National Geographic for teens. Everyone has to believe in something!!!
You should come join the worship club. It will help you find your spiritual path. You shoe find a religion you are most comfortable with like: Buddhism Judaism Christianity Hinduism Islam They are many more to but these are top 5 religion worldwide so you should try to pick from one of these. Mediation is the way of life try it.
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Page 2– Hinduism Page 3– Judaism Page 4– Islam Page 5– Christianity Page 6– Buddhism Authors: Tremesha Bey, Samantha Correa, Tatiana Whittington.
The picture up above is the symbol for Hinduism.
Here is a picture of a Madrid, where the Hindu’s worship their god.
10,000-7,000 BC in present day India.
Hinduism has a lot of components in its religion. To begin with Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world out of five. It began in India a long time ago. The eternal origin which is the reason of the foundation. Over all there is one existent God. Lastly, Hinduism has many different types of practices. Some of them involve mediation. To conclusion there is a lot of information on the religion of Hinduism. Hinduism has a lot of background information. First of all, Hinduism is the oldest of the world’s faiths. Its origin is dated between 10,000-7,000 BC in present day India. Another thing is Hinduism has no founder in its religion. It’s so old that they cannot find a leader. Lastly, they say that the beginning of time Narayana laid on a banyan leaf. After many ages, Narayana began to create the universe. With all of this Hinduism formation of religion is very interesting as you can see. Hindu’s have a slightly different belief than others. An interesting fact is. That Hindus believe in Karma. So basically they believe that if you made a mistake with your wrong actions it will come back around. Another fact would be that
the individual role is to meditate, give offering. When the children grow they have to find a spiritual path. To add to that the relationship between with the believers and God is to connect and give offerings. Dharma is a way of life evolved by the great sages of seers of ancient India. To close this up you can see all the interesting facts about Hinduisms beliefs. Hinduism practices are very interesting to learn about. First off, Hindus practice in a Madrid. That’s like a church for them. Second, Hindus has many different ways to practices. They worship their god after they take showers in the morning and afternoon. Finally they read their holy book once a day. The book that they read is the Vedas. So, Hindu’s practice their roles differently than other religions. Since India is one of the oldest religions it is somewhat an ancient place. First of all, India is full of try land. It is full of temples and it looks like an ancient city. India has some poor areas to where peasants stay. The Himalayas also run through the top of India. Still, India has about 700 billion Hindu’s. 700 billion people make Hinduism the 3rd largest religion. They have Hindu’s worldwide. On
top of that Indians lived in India during the time of formation. They still do live there mostly. But all over also but you won’t find many anywhere else but the Indian region. So it is clear to see that India has a lot to know about their geography. Indians are very committed to there’s beliefs. First of all, Indians go worship almost every day. They worship to a monkey, elephant, and things like that. Along with that, India hasn’t seen any changes with their religion people obey the rules, unlike some religions. India is the second most populous country. Adding to those, they believe gurus take away the darkness. This means that they show the unsure person the way to enlightenment. In total, if it wasn’t for the Indians Hinduism wouldn’t be one of the top 5 religions.
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Judaism is one of the most popular religions out of five in the world. An interesting fact is, that Jewish people believe in one God .He showed them who should be chosen. Another interesting fact is, Judaism was many sorts of practices. Some are baby and wedding rights. And finally, Judaism has a lot of background information. Judaism is around 3,500 years old. Summing this whole thing up, We’ve researched and found many fascinating facts. The Jews believes in one God, creator of the universe. The best place to start is with the founders of Judaism which is Moses. He was a prophet. The roles of the religious leaders are to conduct services and they are called rabbis. Secondly, Judaism was founded about 1600 BC. They said that Moses Hebrews were enslaved in Egypt and freed by Moses more than 3300 years ago. Third of all, Judaism became known as the 1st mono religion. Abraham was one of the 1st prophets to come up with the idea of a single god. So, basically Judaism has a lot of information behind its religion. Judaism began in the Middle East (area). Initially, Judaism was found in the area around Babylonia and Israel. People who live in Jerusalem believe in Judaism. Still, there are 13.2 million people who worship Judaism. A 4000 year old tradition with ideas about what it means to be human and now to make the world a better place. And finally, the believers lived in Israel during the formation of the religion. The believers still live in Israel but now mostly in Jerusalem. With all of this, we see that there is a great population of Judaism. Judaism is based off one belief. To begin with, the role of god is controlling everything and has all the power. God affects what people do and is working on the world. Next, the individual roles are praying to reach put to god and show their beliefs and to obey Gods commandments. Another key belief is to bring holiness to every aspect to life meaning everything they do. On top of that, the relationship between the believers and God is that god
has a covenant with them and Abraham. They also believe in the book of “Torah” containing religious, Moral and social law which guides the life of a Jew. This entire thing together means the believers of Judaism has one belief in the one God. Judaism has many different practices that show how they worship. First of all, they worship their God at the synagogues. In the synagogues they pray, sing, and meditate there to praise God. Also, the roles of the rabbis are to teach the Hebrew bible or the Talmud text. The Hebrew bible and Talmud states the principles that they have to follow for Judaism. Lastly, for meditation they go to a deeper place than the regular meditation. They have many holy days some are Passover, Hanukkah, Sabbath, Purim, days of repentance, Hashanah, Shavuot, Sukkoth. In conclusion, they believed in following everything scripture says to glorify God.
