Post a response to this prompt : Religion can affect people in many different ways. List at
least two effects that organized religion has had on society and give examples from past
and/or present world events that illustrate your examples.
Review your classmates responses to the first Discussion Question for this week.
Choose two Web sites that interest you from your classmates responses.
Complete Appendix D using the two Web sites you found for your Discussion Question
response as well
How did the childhood experiences of Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha) lead to his
questioning of the spiritual practices of his time?
Create a PowerPoint Presentation geared toward teaching a younger person (age 9-14)
about Judaism. Your presentation must contain at least 10 slides and include speakers
notes that describe what you would say if you were actually presenting it to an audience.
Your presentation should cover each of these topics:
1. Relationship with God/Torah
2. History of Key Sacred Texts
3. Ten Commandments
4. Jerusalem
5. The Nation of Israel
6. Different Sects of Judaism
7. The Holocaust
8. Sacred Practices and/or Holidays
9. Judaism today
Resource: Appendix G
Complete Appendix G.
Submit a 350-700 word response answering these questions: What are the central beliefs
of Islam, and how are they reflected in the Five Pillars (McInerney, 2003)? Which of the
Five Pillars do you feel would be easiest to fulfill, and which would be the most
challenging (McInerney, 2003)?
How has Christianity, a faith based on the teachings of one text (the Bible), divided into so
many denominations?
Submit a 1250-1500 word paper in which you compare and contrast the lives of Jesus
and Mohammed in relation to each respective religion. The paper should be formatted
following APA guidelines. Be sure to complete the following steps in your paper:
1. Trace the lives of Jesus and Mohammed historically.
2. Compare what impact the death of each person had on his respective religion.
3. Describe the ways each individual was/is worshipped.
4. Explain how their messages are being carried out in the world today.
How are newer religions different from older ones? How are they similar?