religion - unit 1 test review

• agnostic


  a person who doubts that mankind can know the existence of a possible god & the possible existence of anything beyond this life
• atheist


  one who holds that no god exists
• creed


  a philosophy or set of beliefs
• ethics


  a system of morals; rules for human conduct
• evolutionary


  a person who believes that evolution explains the origin of species
• humanist


  a person who believes that humankind is the source of all value & meaning, not religion or spirituality
• multi-faith


  of many faiths
• new age


  a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional western culture, particularly in relation to spirituality, mysticism, holism, etc.
• religious


  devoted to religion
• religious impulse


  the universal urge to believe in something beyond ourselves
• religious pluralism


  a positive attitude toward the existence of many faiths in one society
• pagan


  a person holding religious beliefs other than those of any of the other main religions of the world. In the past, this was sometimes used by Christians to describe non-Christians
• ritual


  a prescribed religious procedure or performance
• sacred


  connected with religion
• secular


  concerned with or belonging to the material world
• soul


  the spiritual/immaterial part of a human being or animal
• spiritual


  concerned with sacred or religious things & related to the human spirit or soul
• symbol


  a mark, character, or object that serves to represent an idea, process, or function
• theology


  the study of religion, especially religions with a belief in God
• humanists believe that...

  if you're good to others, they will be good to you

  how you live your life is all that matters

  religion & ethics are separate
• science & religion...

  seen by many as rivals

  both try to explain things in their own way
• science vs religion evolutionary theories:

  science : man evolved from primate ancestors

  religion : man was created by God in his image
• common features of religion:

  beliefs, teachings, rituals, practices, festivals/events, sacred text, etc.
• why do people turn to religion?(I Fricken Want Quesadillas In BurgerQueen)

  • intuition/religious impulse - the universal urge to believe in something beyond ourselves
  • fear - afterlife, loneliness, right/wrong, natural elements, illness
  • wonder - natural beauty, space, marvel of creation
  • questioning - looking for answers in tough times
  • identity - longing for belonging
  • big questions
• what is the difference between belief, opinion, and fact?

  belief = an idea that someone accepts as true/real

  opinion = a statement or idea that tells how a person feels about something

  fact = can be proved true either by observing something or by using a reliable source
• religious freedom in canada:

  • religion is personal & non-political, having its own leaders
  • state is the government who control our country & set the laws
  • the laws are set to protect people from hurting others based on things like religion
• who are the 4 groups of people that are most likely to attend religious services:

  married, elderly, recent immigrants, rural citizens
• religion vs ethnicity

  connected through being good & doing the right thing

  
  

  religion = a collection of beliefs, teachings, etc. where we are good because of God

  ethics = the search for good judgement about how to act/behave where we are good for the sake of being good
• relative sizes of major world religions in order from largest to smallest:

  Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Taoism, Judaism

  (Can't I Have Bed Sleep Tonight Jude?)
• Use 5 terms to explain the importance of religious pluralism & respect for others' beliefs (terms will be given on test, you have to apply)

  religious pluralism = a positive attitude towards the existence of multiple faiths in one society