S E C T I O N A : O u r S e a r c h f o r M e a ni n g a n d B el o n gi n g B. E x pl o r e C o m m u niti e s of f ait h
W o rl d wi d e, c o m m u niti e s of f ait h a r e f o u n d i n e a c h of t h e m aj o r w o rl d r eli gi o n s. A r eli gi o n i s a w a y of lif e p r a cti s e d b y m e m b e r s of a c o m m u nit y of f ait h. T h e c e nt r al f a ct o r t h at u nit e s m e m b e r s of a r eli gi o n i s t h ei r s et of b eli ef s a b o ut G o d a n d t h e w a y t h e y a g r e e t o a ct. T h r o u g h t h ei r b eli ef s a n d a cti o n s, m e m b e r s of e a c h c o m m u nit y of f ait h ti n d s m e a ni n g a n d p u r p o s e i n t h ei r li v e s.
D u ri n g y o u r J u ni o r C y cl e y o u will b e l e a r ni n g a b o ut ti v e m aj o r w o rl d r eli gi o n s. T h e r e a r e m e m b e r s of e a c h of t h e s e r eli gi o n s li vi n g i n I r el a n d t o d a y.
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A r eli gi o n is a w ay of lif e c e ntr e d o n b eli ef i n a n d w or s hi p of G o d or g o ds. G o d is t h e S u pr e m e B ei n g, w h o cr e at e d a n d s ust ai ns t h e u niv er s e.
T HI N K A B O U T ...
Hi n d ui s m i s o n e of t h e w o rl d’ s ol d e st li vi n g r eli gi o n s, d ati n g b a c k t o at l e a st 2 0 0 0 B C E. Hi n d ui s m d e v el o p e d a n d still fi o u ri s h e s, m ai nl y i n I n di a a n d N e p al. T h e r e a r e o v e r o n e billi o n Hi n d u s i n t h e w o rl d t o d a y.
J u d ai s m i s o n e of t h e ol d e st r eli gi o n s b a s e d o n a b eli ef i n o n e G o d. It w a s f o u n d e d o v e r 3, 5 0 0 y e a r s a g o i n t h e Mi d dl e E a st. N e a rl y h alf of t h e w o rl d’ s e sti m at e d 1 4 milli o n J e w s li v e i n t h e U S A, a q u a rt e r i n I s r a el, a n d t h e r e st a r e s c att e r e d a r o u n d t h e w o rl d.
B u d d hi s m w a s d e v el o p e d i n I n di a a b o ut 2, 5 0 0 y e a r s a o b y a m a n n a m e d Si d d h att h a G ot a m a. H e b e c a m e k n o w n a s t h e B u d d h a, w hi c h m e a n s ‘t h e e nli g ht e n e d o n e’. T h e r e a r e n o w o v e r 5 0 0 milli o n B u d d hi st s.
C h ri s ti a ni t y i s t h e w o rl d’ s l a r g e st r eli gi o n, wit h a b o ut 2. 2 billi o n f oll o w e r s w o rl d wi d e. It i s b a s e d o n t h e t e a c hi n g s of J e s u s C h ri st w h o li v e d i n t h e H ol y L a n d 2, 0 0 0 y e a r s a g o.
I sl a m b e g a n i n A r a bi a a n d w a s r e v e al e d t o h u m a nit y b y t h e P r o p h et M u h a m m a d. T h o s e w h o f oll o w I sl a m a r e c all e d M u sli m s. T h e r e a r e a b o ut 1. 6 billi o n M u sli m s i n t h e w o rl d t o d a y.
G e n e r all y s p e a ki n g, r eli gi o n s a r e eit h e r m o n ot h ei st o r p ol yt h ei st. If y o u a c c e pt m o n ot h ei s m, y o u a r e c all e d a m o n ot h ei st. If y o u a c c e pt p ol yt h ei s m, y o u a r e c all e d a p ol yt h ei st. • • •
J e w s, C h ri sti a n s a n d M u sli m s a r e all m o n ot h ei st s. Hi n d u s a r e p ol yt h ei st s.
B u d d hi st s a r e di vi d e d o n t hi s i s s u e. S o m e B u d d hi st s a r e p ol yt h ei st s, w h e r e a s ot h e r s d o n ot b eli e v e i n a g o d o r g o d s of a n y ki n d.
K E Y C O N C E P T
M o n ot h ei s m s ays t h at t h er e is o nly o n e G o d. P ol yt h ei s m s ays t h er e is m or e t h a n o n e G o d.
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