Transcript Sharing Beliefs

Sharing Beliefs
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tradition:
beliefs, opinions, customs, stories,
etc., handed down from one
generation to another
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immigrants:
people who choose to move to a
new country with the intention of
settling there
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refugees:
people who are forced to leave their country
to escape persecution or war.
persecution can be physical violence,
harassment, wrongful arrest, or threats to
their lives.
persecution may be for reasons of race,
religion, nationality, political opinion, or
membership in a particular social group.
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colloquialism:
informal rather than formal language,
used in everyday informal talk, but not
in formal speech or writing (e.g., "I've
had it.")
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culture shock:
the feeling of confusion, alienation from
being suddenly exposed to a culture
that is very different from one's own
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Qur'an:
means "recitation“
believed by Muslims to be a
compilation of the words of Allah as
dictated to the Prophet Muhammad.
Qur'an is read from right to left.
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Nirvana:
in Buddhism, Nirvana is the end of
personal suffering and the experience
of unchanging peace.
enlightenment is considered more
important than Nirvana.
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Mass:
Roman Catholic
the central church service; includes the
celebration of the Eucharist or Holy
Communion
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confession:
the telling of one's sins or wrongdoings
in order to obtain forgiveness for those
wrongs.
in the Catholic Church, members of the
church confess to the priest, whom
Roman Catholics see as a link between
the people and God.
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baptism:
the religious ceremony of admitting a
person into Christianity by immersing
the individual in water or by pouring or
sprinkling water on the individual as a
symbol of washing away sin and
bringing about spiritual purification
List some similarities between the beliefs of
Christianity and Islam based on the beliefs listed
above.
there is one God
regular worship:
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Christianity = Sunday
Islam = Friday
give to the poor
both have fasting
List some similarities between the beliefs of Christianity
and Buddhism based on the beliefs listed above.
do not lie, cheat…
do not kill
be kind