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Level 2.1Whatis“religion”?(youmayusetechnology,butyouneedaworkingde7inition,notjustadictionaryde7inition)

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Level 2.1Whatis“religion”?Level 2.2Whatdoesitmeantobe“religious”?

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Level 2.1Whatis“religion”?Level 2.2Whatdoesismeantobe“religious”?Level 2.3 What is the purpose of“religion”? Why is “religionimportant?

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Level 2.1Whatis“religion”?Level 2.2Whatdoesismeantobe“religious”?Level 2.3 What is the purpose of“religion”? Why is “religionimportant?*Bonus level* Can one just begintheirown“religion”?

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agnosticatheistmonotheismpolytheismsecular

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**DISCLAIMER**InNOWAYisMr.Murrayattemptingto:1)convertyoutoareligion2)blasphemeorcriticizeanyreligion3) claim any religion is better thananother

Mr. Murray IS a social scientist, NOT arel igious scholar and is SIMPLYp r e s e n t i n g t h e r e l i g i o n s a s ajuxtapositionallearningtool

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Christian Islam Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Other

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Christian Followers(2005worldnumber)

2.1billion

Deity/Founder

God/Jesus

HolyBook

ChristianBible

Leadership

Priests,ministers,reverends,bishops,nuns,Christianmonks

BasicBeliefs-ThereisonlyoneGod,whowatchesoverandcaresforhispeople

-JesusChrististheSonofGod.Hediedtosavehumanityfromsin.Hisdeathandresurrectionmadeeternallifepossibleforothers

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Islam Followers(2005worldnumber)

1.3billion

Deity/Founder

Allah/nofounder,butspreadbyMuhammad

HolyBook

Qur’an

Leadership

noclergy,butascholarclasscalledtheimam,whomayleadprayers

BasicBeliefs-personsachievesalvationbyfollowingtheFivePillarsofIslamandlivingajustlife.Thesepillarsare:faith;prayer;almsgiving(charitytothepoor);fasting(performedduringRamadan);pilgrimagetoMecca

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Hinduism Followers(2005worldnumber)

860million

Deity/Founder

Brahma/noonefounder

HolyBook

manysacredtexts,includingtheUpanishads

Leadership

Brahminpriests,monks,andgurus

BasicBeliefs-thesoulneverdies,butiscontinuallyreborn

-personsachievehappinessandenlightenmentaftertheyfreethemselvesfromtheirearthlydesires

-freedomfromearthlydesirescomesfromalife-timeworship,knowledge,andvirtuousacts

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Buddhism Followers(2005worldnumber)

379million

Deity/Founder

nogod/TheBuddha

HolyBook

Manysacredtexts,includingtheDhammapada

Leadership

Buddhistmonksandnuns

BasicBeliefs

-personsachievepeaceandhappiness(nirvana)byeliminatingtheirattachmenttoworldlythings

-NirvanaisreachedbyfollowingtheNobleEightfoldPath.Right-views;resolve;speech;conduct;livelihood;effort;mindfulness;concentration

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Confucianism Followers(2005worldnumber)

6.5million

Deity/Founder

nogod/Confucius

HolyBook

theAnalects,theFiveClassics

Leadership

noclergy

BasicBeliefs-SocialOrder,harmony,andgoodgovernmentshouldbebasedonstrongfamilyrelationships

-respectforparentsandeldersisimportanttoawell-orderedsociety

-Educationisimportantbothtothewelfareoftheindividualandtosociety

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Other

AtheistAgnosticScientologymore

Followers(2005worldnumber)

ALOT

Deity/Founder

various

HolyBook

plenty

Leadership

many

BasicBeliefs

numerous

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SO…

From this day forth, TEC Analysis and yourCommentaryMUSTINCLUDE…-SPRITE2Factors-APPARTS-FormsofGovernment(monarchy,olig,demo)-ElementsofCulture(andtermsofimportance)- Religious Institutions (and terms ofimportance)

**REMEMBER, SPORTS IS TO HISTORY, ASCOMMENTATORSARETOHISTORIANS

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