1/18

I was wrong in my last blog we do have school today and it is our last class this year. Some people are retaking the test but I couldn't because I got over a 70. I wish i could retake it and get a better grade though. Lily is taking her test for the first time now and I hope she does good. I said all that I needed to say in the last blog so I am not sure what to put in this one.

1/17

This is the last class with you for this year unless we have school tomorrow, but i hope we dont. I think i didnt do good on this test but i am hoping it is not too bad. I liked the blogs because we didnt have to do written homework but I always forgot to do the blogs. I wont be in your class for the rest of the year so bye. I kinda had  fun but it is school so I didnt have that much fun.

1/13

Christianity-
There are around 2.2 billion adherents to Christianity and they call themselves Christians. They are found in Europe, the Americas, and Southern Africa. There are many denominations but some major ones are The Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and Protestants. Their founder is Jesus Christ and they are Abrahamic in origin. The Bible, especially the New Testament(Gospels), is their holy book. They believe that Jesus is both human and divine- the son of God.

Islam-
1.5 billion adherents to Islam call themselves Muslims and are located in Indonesia, the Middle East, and North Africa. There are two denominations, the Sonnis (75-90%) and the Shiites (10-20%). Their founder is Muhammad (570-632) and the Qur'an (koran) is their holy book. They are monotheistic and Abrahamic.

Hinduism-
The 1.1 billion adherents to Hinduism call themselves Hindus and can be found mostly in India and Nepal. The Vedas, their holy book, contains the eternal truths revealed to ancient sages; composed in verse form. They have no distinct founder or central figure and it is the oldest religion still around today. Their religion is more of a way of life than a religion and it is less strict than other religions.

Buddhism-
The 500 million to 1.5 billion adherents to Buddhism call themselves Buddhists and are mostly in southeast Asia, China, Nepal, and Japan. Their founder is Siddhartha Gautama. It has many denominations like, Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, and Amidst. They believe in the four noble truths which are, there is suffering, attachment to desire is the origin of suffering, there is a cessation of suffering, and the eight fold path will lead to the cessation of suffering.

Judaism-
The 14-18 million adherents call themselves Jews and are located in Israel (75.4%) and the US (1.7-2.6%). Their founder is Abraham and the Torah is their holy book. They are a monotheistic religion and the believe in the ten commandments. They also believe that God is one, and concerned with the actions of humankind, and the 13 principals of faith.

1/8

The four main Vedic texts are Rig-Veda, Sama-Veda, Yajur-Veda, and Atharva-Veda.
1.  Rig-Veda "knowledge of the hymns of praise" 1,017 hymns
2. Sama-Veda "knowledge of the melodies" 1,549 hymns
3. Yajur-Veda "knowledge of the sacrificial formulas" 1,017 hymns
4. Atharva-Veda "knowledge of the magic formulas" 730 hymns

"The practice of indulgences was a payment to the catholic church that purchased and exemption of punishment for some types of sins."
In other words you could pay the church in money so you wouldn't have to pay any punishment for your sins.

I think that Martin Luther objected to indulgences because you are not owning up to your own mistake you are just paying money to forget about them. The act of sin should only be forgiven by God.

Haji is when a Muslim has been to Mecca as a pilgrim.

Here is a step by step guide to Hajj
1: Points of entry
2: Perform tawaf
3: Perform saey
4: Departure to mina
5: Day at arafat
6: Night at muzdalifah
7:Devil stoning in Mina
8: Animal Sacrifice
9: Hair trim and remove pilgrims ihram
10: Return to Kaaba for tawarf and saey
11: Return to devil stoning
12: Farewell tawaf 

1/7

Using the CIA World Factbook, rank the five religions we have been studying by the percentage of the world’s population that follow them. Then, see if those statistics are consistent with what you find on adherents.com.


CIA World Factbook

1. Christianity 31.4%
2. Islam 23.2%
3. Hinduism 15%
4. Buddhism 7.1%
5. Judaism 0.2%

adherents.com

1.Christianity 33%
2. Islam 21%
3. Hinduism 14%
4. Buddhism 6%
5. Judaism 0.22%

The percentages are close to each other but not the same. The numbers are higher in the CIA World Factbook because they are more up to date. The numbers from adherents.com are smaller because they are older and outdated.

1/3

today we finished the religions power point and we finished taking note. we covered Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Judaism is a very small religion and there are not many people who practice it. I am doing this blog in class right now.

1/2

today was our first day back from winter break and you made me sit in my real seat instead of where i have been sitting at for like 3 weeks before break. anyway we started the last unit of human geo and it is religions. we only got through Christianity and Islam.