Materials

• Levensbeschouwing
• Religious education
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Religious people tend to form   _         with              with the same religious             . They may meet to study, worship or             their faith.

Sometimes if people who are together strongly             with each other, they decide to break up.

This works the same way for            . If people inside the same denomination strongly disagree with each other on their             , they might leave and start their own              .

Beliefs

Church

Churches

Disagree

Discuss

Groups

People

Views

What kind of material do you already
know that have to do with religion?

Holy Books

Hinduism

Buddhism

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Some fun facts

• The Bible is the most shoplifted book in the world
• The Jewish holy texts are also holy for Christians
• The word 'Qur'an' means 'to recite' (say out loud)
• You are not allowed to touch the Torah with your bare hands
• Tripitaka means 'three baskets'. The texts were written on palm leafs and kept save in baskets. 

Clothing

• What kind of religious clothing do you see in the Netherlands? 
• Do you have rules on clothing at home? If so, what rules and why?

Clothing

Monks (in different religions)

Pastors

Symbol for leaving your own world behind

Orange symbolizes fire: purity.

Clothing rules

Kippah

To show that there is

something above you

Scarf - Burqa

To not tempt someone else

Name three purposes of wearing religious clothing.

1. To remind you that there is something above you

2. To be virtuous - to not tempt someone

3. To show that you leave your own world behind

Relics

A relic is an old object.  It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or something he has touched or used.  The purpose of a relic is to worship. It is often displayed in a shrine. 

Relics examples

• Wood from the cross from Jesus, a bloodstained piece of cloth, robe of Jesus. (Why are there no parts of the body of Jesus?)
• The tooth and beard of the prophet Muhammad.
• Tooth and part of the finger of Buddha.
• Why aren't there  any relics in hinduism?

What 'relic' do you have? What is the most important, irreplacable thing you own?

Holy Buildings

Hinduism

Buddhism

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Church

Mandir

Mosque

Synagogue

Temple