Judaism has a lot of background. First, we have researched and found many interesting facts. They had a lot of background history. Secondly, we see that there is a large population of Judaism. They have been around for many years. Finally, they have one belief of one God. They have believed in one God since the religion was born. To conclude, Judaism believes that God has a perfect place for them.
The symbol for Judaism.
13.2 million is apart of Judaism.
This is where the Jews go in worship.
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Islam is one of the most popular religions out of five religions
This is the Islam sign.
This is the way that they Islam people worship.
Saudi Arabia. On the
ment day that will bring
other hand the layout
them to god and he will
worldwide. First of all the Muslim believe in
of Arabia is mostly
approach them. Muslims
one God named Allah. This religion
dry land. They have
pray because they believe
is called monotheism meaning one
mountains and they
that it is somewhat a
God. Secondly Islam religion is
also have a mountain
connection to Allah. Thus
mostly in Saudi Arabia. This is
range called the Hima- Muslims have many ways to
where it is most popular at, than
layas that runs
anywhere else. Moreover, they have
through the region. On different types of prac-
a strong relationship with God they
top of that today the
tices. To begin with the
also have a strong belief in him
Muslims live all
place where they worship
also. Islam contains many prac-
around the world. Back is the mosque. They sing
tices, roles, and celebrations. Due
then while the forma-
to all these reasons, we see that
tion they lived in the Also the role is to memo-
Islam should be in the top five re-
Middle East. To be
ligions. Islam has a lot of infor-
specific on the region become the hafiz. They
mation on history behind the relig-
it was Saudi Arabia,
have 114 chapters in the
ion. An interesting fact is that
Mecca. Due to all
book Qur’an. Lastly, they
the founder of the religion Islam
these reasons Islam
have their holy days
is Muhammad. The religion was found
has a large popula-
which are the 5 pillars.
1400 years ago in Mecca, Saudi Ara-
tion. The Muslims be-
They are Shahadah ,
bia. The angel Gabriel appeared and
lieve in doing their
Salat, Zakat, Sawm, and
revelations came to Muhammad. Sec-
rituals daily to
Hajj.
ondly, Muhammad and Abraham and Je-
please God. To begin
their practices are very
sus had complete revelation of the
with god plays the
interesting.
faith reveled. Abraham was 40 years
role of Allah. Muslims The religion that follows
old when he got his first reveal.
believe that God is
On top of that the people who memo-
all powering all know- Islam. Initially Muslims
rized the Qur’ ran are called
ing and just. Also
are very committed to
hafiz. Muslims roles are to live by
they use meditation
their religion. They be-
the 5 pillars, also to live by the
and prayer to get
lieve if they respect all
Qur’an. To conclude they live to
closer to their god
the rules they will make
please the Muslim god. Islam is one
and they have to walk
it judgment day. Secondly
of the youngest monotheistic. On
7 times around the
Muhammad plays a big role
one hand there is about 1.8 billion
Kaaba.
in the Islam religion. If
Muslims in Mecca they live all
believers think that
around the world but mainly in
they will have a judg- Muslims wouldn’t be where
Even so the
praise. Muslims have many
and pray to worship god.
rize the Qur’an and to
To reemphasize
the faith of their god is
it wasn’t for Muhammad
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Christianity is the belief in God. Firstly, it is originated in Jerusalem. Jesus Christ was the founder of Christianity. Secondly, Christians believe in only one God which is Jesus Christ. Christians follow the book called the Bible. They are very committed to this. Thirdly, Christianity is the top religion out of five. They have over 2 billion believers. To summarize, Christianity is the most popular.
