Transcript AIM: To what extent do Belief Systems have an impact on the world?

Aim: what are the
differences between
belief systems,
religions, and
organized religions?
What are Belief Systems?
• What is a Belief System,
• a Religion, and
• an Organized religion?
What are
these?
Belief System
Religion
Belief System
The Venn
diagram
is part of
the clue.
Religion
Organized
Religion
Belief System
AIM: to what extent
do belief systems
have an impact on
the world?
Belief Systems
(Some of Planet Earth’s)
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Animism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Taoism
Confucianism
Belief Systems
• Zoroastrianism
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Jainism
Sikhism
Shinto
Deism
Atheism
Agnosticism
Satanism
Who believes in them?
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What percentage of the world is Christian?
What percentage of the world is Muslim?
What percentage of the world is Jewish?
What percentage of the world is Hindu?
What percentage of the world is Buddhist?
What percentage of the world is Atheist?
Christian
Muslim
Jewish
Hindu
Buddhist
Atheist
To what extent do belief
systems have an impact on
your life?
That is, outside of your household and private life.
Create a list
after
consulting
fellow
students.
Think
about the
greater
US
society.
What documents
/ artifacts might
you use as
evidence?
List
Write down
your
responses!
Why study them?
• What is the
date?
• Do you say the
Pledge of
Allegiance?
• When do you
receive time off
from school?
• Do you use US
money?
• Do
you partake in Halloween?
•Do you celebrate the “Holidays” or
how about Thanksgiving?
The Pledge of Allegiance
• I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for
which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all. (1892) (Francis Bellamy)
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of
America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one
Nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
(1923) (Congress)
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of
America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one
Nation under God indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all. (1948 - 1951) (Knights of Columbus)
To what extent have belief
systems had an impact on
the development of the
USA?
“Founding Fathers” ever
contemplate religion?
• The life and essence of
religion consists in the
internal persuasion or
belief of the mind. No
man has power to let
another prescribe his
faith. Faith is not faith
without believing.
• – Thomas Jefferson
(1776)
Jefferson’s “Deist” Bible
AIM: to what extent
do belief systems
have an impact on
the world?
Belief Systems
Have Belief Systems ever played
a role in political conflicts?
Have Belief Systems ever played a
role in political conflicts?
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Where and What?
• Where do most Muslims live?
• What continent is the most Christian,
in terms of total percentage of the
population?
• What religions are most popular
amongst Sub-Saharan Africans?
AIM: to what extent
do belief systems
have an impact on
the world?
Belief Systems