Lesson 10 20th Feb, Ethical Issues.

 Mr Morris.

Lesson 10

20th Feb 2012.

Semester 1.

 

Ethical Issues.

Get into groups of three or four. Have each group choose one issue from below.

OR Choose one issue to study as a class.

e.g.

- violence, war and peace, Kane, Nathan Alex (6)

- bioethics, eg cloning, genetic engineering, 5 coen , josh and zac

- IVF, Cody,john,jaiden(3) - http://shamblespad.com/group3IVFMOR

- euthanasia emily,ashley,christina 4

- the environment-jarrod and bodie (2)http://shamblespad.com/group2theenviromentMOR

- work ethics and 

- business/professional ethics 

- sexual ethics marriage and divorce.isaac-mitch-maddison-jacob ( group1)

Each group is to complete the following: Use these headings to start your answers.

Choose an ethical issue from above.

Identify the ethical aspects of the issue.

Search the Bible for references which refer to the issue.

Use other sources to show the Christian perspective.

Include the perspective from different Christian groups. 

Look for recent articles related to the topic.

In what way does Christianity give guidance to its adherents on this issue?

Make a statement showing the Christian perspective, giving reasons.

Prepare a report/ poster/ presentation for the class.

Place your information below.

Violence, War & Peace Group 6

Ethical Aspects: War, during war if a white flag is raised it is a sign of surrender, you are meant to not shoot or harm them. This has not always taken place which is very unfortunate. Peace, during WW1 there would be times where no one would shoot or harm the enemy but instaed they buried those who had died in action.

Bible References:

IVF Group 3

Ethical aspects of IVF

cases there has been labortory mix-ups.

Same sex Couples, Single and unmarried couples:

ethical concerns include reproductive rights, the welfare of offspring, nondiscrimination against unmarried individuals, homosexual, and professional autonomy

Bible reference:

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them. And God said to them, ?Be fruitful and multiply  and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the  sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that  moves on the earth.?

Other:

http://www.surrogacy.com/medres/article/christv.html

Article:

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/in_vitro_fertilization/article_em.htm

Christianity doesnt give guidance, just claims that it should not be done as it seperates the procreative purpose of the marriage act from its unitive purpose

The environment group 2

the main issue with the enviroment is the threat of destroying the forest for corpet gain and money along with issues involing the sea.

bible verse-

Psalms 104: 25-30 - There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small. There the ships go to and fro, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. These all look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.

group 4- identify the ethical issue from above- 

is killing people the right thing to do even though its killing them. 

Is it right for the person who is dying to do that to their family?

Is it right for the person who is dying to give that responsibility to the person killing them?

is it right for the person killing them to help them?

bible references-  the ten commandments do not kill 

The  perspectives from different christian groups 

would disagree with it  there wouldnt be many christian groups at all that would agree

Use other sources to show the Christian perspective-

"What you do have is general biblical responses, such as in Job 1:21 "God  gives and God takes away". There are also countless passages on the  sanctity of life, which argue that humans need to be treated in a very  special way, and given the utmost respect, at all stages of life." http://www.rsrevision.com/Alevel/ethics/euthanasia/christianity.htm

Recent articles related- http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2011/03/20/australian-pm-cold-to-legalizing-euthanasia/

Guidence it is important to give guidance in christianity as it is very clear on the subject of not killing.

Make a statement showing the Christian perspective, giving reasons-

Killing someone is wrong and suicide is wrong and euthanasia is violating both of these things.

Sexual ethics Group 1-  

.Sex & Ethics: young people and ethical sex, drawn from interviews and research with people aged 16–25 from rural and urban australia, argues for a new approach to sexuality and sexual assault prevention education based on developing skills in ethical intimacy

.Genesis 2:24, God says that man will leave his parents and be united with a woman and they will become one flesh. This tells of marriage and how sex should be used only within the bonds of marriage.

The findings of these interviews informed the development of a six week education program for young people. The program provides young women and men opportunities to learn new ways of negotiating sexual intimacy. This is based on a sexual ethics framework developed by Moira Carmody PhD who has over 25 years of experience in working with young people and on sexual assault prevention education.

