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Chapter 6- Religions Key Issue 3 & 4 (Places of worship (Some churches…
Chapter 6- Religions Key Issue 3 & 4
Places of worship
Some churches are built for groups to gather and some are built for individual worship
"Church" can be traces back to the word "Lord" // Christian
In the past, churches dominated areas
"Mosque" meaning "place of worship" // Muslim
Hindu // Temples
Buddhism // Pagoda
Places named after saints reflect the influence of Roman Catholicism
Utopia - Bethlehem, PA founded by Moravian Christian 1794
Electoral divisions in Northern Ireland show concentration Irish Catholics in certain electoral divisions and concentration of Protestants in others
Guru Granth Sahib is kept at the holy temple // Sikhism holy book
Salt Lake City - 1848 designed around a plan of the city of Zion
8 Holy Places - Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Deer Park, Kusinagara, Sravasti, Samkasya, Rajagrha
Tirthas - Hindu - holy trip
Challenges for religions in South and East Asia
Hindu's traditional caste system - conflict with social equality
Religious revival after Soviet Communist era ended
Continued conflict between religion and communist in China
Religious Calendars
-Universalizing religions tend to to recognize dates in the life of the founder
-Ethnic religions' calendars are more organized around seasons
Conflict in the MIddle East
The area of present day Israel has a long history of conflicting Jewish, Christian, and Muslim claims
Israel's territory has expanded since 1947. Israel's possession of territory dedicated to Palestinians remains controversial