon Him

• Allah: The Arabic word for God

• Idol: False gods. Often statues

• Prophet: Messenger from God

• Islam: The religion Muslims follow

• Muslims: The name given to people who follow Islam

• Qur’an: Holy Book of Muslims

• Mosque: Holy building. A place of worship for Muslims

• Enlightenment: true knowledge and understanding of the world

• Buddha: A name or title given to someone who has become enlightened

• Buddhism: A religion. People who follow this use Buddha as an example.

• Anicca: EVERYTHING CHANGES. (We must accept that things will change and we can’t keep everything the same)

• Annatta: WE ALL CHANGE TOO. (We must accept that we all change from the moment we are born and we must grow older).

• Dukka: SUFFERING. (We must accept that nothing will make us completely happy, and we suffer because we keep wanting things)

• Eightfold path: Eight ways to live your life well (Buddhism)

• Ahimsa: Non violence and respecting all living things.

• Tolerance: accepting people regardless of their beliefs, skin colour or anything else

• Satyagraha: a force for good, and not wanting a violent society

• United: People working together

The exam formata) Is always a question about a key word e.g. What is a theist?

(so learn key words)b) Is always about your opinion e.g. Do you think that Martin

Luther King was a good role model? Give two reasons for your answer (so give evidence for your view)

c) Is always an explain question e.g. Explain why some people don’t believe in God (you always need lots of examples/ teachings and be able to explain what these mean)

d) Always requires you to give your point of view on a statement and then the opposite point of view e.g. “Religious beliefs can help someone change the world ”

i) Do you agree? Give reasons for your answerii) Gove reasons why other people would disagree with you (Make sure you give evidence for your opinion, and not just explain what your opinion is)