Judaism
Over View
• Judaism the religion of Jewish people has its origins in the ancient near east
• It is currently in many different communities and people around the world
• Currently 13 people are Jewish throughout the world
• The majority of Jews live in North America, Israel, or Europe
• The book of worship is the Torah
Mechanics
• They believe they can have a personal relationship with the one god that created the universe
• They use the words “we” and “our” when praying over “I” and “me”
• They try to bring religion into every part of their life
• Once a week from Friday night to Saturday night Jewish people observe the Sabbath or the Jewish holy day.
• The day is dedicated to observing Jewish laws and customs
• Most Jewish people believe the Sabbath is a gift to the
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• It does not acknowledge or deny the existence of heaven.
• Many Asians are Confucians and part of anther religion at the same time
History
• Confucianism was formed by Confucius trying to learn the meaning of the past through the outdated religious. He was interested in why certain religious rituals were performed and in and believed he was in charge of making sure cultural values continued. Although Confucianism was not sustained until after his death.
Mechanics
• Aside from the beliefs that are teachable, improvable, and perfection able Confucianism use another religions practices such as Buddhism to worship.
Key Figures
• Confucius, founder of Confucianism was born in 551 B.C. He developed concepts about gov’t, society, and education. After realizing the king he served did not care for his theory’s he left the country and went to teach students for 12 years. He then returned home to keep teaching and wrote his teachings. He died at age 73.
Interactions with other faiths
• Many Confucians mix another religion such as Taoism in with their worship due to Confucianism’s lack of worship practice.
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