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Question 1

Bahai faith: relatively new world religion that promotes world-wide ______

Answer 1

unity

Question 2

Bahai faith: _____ origins, but it did not accept:

Answer 2

Muslim origins; did not accept Qur’an as supreme revelation nor Muhammad as final prophet

Question 3

what happened in 1844?

Answer 3

Mirza Ali Muhammad recie bed vision, announced himself as “the Bad” which is arabic for “Gateway”
- unity, God is 1 but can be worshipped in many ways

Question 4

the Bahai movement was continued by … who in ____, proclaimed himself the new messenger prophesied by _______. when he died, he named his ____ the new leader of the movement

Answer 4

continued by Baha’u’llah
- 1863
- the Bab
- son

Question 5

how many members of the Bahai faith

Answer 5

5 million

Question 6

Bahai beliefs: there is ___ God who has sent many prophets including…

Answer 6

1
Abraham, Moses, krishna, Zoroaster, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, the bab

Question 7

Bahai beliefs: all major religions come from….

Answer 7

God, but you should still become a part of the Bahai faith

Question 8

Bahai beliefs: divisions must ____, we are all one _____. this is their central teaching. from this flow additional points of emphasis, such as:

Answer 8

disappear, family
- universal language
- education
- care for environment
- no gossip, gambling, alcohol, extremities

Question 9

Bahai beliefs: ethics

Answer 9

daily prayer if ur 15+
service

Question 10

Bahai beliefs: calendar

Answer 10

19 days and 19 months
- communal feast every 19 days

Question 11

origins of the LDS movement:
founded by _______ in New York in _____
as a young man, he saw _________ and _________ who told him to ________ the true church. he was led by an angel to recover ancient _________, gathered by an ancient prophet named __________. this Book of ______ is the principle scriptures of the LDS church.

Answer 11

Joseph smith
1830
God the father and Jesus Christ
restore
writings
Mormon
Mormon

Question 12

LDS: current membership

Answer 12

20 million

Question 13

LDS key teachings: The message of Jesus was carried to ________ by ancient prophet. Jesus himself also ______ America.

Answer 13

America
visited

Question 14

LDS key teachings: god the father was once a ________, and with a celestial wife, produced a son, ________. they attained _____, and we can too if we follow _________.

Answer 14

mortal man
Jesus Christ
divinity
LDS teachings

Question 15

LDS: health

Answer 15

no coffee, tea or alcohol

Question 16

LDS: strong ____ values

Answer 16

family
- marriage sealed into the next life

Question 17

LDS: baptism for the _____

Answer 17

dead
- baptized in place of ancestor

Question 18

LDS: prophets and apostles with continuing _____

Answer 18

authority
- counsel of 12 prophets

Question 19

LDS: strong belief in _______ their faith

Answer 19

sharing

Question 20

Dybdahl’s suggestions for “which religion is right”?

Answer 20

• seek what is best and therefore true
• ask God to guide us in this process

Question 21

reflection: devotional life

Answer 21

• don’t forsake what is beautiful and good for what is exotic
• be anchored in own religious beliefs and sacred texts

Question 22

reflection: my sense of identity as a SDA

Answer 22

• thought he was peculiar/strange
• but these things connect him to most of the great religions of the world

Question 23

reflection: my view of God

Answer 23

• God is at work everywhere
• religion is not a problem, the world would be MORE peaceful if everyone practiced these ideals

Question 24

reflection: my view of the Bible

Answer 24

• book of faith
• connects to other religions, God speaks in many ways

Question 25

reflection: view of rituals

Answer 25

- positive: good rituals lead to a good life

Question 26

reflection: my trust in the ___ of labels has ___ exponentially

Answer 26

accuracy, decreased

Question 27

things to take away: personal _____, thoughtful _____, a recognition that religion isn't the poblem bu that ____ are. a clear sense of the difference between human ideals and ____. an appreciation of the teachings, traditions and constraints of the great religions. a recognition of the importance of a ____ of faith, as flawed as it will be.

Answer 27

humility curiosity people behavior community