The project began by interviewing young women and men aged 16-25 of diverse sexualities from rural and city locations in NSW Australia. We wanted to understand how young women and men negotiate sexual relationships and their views on the adequacy of current sexuality and sexual assault prevention education. They identified that their education failed to prepare them for the complexity of sexual intimacy including issues around consent, sexual negotiation and pressured sex. The young people felt existing programmes focused primarily on risk and danger and excluded positive skills for ethical intimacy.

Group 4

http://shamblespad.com/group4euthenasiaMOR

Group 5 

http://shamblespad.com/group5bioethicsMOR

Choose an ethical issue from above.

Bioethics and Cloning Humans

Identify the ethical aspects of the issue.

Search the Bible for references which refer to the issue.

Use other sources to show the Christian perspective.

Include the perspective from different Christian groups. 

Look for recent articles related to the topic.

In what way does Christianity give guidance to its adherents on this issue?

Make a statement showing the Christian perspective, giving reasons.

Prepare a report/ poster/ presentation for the class.

GROUP 1 http://shamblespad.com/group1sexualethicsMOR

Incident: Person going on to shamblespad and defacing the page.

Incident: Person going on to shamblespad and defacing the page.

Alex: The diadvantages of not using the shambles pad in religion is simply going back to bookwork. The pad is easy to use and means you only need to bring a laptop to class instead of a book pen and textbook. If we were to stop using the pad all the work we have done so far on the pad has been wasted. Working on the shambles pad means we get alot of work/information done quickly and share it with everyone easily. My bookwork is messy and i can't write fast where as everything on the pad is typing which makes it easier to complete work.

Brodie: The disadvantages of us not using this resource to assist us would be the work wouldnt get done as fast or as effecient. If we were to use the other option and use pen and paper it would waste time that we could be using to research for the assignment. 

The person that wrote it needs to own up for what theyve done and cop the penalty for doing it. 

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christina: it will be harder for us when get our assignment as we will then not have all the research infront of us and ready to go. if we were to use pen and paper it would take more time. it will be harder to get all the information and research which is not benofficial towards us in the end.

Your ruining it for eveyrone in the class over something that clearly shouldnt be said on here.

I promise that i did not write whatever was said. I understand why

ashley: the disadvantages will be it will take longer and harder to get our work and assignments completed, it would make it more difficult for researching.

your wasting time for everyone in the class and you shouldnt say something like that.

mitch:  without shambles we wouldnt have the best recourses to use, aswell mr walsh never did anything this great for us, without shambles we wouldnt be able to share information about on the topics we do. aswell with pen and paper it would be not as usfull 

coen and josh 

it would take longer to get the information we need for assingments and other work. The disadvantage of using this resource is that people can say mean things to others and mess up their assignments. Who ever wrote this before class, needs to grow up and think before they write/do things.

Doing this just makes it more likely of us loosing this resource and having to use pens and paper for the rest of the year.

Using this website, we are able to give others ideas and help them with their assigment. 

Nathan- If we were to go back to using books it would be less benifial for our learning and would make it a lot harder to find reaserch and would make our assignments a better standard, and easier to do. This resource is easy to use and we only have to bring our laptops to class instead of a text books and pens.

to the person that wrote inappropriate things y

isaac

.would take longer to get the information for assignments 

.wouldnt be able to see others information that theyve done in classes

.all the information wouldnt be in one place and easy to locate 

Jacob: the disadvantages are people can change eachothers work and write bad stuff on it and it will take longer and be harder to research stuff 

Zak: The disadvantages of using the shamblepad would mean everyone would have to work harder and do everything yourself. Also people can be really immature and ruin the whole thing for everyone and we would have to go back too books etc.

Jaiden: The disadvantages of not using this resource would be that we would not be able to share and see each otheres research, which would mean more effort and wasted time from everybody when looking for information for our assignment. When using this pad all the inofrmation is saved in one spot that we can access and its really easy to get to.

The person who did this should own up so that we can stop wasting time.

I was not the person who did it, 

Cody: if this technology was taken away we wouldnt have a page where we can go back to retrieve information, for our assignments, since we are basically retreiving information as we go for assignment making the shambles pad very useful for assignments and note taking since its on a webpage where we have all put information that we have found as a group on this webpage where we can all share information. but yeah if we lost access to this webpage and went to books and pencils we wouldnt be able to share the information greatly, and it would effect our assignment pr

Just grow up and act ur age for a change.

