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Learning Objectives for today : 1. Understand how Religious education is different. 2. Identify what Religion is. 3. Have an understanding of belief. 4. To be able to express your own views.

What do you think ? How would you answer this question?

Religion is a subject that you have to think about. Everyone has a point of view on this subject. And in the subject of religion, your views are important. So are mine. We may not agree but all our views matter. Religion is about you. Religion is about me. Religion is about thinking and our views. Religion is about everyone.

Religion is about belief. Religion is about belief. Religion is about doing things Religion is about doing things About actions that are related to what we believe Religion is about Jesus and Christianity – Religion is about Jesus and Christianity – About sources of Wisdom - the great World Religions Religion is about God or Gods Religion is about God or Gods About the mystery of life - our relationship with the universe

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

Work with a partner or the people next to you to create a mind map about religion. Include all the words and ideas you can think of. Write a definition of religion. Join with another pair or group and compare your mind-maps and definitions. How are they similar. How are they different ? Do you think it's important to agree? The following slides show some of the answers to the question 'what is religion?' -

Your own opinion Your own opinion A belief in different countries A belief in different countries A person that believes A person that believes Believing in everyone Believing in everyone Believe to do something Believe to do something A lot of different beliefs A lot of different beliefs you believe in something you believe in something

A thing you do at least once a week A thing you do at least once a week A religion is if you pray to God and other people. A religion is if you pray to God and other people. Believe to do something Believe to do something Believe to help another person Believe to help another person Vegetarian Vegetarian Someone who helps people Someone who helps people Something you've forgotten to do! Something you've forgotten to do!

* Religion is about Jesus (Christianity) Believe in Jesus and God and their friends Believe in Jesus and God and their friends Something to do with Easter Something to do with Easter … if you read the Bible … if you read the Bible Lots of people who pray to God or Jesus Lots of people who pray to God or Jesus Something left over from a long time ago! Something left over from a long time ago!

I believe in God I believe in God Someone who believes in God Someone who believes in God Religion is someone who loves God Religion is someone who loves God Believing in God and his friends Believing in God and his friends If you think that God is real If you think that God is real A religion is if you pray to God and other people. A religion is if you pray to God and other people. When you believe in God and angels When you believe in God and angels

Religion is not a straightforward subject like maths where you learn a rule and use it to get the right answer. Religion is about us, who we are and what we think. We are all different. We have different parents, we belong to different communities and have different histories, we have different experiences - and as a result we all have different ways of seeing the world and living our lives. Our thoughts and beliefs are different and we make sense of life in different ways.

Does that mean none of the answers are right? No. Does that mean all of the answers are right? Perhaps. Does that mean that all of the answers are right but only in part - each one only gives part of the answer? Many people would say that this is true. But not everybody. There are many different views.

We asked a question. Religion is about questions. Everyone had an answer, Religion is about answers. We all have different ways of understanding things and We answer in different ways. All our different views are important. So religion is about us, you, me and everyone. who we areour views Religion is about who we are and what our views are. Beliefs Actions Religion is also about our Beliefs and Actions - what we do, World Religions It is about Wisdom - the great World Religions such as Christianity, God and the Mystery of life – which is where God comes in.

Religious Education is not like most subjects where you come into the classroom to learn facts or how to do something straightforward. Religion is about the principles which guide our entire lives. We look at the ideas which shape the choices we make and the consequences of our actions. We wrestle with questions and issues that we will be exploring for our entire lives. Religion is about each person, it is not something you leave behind when you leave school..

* Religious Education is about opening your mind to new ideas, learning to see things in new ways.

a dance * Religious Education is like a dance. First we learn to understand and see things from our own perspective. * Then we step sideways and see through other people's eyes. We develop empathy and the capacity to appreciate that there are many different ways of being a human being. * We learn from all the different perspectives that we explore.

Religion is a powerful force in our world. Religious Education is about looking beneath the surface, beyond the headlines and deepening understanding

1. Understand how Religious education is different. 2. Identify what Religion is. 3. Have an understanding of belief. 4. To be able to express your own views.