religions quiz

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Today we had a quiz on five major religions. The five major religions were Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. I think I did pretty well if I were to give myself a grade I would probably give myself an 87%. The quiz covered
Christianity
number of adherents: around 2.2 billion (largest in the world)
call them: Christians
geographic location: Europe, the Americas, southern Africa

denominations: Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Protestants (Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, many more)
founder: Jesus Christ (Christianity is Abrahamic in origin)
holy book: The Bible, especially the New Testament (gospels)
beliefs: Jesus is both human and divine - the Son of God; 
he led a virtuous life; he was crucified, died, buried, and resurrected;
he ascended into heaven where he reigns w/God the Father 
clergy: the Pope is head of the Catholic Church, priests are local authorities
Islam
number of adherents: 1.5 billion (second largest)
call them: Muslims
geographic location: Indonesia, Middle East, north Africa
denominations: Sunnis (75 - 90%), Shiites (10 - 20%)
founder: Muhammad  (570 - 632)
holy book: Qur’an (Koran)
beliefs: monotheistic, Abrahamic
Five Pillars (testimony, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, pilgrimage)
Muslims see their purpose in life as serving and submitting to Allah (God), and observing Islamic law
Hinduism 


number of adherents: 1.1 billion (third largest)
call them: Hindus
geographic location: India, Nepal
holy book: the Vedas - eternal truths revealed to ancient sages; composed in verse form (meant to be sung and easily memorized)
founder: no distinct founder - it is a series of intellectual or philosophical points of view, rather than a rigid, strict set of beliefs - probably the oldest extant religion, although Hinduism is less a religion than a way of life, or a faith
Buddhism

number of adherents: 500 mill. to 1.5 billion (estimates vary quite a bit, don’t they?)
call them: Buddhists
geographic location: southeast Asia, China, Nepal, Japan
(there are 1.2 million Buddhists in the United States)
founder: Siddhartha Gautama
denominations:
Tibetan
Zen
Theravada
Amidist
Four Noble Truths
  1. There is suffering
  2. Attachment to desire is the origin of suffering
  3. There is a cessation of suffering
The Eightfold Path will lead to the cessation of suffering

The Eightfold Path

Right view

Right intention

Right speech

Right action

Right livelihood

Right effort

Right mindfulness

Right dedication
Judaism

number of adherents: 14 - 18 million (ninth)
call them: Jews
geographic location: 
  • Israel (6.4 million, 75.4%)
  • US (5.3 - 7 million, 1.7% - 2.6%)
founder: Abraham

holy book: 
The Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament:    Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy)
beliefs: ethical monotheism - God is one, and concerned with the actions of humankind
Ten Commandments
13 Principles of Faith

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