Behind beliefs

Do you believe in God or do you believe in any existence of God? People in different parts of the world have different beliefs or religions. What does religion refer to? ---religion sometimes is the same as faith or belief. People who practise a religion believe in the existence of a god or gods and do activities to praise or worship them. Religions are closely associated with the culture, history, tradition and lifestyle of a country. We cannot learn a language of f foreign country without knowing something about the religion of that country. You can find four pictures on this page, each of it shows a different religion.

Christmas Day is a Christian holiday. It is regarded as the birthday of Jesus Christ. Christianity 基督教

Christianity 基督教 Good Friday 万圣节 Easter Day 感恩节 Christmas Day 圣诞节 All Saints’ Day 耶稣受难节 Thanksgiving Day 复活节

Journey to the West ---an ancient Chinese story about a search for Buddhism

Mosque ---a place for Muslims to worship Islam 伊斯兰教

Taoism

What are the most popular religions in the world?

Islam 伊斯兰教 Buddhism 佛教 Christianity 基督教 Hinduism 印度教 Judaism 犹太教 the most popular religions in the world

Which religion do you think is the oldest ？ A. Islam 伊斯兰教 B. Hinduism 印度教 C. Christianity 基督教 D. Buddhism 佛教 E. Judaism 犹太教

People who believe in it Who/ What they believe in The religious book they read Place they worship Hinduism Buddhism Judaism Christianity Buddhism

What do we call the people who believe in a religion?

What do we call the believers? 基督教 Christianity A. Hindus 伊斯兰教 Islam B. Buddhists 佛教 Buddhism C. Jews 印度教 Hinduism D. Christians 犹太教 Judaism E. Muslims

Who do people believe in each religion?

What / Who do they believe in? 基督教 Christianity A. Buddha 伊斯兰教 Islam B. many different gods 佛教 Buddhism C. Jesus 印度教 Hinduism D. Allah 犹太教 Judaism E. One god

What religious books do people use?

What are the religious books they read? Islam 伊斯兰教 A. Vedas 吠陀经 Hinduism 印度教 B. Torah 旧约 Christianity 基督教 C. Buddhist sutras 佛经 Buddhism 佛教 D. Bible 圣经 Judaism 犹太教 E. Koran 古兰经

What place do people worship in?

Where do they worship in? Islam 伊斯兰教 A. temple Buddhism 佛教 B. synagogue 犹太教会堂 Christianity 基督教 C. church Hinduism 印度教 D. mosque 清真寺 Judaism 犹太教

Do you know any important religious figures or famous religious architecture?

religious figures Islam 伊斯兰教 Father Christmas Christianity 基督教 Monkey King 美猴王 Buddhism 佛教 Muhammad 默罕默德

Have you been to any famous religious sites in China? What are they?

the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, Henan Province

Shao Lin Temple in Henan Province

Wu Tai Shan Mount in Shanxi

Do you know of any famous mosques in China?

the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang. built in 1442 and is the largest in China.

粉红清真寺 (Putra Mosque)

粉红清真寺 (Putra Mosque)

Do you think that there is something in common among these different religions?

 different from superstition, which has no central beliefs  encourage people to do good  have a power to call on people to devote themselves to that religion  help people live their lives in a positive way  motivate people to be compassionate, kind and loving

Do you know any religious words that are used in our daily life now? Have the meanings of these words changed?

Sarah felt that an angel from heaven was helping her. In religious books, an angel refers to a messenger and servant of God, usually represented as a person with wings and dressed in white.

While in our daily speaking, it can refer to a person who is very kind or you are very grateful to. When it is used to describe a child, it means the child behaves well. To my uncle, my cousin was a little angel.

The Bible talks about the devil as the source of evil in the world. In the religious term, it means the most powerful evil spirit.

However, in our daily conversation, it refers to a person who behaves badly. I was a naughty child ---a real little devil!

Christians believe that doing good things will save their souls. In the religious term, it means the spirit inside one’s body, or the part of a person that is not the body. The soul is believed not to die even if the body is dead.

While in our daily conversation, it refers to a kind of human feeling which helps us recognize, create and enjoy the work of art. Listening to beautiful music is good for the soul.