World Religions
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WORLD RELIGIONS
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ABRAHAM
WAS THE FOUNDER
BELIEFS
1.GOD: They believe God is both transcendent & immanent
2.JESUS:Believe that he was born of a virgin & that his death paid the price for their sins.
3.HOLY SPIRIT: The third person of the Trinity, co-equal with the Father and Son
4.SALVATION:They believe we are saved from God's judgement of sin.
5.DEATH:Most Christians believe in Heaven and Hell.
BELIEFS
1.GOD: They believe there is only one powerful God.
2.JESUS:They believe that the Messiah will rescue the righteous & judge the wicked.
3.HOLY SPIRIT: Is not seen as a "person" , but an aspect, essence, or attribute of God.
4.SALVATION: They do not believe they need personal salvation.
5.DEATH:They believe in an afterlife for those who have lived a worthy life.
CHRISTIAN RELICS
The Cross, Dove, & a Fish
JUDAISM RELICS
The Kippah and The Star of David
MUHAMMAD
WAS THE FOUNDER
CHRISTIANITY
WAS FOUNDED IN 33 AD
KNOWN WRITINGS
THE "QUR'AN" AND THE "SUNNA"
JESUS OF NAZARETH
IS THE FOUNDER
KNOWN WRITINGS
THE BIBLE, COMPROMISED OF THE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT
BELIEFS
1.GOD:They believe God is the all-powerful Creator
2.JESUS:They do not believe Jesus died on the cross
3.HOLY SPIRIT:They believe the Holy Spirit creates our spirit.
4.SALVATION:They believe salvation is based on purification of good deeds
DEATH: They believe death is a departure from the world
ISLAM RELICS
The Crescent
THEY DID NOT HAVE A FOUNDER
KNOWN WRITINGS
VAISHNAVISM, SHAIVISM, AND SHAKTISM
BELIEFS
1.GOD:They believe that no religion teaches the only way to salvation.
2.JESUS:They believe that everyone, through spiritual practice, can realize his own "god-consciousness".
3.HOLY SPIRIT:The Holy Spirit is not seen as the real human selfhood "soul".
4.SALVATION:They believe that in salvation one can gain god hood & then be purified.
5.DEATH:They believe in the rebirth, a period of rest, & then return back to earth again.
HINDUISM RELICS
THE OM (AUM)
BUDDHISM
WAS FOUNDED IN THE LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.E
SIDDHARTA GAUTAMA
IS THE FOUNDER
KNOWN WRITINGS
THE PALI CANON (TRIPITAKA)
BELIEFS
1.GOD:They believe you are the only one who can retrain yourself and therefore become enlightened.
2.JESUS:They believed He existed, but did not worship Him.
3.HOLY SPIRIT:The holy life in Buddhism begins and ends in practice, not belief and doctrine.
4.SALVATION:They believe there is no single, consistent idea of the afterlife of salvation.
5.DEATH:They believe our spirit will remain and seek throughout the need of a new body.
BUDDHISM RELICS
The umbrella, The Conch Shell, and the Eternal Knot
GURU NANAK
WAS THE FOUNDER
KNOWN WRITINGS
GURU GRANTH SAHIB AND DASAM GRANTH
BELIEFS
1.GOD:They believe that the concept of God is a belief system.
2.JESUS:They do not believe Jesus is the only way to salvation.
3.HOLY SPIRIT:They do not believe in the Holy Spirit, because they are not Christians.
4.SALVATION:They believe it can be achieved by anyone who meditates on God regardless of their religion.
5.DEATH:They believe in rebirth and that the soul itself is not the subject to death.
SIKHISM RELICS
THE KHANDA AND THE EKONKAR
CONFUCIANISM
WAS FOUNDED IN THE 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
CONFUCIUS
WAS THE FOUNDER
KNOWN WRITINGS
CHING, CH'UN CHING, AND LI' CHING
BELIEFS:
1.GOD:They believe in the Great Ultimate (Tao)
2.JESUS:Confucianism does not involve a belief in a personal god.
3.HOLY SPIRIT:They avoid spiritual issues.
4.SALVATION:They do not typically hold beliefs about the individual salvation.
5.DEATH:They believe in the ongoing presence of those who departed this life.