Emily: If we dont use this resource then we don't have all the information in one place and no easy way to access all the information we may need for the assignment. We wouldn't have the vast source of information that we do now, and we also wouldn't have somewhere where we could find information out about the lesson. It would take longer for us to find the information for the assignment and also we would not have somewhere to go when we are having trouble with the assignment to ask questions. 

Own up. Insulting people when they don't even know you're insulting them is stupid. 

Jarrod- i believe that the disadvantages of us not using this resouse would be that we would not be able to share and see each others work. it would take longer to get the information we need for assingments and other work and that would mean more effort and wasted time from everybody when looking for information for our assignment. When using this pad all the inofrmation is saved in one spot that we can access and its really easy to get to.

to the person who has been abusing the system plz stop as i dont wish to write every thing down on paper and you should be more mature than this pull your act together.

John: the disadvantages of not using this resorce is that when we need assignment work we need, we cant use our laptops and we ahve to use pen and paper, it wouldould take so much long to get info, it's just simply easyier to use

Lesson 9. Comparing and Contrasting.

Mr Morris.

Lesson 9

15th Feb 2012.

Semester 1.

Comparing and Contrasting.

If you compare two things you tell how they are alike. If you contrast two things you tell how they are different. If you compare and contrast two things you tell how they are alike and how they are different.

It is important to organize your thoughts  and information before you do so. Here are two different ways to  organize information. As an example, we will look at the Smilodon, and  the Caribou - two animals that lived during the Ice Ages.

Follow this link: http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/rcccon1.htm

Compare and Contrast Questions Come in Three Different Formats!

                      

                      1. Compare: You are asked to explain how two or more things are alike.

                      2. Contrast: You are asked to explain how two or more things are different.

                      3. Compare/Contrast: You are asked to explain how two or more things

                      are alike and different.

Examples of how to use the compare/contrast words to answer compare/contrast questions: From the Link as an Example...

                      

1. Compare: How are the caribou and the smilodon alike?

Answer: The caribou and the smilodon are both mammals. The smilodon lived in the arctic regions during the Ice Ages, as did the caribou. Like the smilodon, the caribou was able to protect itself from predators.

      

2. Contrast: How were the smilodon and caribou different?

      

 Answer: Although the caribou and the smilodon were both mammals, they were very different in many ways. The caribou was a plant-eater,unlike the smilodon which ate meat. The caribou had blunt, rounded teeth for eating plants, whereas the smilodon had sharp, pointed ones. The smilodon became extinct at the end of the Ice Ages, in contrast to the caribou which still lives in the arctic regions today.

Diagrams that help you to present your comparing and contrasting information.

Ven Diagrams. Follow this link. http://www.purplemath.com/modules/venndiag.htm

Task: In your group, choose one of the following topics and using a Ven Diagram, compare and contrast them. 

1. Brisbane Broncos - Nth Qld Cowboys.Johno-jarrod-brodie stiglow

2. Apple Mac Book - Apple Mac Desktop: Jaiden&Zak

3. Mcdonalds - Pizza HutEmily

4. Live music - CD Isaac &  Maddison

5. iPhone - HTCCody

6. Nike - Adidas Josh, Coen

7. Soccerball - football.Alex nathan

Remember,

Compare and Contrast Questions Come in Three Different Formats!

                      

                      1. Compare: You are asked to explain how two or more things are alike.

                      2. Contrast: You are asked to explain how two or more things are different.

                      3. Compare/Contrast: You are asked to explain how two or more things

                      are alike and different.

Use this link to help you catorgorise your information with these headings:

http://www.louisianavoices.org/images/edu_venn_diagram2.GIF

Each group should copy and paste the following headings to start and complete their task, remeber to add your names as well.

Only about item 1.

Only about item 2.

Ways they are the same.

Jaiden&Zak:

Only about item 1 (MacBook Pro).

Dual-Core processor

250GB - 500GB HDD

7 Hour battery

i7 Processor

Only about item 2 (iMac).

