Weekend Homework #7

by Allison

I’m Christian, and so every weekend I’d like to given anyone who is willing to take it a “homework” assignment. They’ll be Christian in nature sometimes, but you can use these as a starting point to reflect you own religious beliefs. Stop back every Friday for your homework!

This weekend’s homework: Do some research about a religion other than your own.

Devotional: The world is a really hateful place, and my belief is that this is due to ignorance. This weekend, do your part to make the world a better place by starting with your own ignorance. Learn about a religion (or two, or three, or…) other than your own. You can do research on the Internet, talk to religious leaders in the community, or even visit a different religious house of worship. Try to understand why these faiths believe what they do.

Here’s a challenge for you to start. Using whatever resources your want, who can be the first to answer ONE of these questions and leave as a comment (please only answer one at a time). Winners get ultimate bragging rights in tomorrow’s post (as well as links back to your site!). Step out of the box and don’t answer a question from your own faith!

1. Who was the founder of Scientology?

2. Which Hindu god is known as the destroyer or transformer?

3. How many chapters are in the Qur’an?

4. In what Wiccan ritual is the Goddess requested to enter the body of the High Priestess, so as to speak through her?

5. Who was the 10th and final guru in the Sikh tradition?

Hopefully, once you find the answers to this trivia information you’ll read more into the religion.

Let’s see how fast my readers can come up with the answers!

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Posted in Weekend Homework on June 8th, 2007

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3 Responses to “Weekend Homework #7”

  1. April Says:
    June 8th, 2007 at 9:13 am

    L. Ron Hubbard founded Scientology. He was the author of the wildly popular “Dianetics” books.

  2. Allison Says:
    June 8th, 2007 at 9:40 am

    April’s pretty fast with answers–who else has one?

  3. Daniel Says:
    June 8th, 2007 at 11:02 pm

    Shiva, the six arm god, is known as the Destroyer of the Hindu religion.

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