Religion is what people do.

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"Religion is what people do."
Describe in your own words what this means.

Vienna

Nice

 Conflans-Saint-Honorine

What is the topic here?

1. Islam
2. Violence
3. Terrorism
4. Tradition

(Muslim)

Fundamentalism
&
Extremism

Religion is what people do.

You can see 'fundamentalism' in all kinds of human activity

Religion (Christianity & Islam)

Politics ('Originalism')

Culture (Conservatism/Tradionalism)

Origins: Christianity

- In the US, late 19th/early 20th century

- "Awakenings", Azusa Street Revival

- Returning to the Fundamentals of Faith

Comparison: Protestantism!

Origins: Islam

- Borrowed from Christianity: we also need to go back to our roots!

- Salafism (political, a-political, jihadis)

- (as) literal (as possible) interpretation of 'the text'

Originalism: Politics

Constitution: literal reading & application for today.

What do words mean?
e.g.: 'Allen die zich in Nederland bevinden'.

Violence =

a) Marginal

b) Not at all common

c) Does not need to be projected on larger groups

Are you concerned about terrorism?

1. Not at all
2. A lot
3. A little bit
4. Somewhat

Do you think that muslims should be held accountable for violence commited in the name of Islam?

1. Yes
2. No

Do you think that Dutch people should be accountable for violence committed in the name of the country?

1. Yes
2. No

Which tradition(s) or norms do you find very important to uphold?

Would you be willing to fight (not kill) for your values and/or beliefs?

1. Yes
2. No

Why (would you (not) be willing to fight for your beliefs/values)?

Keywords from this class:

- Fundamentalism
- Terrorism

- Violence

Learned:
- (Religious) violence is less common than media would have you think
- Every human group has certain 'fundamentals' which they find important to defend (with force)

- You can debate about whether a group should be held accountable for the actions of one or more members

Write down two takeaways (things you learned) from this class.

Give a suggestion for a topic that you would like to discuss next.

Did you like working in LessonUp over a 'regular' lesson?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Doesn't matter
4. (Other, please give me a suggestion)