Discussion Questions
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What might be the benefits of studying religious faiths different from your own?
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Learning about religions different from your own helps you understand and appreciate different cultures, breaking down stereotypes. It boosts your critical thinking by encouraging you to compare beliefs. Plus, it promotes conversations and teamwork among different groups, and it can even help you grow spiritually. Overall, it teaches respect for the wide variety of beliefs and values people have.
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Beside learning their religion it helps us to understand their culture.
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Besides the religion of other cultures it can help us understand the people themselves.
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Helps me to understand other religions and views which in turn will help me when talking to people about Christianity.
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Helps me understand diversity and have a more comprehensive view of how other religions operate and influence the world
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Write out in your own words a definition for religious faith.
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Religious faith is a belief in a religious leader or creator who has the power to bless and curse believers and non-believers. This belief is often a hope for the afterlife.
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the belief system that one adheres to, based on sacred scriptures, that answer the questions of who God is, how we came into existence, rituals one believes God expects of them and a code or law that one believes God has given them
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Religious faith is the belief in a higher power for the creation of all things and for establishing a moral code of behavior toward others. It can also include specific rituals and beliefs.
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Religious traditions provide believers with a sense of faith and trust in a power greater than themselves, which fosters a sense of hope and peace in spite of the myriad trials and tribulations taking place in our present day world.
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A set of beliefs learned, studied, or passed down primarily focused on God, our creation, eternal salvation, and life after death.