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SHINTO
DOES NOT HAVE A DATE WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED
THEY DID NOT HAVE A FOUNDER
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KNOWN WRITINGS
KOJIKI, NIHONGI OR NIHON SHOKI
BELIEFS:
1.GOD:They believe God cannot & should not be expressed in words.
2.JESUS:They believe in everything and believe spiritual powers do exist in the world.
3.HOLY SPIRIT:They believe in a kami that not only exist as spiritual beings, but in nature as well.
4.SALVATION:They believe it comes from being apart of the chosen Japanese people, living with honor, and purity.
5.DEATH:They believe that when they die their bodies will become dust.
SHINTO RELICS
THE TORRI GATE
TAOISM
WAS FOUNDED IN 550 BC
LAO-TZE
WAS THE FOUNDER
KNOWN WRITINGS
TAO TE CHING AND CHUANG-TZU
BELIEFS
1.GOD:They have many gods with a role instead of a personal divine being with titles
2.JESUS: Taoist believe Jesus to be a Taoism.
3.HOLY SPIRIT: Their main importance is Immortals.
4.SALVATION:They believe salvation is not necessary and that there is nothing anyone needs to be saved from.
5.DEATH:They believed death is simply a transformation from being to non-being.
TAOISM RELICS
THE YIN-YAN AND THE "TAO"
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
WAS FOUND IN 1879
CHARLES TAZE RUSSELL
WAS THE FOUNDER
Beliefs
1.GOD:They believe in one God
2.JESUS:They believe Jesus was not God, but rather God's first creation
3.HOLY SPIRIT:They believe the Holy Spirit to be "God's active force"
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4.SALVATION:Witnesses believe that salvation was made possible through Christ's death
5.DEATH:They deny the existence of hell and hold that the soul of the wicked will be destroyed
JEHOVAH RELICS
THE WATCHTOWER
MORMONISM
WAS FOUNDED ON APRIL 6,1830
JOSEPH SMITH
WAS THE FOUNDER
KNOWN WRITINGS
THE BOOK OF MORMON, DOCTRINES AND COVENANTS
BELIEFS
1.GOD:They believe God has a physical body
2.JESUS:Mormons do not believe that Jesus is the eternal Word of God or God himself
3.HOLY SPIRIT:They believe the Holy Spirit is a "one in purpose with the Father & the son, but is a separate being."
4.SALVATION:Mormons believe that people originally lived with God as spirits before being sent to this world
5.DEATH:They believe that all humans who die will live eternally
MORMONISM RELICS
The Angel Moroni
UNITARIANISM
WAS FOUNDED IN 1793
THEOPHILIS LINDSEY
WAS THE FOUNDER
BELIEFS
1.GOD:They believe God exists in one person, not three
2.JESUS:They believe Jesus became the Son of God at his baptism
3.HOLY SPIRIT:They believe the Holy Spirit is not a person and does not have a will
4.SALVATION:They believe salvation is received through faith and not by works in any way.
5.DEATH:Their views on afterlife are based on both science and spiritual traditions
UNITARIAN RELICS
A flame within a Chalice
SCIENTOLOGY
WAS FOUNDED IN 1954
L. RON HUBBARD
WAS THE FOUNDER
BELIEFS
1.GOD:They believe in God, but offers no details or doctrine of God
2.JESUS:To a scientologist, Jesus Christ is simply a good teacher who was wrongfully put to death
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3.HOLY SPIRIT:They believe in the Holy Ghost
4.SALVATION:They believe in reincarnation
5.DEATH:They do not have an official belief about God
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SCIENTOLOGY RELICS
THE SCIENTOLOGY CROSS
SATANISM
WAS FOUNDED ON APRIL 30,1966
ATON LAVEY
WAS THE FOUNDER
KNOWN WRITINGS
BLACK MAGIC BOOKS
Beliefs
1.GOD:They do not believe in a supreme God of the universe
2.JESUS:They don't believe in Jesus Christ
3.HOLY SPIRIT:They do not believe in the existence of God
4.SALVATION:They believe the entire universe is eternal
5.DEATH:They don't believe in an afterlife, since they don't believe in God or Satan
SATANISM RELICS
THE PENTACLE
