CHRISTIANITY

CHRISTIANITY BELIEFS

• Believe that Jesus is son of God and that he rose from the dead
• Believe in one God in three parts
• Believe that Jesus was sent to save mankind from sin
• Split into two major denominations: Catholics and Protestants
• Believe that after death, souls go to heaven or hell

CHRISTIANITY SYMBOLS

• Symbols include:
• The crucifix, doves, the chi-rho, the fish,
• alpha and omega, the cross, ashes, incense

CHRISTIANITY HISTORY

• Jesus of Nazareth was a preacher
• in the area around Jerusalem during
• Roman occupation. After his death and
• resurrection, Jesus' followers spread
• his teachings into the rest of the world

BUDDHISM

BUDDHISM BELIEFS

• There is no "personal god"
• Nothing is fixed or permanent
• Two main denominations:
• Theravada and Mahayana

BUDDHISM HISTORY

• 2,500 years old, started when Buddha, who was
• born into privilege, but chose to become a monk
• and adopt a harsh life of poverty after seeing a
• decrepit old man. He chose life without luxury or
• poverty. He became known as the "enlightened one"

JUDAISM

JUDAISM BELIEFS

• Judaism is a tradition grounded in the religious, ethical,
• and social laws as they are articulated in the Torah — the first
• five books of the Jewish bible.

JUDAISM SYMBOLS

• Sacred Texts: Tanakh is an acronym of Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim
• Torah is the name given to the first five books of their sacred script

JUDAISM HISTORY

• 4,00 years old, originated in Canaan with
• people know as Israelites. They were given
• commandments by god to Moses on top
• of Mount Sinai. It is traced back to their
• ancestor, Abraham.

HINDUISM

HINDUISM BELIEFS

• They believe in four gods:
• Brahma, who has four heads, four arms, and a beard
• Lakshmi, another four-armed goddess
• Shiva, the creator of the universe
• Vishnu, a blue humanoid god, who helps us out

HINDUISM HISTORY

• It has no known founder, sculptures,
• or set teachings.

SIKHISM

SIKHISM BELIEFS

• Worship God and follow the teachings of the gurus:
• Guru Nanak, Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das,
• Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan, Guru Hargobind,
• Guru Har Rai, Guru Harkrishan, Guru Tegh Bahadur,
• and Guru Gobind Singh. They are revered kind of like the Pope

SIKHISM HISTORY

• Sikhism is a progressive religion, well ahead
• of its time. It was founded over 500 years ago
• and is the fifth largest religion populously, in
• the world today. They worship and remember God
• at all times.

SIKHISM SYMBOLS

• These items are worn and carried by Sikhs:
• Kesh(long hair), dastar(turban), kangha(comb),
• kara(steel bracelet), kaccha(white underwear),
• kirpan(ceremonial sword)
• They are strictly against idolism.