Jesus of Nazareth a Jewish carpenter
The formation of Christianity is very interesting. First of all, Jesus Christ is the founder of Christianity. Religious leaders are priests, ministers, or pastors. Second of all, it was founded 2000 years ago. Jesus was born in a stable around 7 BCE in Bethlehem. Third, Christianity is based on the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus is believed to be the Messiah that was promised in the Old Testament. To conclude, the religion focused on the birth, life, and death of Jesus. The physical layout of this religion is sometimes hot. First, Christianity lived in Jerusalem. They also lived in Bethlehem which was the Holy land. Third, Christians can be found all over the world now. Christianity is in the main area to the west. To conclude, Christianity is all over the world. Christianity practices a lot of things. First of all, it is so to believe Jesus was sent here for a reason. Believe God sent his son to earth to save us from
our sins. Secondly, the role of God is that he is most powerful and all knowing and will save the believers. The role of the individual is that they have to worship God on Sundays to sing, pray, and teach. Last but not least, the relationship between God and the believers is unique. They pray to get closer to Christ and show that they are committed. In conclusion Christianity has many more beliefs. Christianity worship at different places. First, Christians worship at churches and temples. A church is a place where you go to give praise. Secondly, the leaders are priests, ministers, and pastors. Their roles are to lead and teach. Third, Christianity has many different Holy Days. Some of the Holy Days are Palm Sunday, Christmas, and Easter. To conclude, Christianity has so many practices, it’s hard to explain. Christianity is one of the largest religions in the world. Only in Christianity does God reveal himself to the world by becoming himself human and giving. In Christianity everything is just right for them. They have the places where they worship. They also have their religious leaders which help and lead them into the right direction.
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Buddhism is more than a way of life than religion. It was first found in Nepal. Siddhartha Gautama founded Buddhism. Secondly, Buddhism has many different beliefs, and practices. They meditate and also sing. Third, they also believe in no personal God. They believe that it is not centered on God. In conclusion, there are a lot of different things about Buddhism.
also believed in Karma. Karma is all action and thought will positively/ negatively affect you in the future. So, they have many different beliefs. Buddhism has many different practices. An interesting fact is Buddhism can worship at home or temple. In their home they build alters and they have incense and candles burning. Even so, they do many different things as worship. They do things such as meditation, chanting, praying, music, and mantra. Best of all “Wesak” is one of their holy days. Wesak is a festival celebrating the first full moon is May. It marks the birth of Buddha. In summary Buddhism has 376 million followers worldwide.
Buddhism is for enlightenment. An interesting fact is Buddhism is 2500 years old. Siddhartha Gautama was born 500 BCE in Nepal. The third interesting fact is Siddhartha left his family to search for his spiritual path for 7 years for nothing. He sat under a tree for 7 weeks, finding the path to enlightenment. So all together, Nepal The layout of the Nepal reis full of background history gion is very beautiful and poor too. First of all, Nepal of Buddhism. looks like an ancient town with beautiful site. They have many different temples of Gods for worship. Secondly, Buddhism has about 376 million believers. Most believers live in the formation region. Moreover, the believers live in Nepal during the formation of the religion. The believers live in China, Nepal, but worldwide now. In conclusion Nepal’s area has a lot Buddhist There is no going on there. worshiping. belief in a As you can see Buddhism is personal very old still very interesting. God. First of all, Buddhism is not centered To begin with Buddhism you on relationship between God can choose your god there is no specific god. They are not and humanity. Nothing is centered on God and humanfixed or permanent change. Secondly, Buddhism had the ity. Next, Buddhism began as eight is through the develop- an offspring of Hinduism in ment of morality, mediation, the country of India. It was also close to the Himalayas. and wisdom. Finally, they
Siddhartha Gautama ("the Buddha"), an Indian prince