Learning+Group+2

=**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:  § ** River ** : There are no other inhabitants. Population of the community is approximately 150 people. Features include plenty of native tucker and fishing is good. > //Creation story: //  Sarah: In the beginning, the universe was completely occupied by water. During this timeThe River Spirit and his children were waging a war against all the Evil Spirits for all eternity. Sarah-jane- Finally, one day the River Spirit over powered the Evil Spirits and pulled all the water into him and pulled the Evil Spirits into the water with him where he would hold them forever and always. Adam- This task exposed the land that had been covered by the water. However, this process caused his three children to be left on the shore Sarah: The River Spirit pulled himself right up to the shore of the land and said, “My child, look after this land and protect it and it's people for all time. You are Mother of the Land and this will be your domain for the rest of our days.” She accepted and made herself part of the land.  Sarah-jane: The River Spirit then looked in the heavens and saw the light and the dark mixed together fighting for there place. This confused the River Spirit and he wasn't happy. He looked at his sons and said, “My children, I need you to watch over your sister, mother of land and make sure she is safe.”  Adam: <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He then turned to his eldest son and said, “My eldest son, I make you the Sun a flaming ball of hope in the heavens smiling your raise over the lands. You are the Father of Day. ” after saying this, he breathed fire into the air and created a great fire village for his son to live in and his son accepted this as his domain. <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #F79646;">Sarah: <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Then, the River Spirit turned to his youngest son and said, “my youngest son, I want you to relieve your brother at night. I want you to give a more gentle glow of the moon in the sky during it’s darkest times. I want you to watch over our people as they sleep.” Then he poured the purest serenity into the darkness to make a pure and sacred light to form a home. the youngest son accepted and took his place in the sky as the moon “you will be the father of the night” exclaimed the lake spirit. <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #F79646;">Sarah jane: <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The River spirit saw what he had created and he was pleased and proud. <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #F79646;">Adam: <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">As time went on, the sun would rise and the moon would come and relive the sun as darkness rose. The father of night and the mother of the land fell in love. **change slide** The land became cold and all the fruits and plants began to die. Mother land was to have a child and when this child was born he was son. <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #F79646;">Sarah- <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So the River Spirit placed human beings on the land to care for it while mother land was sick. Father of the day was concerned that because his nephew was human and wasn’t a God, the Evil Spirits in the water may try to get him when he went into the river. <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #F79646;">Sarah-jane: <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So the uncle gave the new born son a gift. He gave him the body of a bear so when he went into the river he was protected. The son, the bear, became the God of hunting and gathering. The River Spirit saw that the Father of the night wasn’t going to be able to be with his son, for when he wasn’t in the sky at night, he would be resting. <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #F79646;">Adam: <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So the River Spirit raised himself from the river and placed a single droplet of water in the sky and said, “as our people are born, more droplets I will place in the sky, so that as the moon fades from full to nothing the stars in the sky will watch over the people and protect them.” <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #F79646; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Sarah: <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Through time as summer came and winter went more people of the River Spirit grew and cared for the land. In the summer months they took all they needed and nothing more from Mother Land and in the winter when she was sick, they gave back to her all they took by caring for the land ready for her to return in the summer.
 * Aim **** : **
 * 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?