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= = =Learning Group 2 - Create your OWN religion= = = = = § ** KC2: ** Describe, discuss and explain characteristics of religion in both written and oral forms, developing competence in communicating ideas and information. § ** KC3 ** ; Plan, prepare and make an oral presentation of their constructed religion, developing competence in planning and organizing activities. § ** KC4: ** Cooperate with individuals and groups, developing competence in working with others and in a team.
 * TARGETED COMPETENCIES: **

To investigate the importance and inter-connection of the many dimensions of religion. 1. Form your group 2. Select the scenario listed below. 3. Construct your religion using the questions listed as a guide. 4. You have the remainder of this period to plan and prepare an oral presentation of this religion to the class next lesson. 5. In this oral presentation, each member of your group has to contribute equally in covering the aspects outlined in the questions listed below. 6. At the conclusion of the presentations, you are to submit a report of approximately 500 words answering the following: §  ** Jungle: ** Very similar to that in Papua and New Guinea. Features include mountainous terrain, dense vegetation and abundance of food and wildlife. People are scared of the ferocious mountain beast. Population approximately 200 > JUNGLISM
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 * Directions: **
 * // Compare key aspects of the ‘religion’ developed by your group with your personal experience of Catholicism. (Or other denomination/tradition) //**
 * Scenarios: **
 * Questions for consideration: **
 * 1) What are the main beliefs of your religion? (at least five)
 * 2) What identifying symbol(s) does your religion have?
 * 3) How do these symbols express the beliefs of your religion?
 * 4) Outline and describe what you consider as sacred? (Focus on such things as sacred texts and stories, sacred sites, sacred persons and sacred times)
 * 5) Outline your ethical or moral code.
 * 6) In what way do you worship your supreme being(s)?
 * 7) How do you celebrate important occasions such as birth, marriage and death?
 * 8) In what way(s) does following your religion affect the way believers live their lives?

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The universe from the beginning was filled with stars and planets. Our god Rambodinho was walking in space when he noticed a blue planet, which he had never seen before, so he decided to go have a look at it. When down there he realized it was just water and land nothing else, he realized that all the land was pretty much close together so he decided he wanted to make a civilization that was far away from other pieces of land, this is how our creation story goes: ======

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This is our creation story THE RULES OF TORT //- You shouldn't commit murder -be greatfull for everything that you have// //- Should not commit adultery - when married to a wife you must cherish and not commit afairs or abuse towards her.// //- Shouldn't commit theft// //- should always love your partner & family - you shall not cherish other gods besides your own -you shall not say your Gods name in vain -cherish the hand that feeds you - you shall cherish all living things unless are are under threat -not to take revenge - to pray at least once a day to at least one of the Gods//======

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//** 4. Things we consider as scared? ** - acqua fall is considered a scared place becuase one of the respect elders of the tribe claimed to have seen the face of Rambodinho, appear in the water after going for a walk, the people acknowldge Acqua fall as the place when Rambodinho lives. - The solider trees that circle the area where the people live, these trees are scared becuase they seem to have faces curved in there body,the people acknowledge them as the soliders of Rambodinho that were meant to look after the village. - Leader Mapimp is a scared person becuase he was the first ever leader of the tribe. - The sacred text of Tort is a text that tells what you should belive in and what you should and shouldn't do. - Mountain side Garden, is a place where for many years the village people have met for meetings and celebrations. 6. How we whorship our supreme beings? -At the start of the day all villagers gather together from there huts and have there daily prayer. - After that all the men go out for a hunt and catch a animal relatively larg for a feast. - The women stay behind and cook and prepare meals. - When the sun reaches its hightest point during the day all the village go to Acqua fall for there midday prayer, they belive praying at Acqua fall they might convince Rambodinho to come and look over them during the night. - At sunset the men bring what ever they have captured during the day and the women bring whatever they prepare. - At Mountain side garden the men prepare a fire and start to cook the animal that they have captured. - When the the animal is cooked all the people come together and pray for the final time of the day. - After that they feast on the food, sing and dance. Thats what they do when they celebrate something for Rambodinho.//======

1. **what are the main beliefs of your religion (at least five)**
the main beliefs of our religion are that you must follow and believe in our god, we believe that every part of our god symbolizes something for example the head symbolizes wisdom and thoughts. we also in believe in rest on the 6th and 7th day of the week these days are free you can do almost whatever you want on those days. we believe that our god created the earth and everything natural on it. we also believe that our god is perfect he/she has no imperfections.

**2. what identifying symbols does your religion have?**
in our religion every part of our gods body represents something important and different to the other parts of the body. the head represents thoughts and wisdom, the arms represent strength, the chest represents love and effection, the stomach represents new life and the legs represent every type of relationship eg friendship, marriage and family.

=== 7. important occasions are celebrated with love and happy tears, we have a positive religion looking at the hard facts of why the person died. in our religion we are not negative so things like death are celebrated and death is thought of as a reason why god took us at this time. for example if someone dies yonug its taking as a reason for god wanted to take the person at a young age, marriage is celebrated by a large celebration by a fire with plenty of food, birth is by having a feast and at the end of the ceremony the baby is blessed in aqua falls. 8. looking up to our god is important in our religion, our gods body is formed into sections which are made up to make the pefrect god the god no one may be but the god everyone should aim to be. the important parts of our god. strength, friendship, love, thoughts and newlife. following our god gives everyone the right direction to head in life to be strong and loving. have friendship love thy neighbor. ===