Assignment: WORLD RELIGIONS
Question: Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad
Imagine Buddha, Jesus and Muhammad bump into each other in a café about a half hour before sunset during the month of Ramadan and end up talking for a couple hours. What would they each order? (one paragraph) What would they disagree about? (at least two paragraphs) What would they agree about? (at least 2 paragraphs) What do you think they'd talk about, apart from agreements and disagreements? (one paragraph)
Questions: The Goal of Life
Every religion we covered had a different goal for human life. Discuss:
1. What were those goals, for each of the religions we covered (Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam)?
2. Imagine for a second five people, each of whom are practicing their religion really well. Which of the five do you think has the best shot at reaching their goal - which religion's goal seems most achievable? Which seems least likely to reach their goal - which religion's goal seems the hardest to reach? Why?