Quad-Core processor

750GB - 1TB HDD

No battery

i5 Processor

Ways they are the same.

4GB of RAM

Facetime HD camera

Built-in wireless + bluetooth

Built-in microphone

Speakers

Operating temperature: 10-35 degrees

Unibody aluminium

Christianity:

New testament

original languages: Aramaic and Greek

rank size: largest

sacred rituals: sacraments

Judaism

Israel

original languages: Hebrew

rank size: 12th largest

sacred rituals: commandments

Both:

Old testament

Europe, NA

Status of biblical prophets: true prophets

place founded: palestine

Alex and Nathan

Only about item 1.soccer

- 11 players on field

- only use foot  

-non contact

- round ball

Only about item 2. football 

- Use hands in general play

-13 on the field

- contact

- egg ball

Ways they are the same.

- both played on a field

- they both have a ball

- they both both consist of two teams

Only about item 1.Christianity 

Christians believe that god created everything and that his only son jesus gave his life to clear our sins. Christians go to church to pay respect and ask for forgiveness from god.

Only about item 2. Hinduism 

For many Hindus, religion is a matter of practice rather than of beliefs. It's more what you do, than what you believe. Hindus believe in a universal soul or God called Brahman. They also believe in reincartnaton where the soul passes on to a new body after death.

Ways they are the same.

They both beleive in a god

jarrod and brodie

Only about item 1.broncos

maroon jersey,  have good players, won a premiership

-First grade (6): 1992, 1993, 1997*, 1998, 2000, 2006

this team is from brisbane

Only about item 2. cowboys  

blue,white and black jersey, have good players, won a premiership

-this team is based in townsville

Ways they are the same.

-both from queensland.

-have both been to premierships 

convert try's, get tackled, train full time, won a grand final at one stage, in queensland

isaac & : Maddison

( CD )

- You can buy theme most places

- Its a hard copy so you actually get something

- It come with a book which has lyrics

( Live Music ) 

- Allways has a rawer sound 

- Isnt remastered like in studios

- Have to go out to listen to it

- Has a different atmosphere 

( Ways They Are The Same ) 

- Its all music

- There the same words /lyrics

- Has the same band members

Emily:

Only about item 1.(McDonalds)

 - Chips and Burgers served

 - Several parts to a meal

 - Owned by McDonalds corporation

 - Is only home delivered in some countries. (not Australia)

Only about item 2. (Pizza Hut)

 - Pizza served

 - One part to a meal

 - Owned by Yum!Brands, who also own KFC and Taco Bell

 - You can get home delivered

Ways they are the same

 - Both major fast food outlets

 - Both not very good for your health

 - Both 

 

mitch and jacob:

Only about item 1.(Iphone)

Made by a million dollar company

Was the first smartphone

has a unique passcode 

Has alot of updated issues 

Only about item 2.(HTC)

Sort of copied iphone 

has millions of apps

has clearer graphics then i phone

camera flash

billion dollar company

Ways they are the same.

touch screen

apps 

takes the same head phone jack

same memory types 8gb - 64gb

Smartphone

flashlight

this explains the difference http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-htc-droid-incredible-2-and-vs-iphone-4/

Cody:

Only about item 1.(Iphone)

The OS is Apple.

has a unique passcode to access phone if you enable this option.

Memory 16Gb-64Gb

Smartphone

Access to other Apple products.

Application Store

Flashlight

Only about item 2.(HTC)

has its own unique pattern if enabled.

The Os is Windows.

Smart phone

Application Store

Flashlight

Ways they are the same.

they both have applications.

both have a application store.

Both have camera's.

Both Are touch screen.

both have unique combinations to unlock the phone

both smartphones

They both has a flashlight

Josh, Coen

Only about item 1.(Nike)

Celebrity Sponsorship 

Shoes

Focused on Basketball and Running

Internationally

Made in Korea

Headquarters in Beaverton 

Only about item 2.(Adidas)

Athlete Sponsorship

Shoes

Focused on Soccer and Tennis

Mainly Europe

Made in Asia

Headquarters in Germany

Ways they are the same.

Both a sports brand

John

Only about item 1.(cowboys)

located in north queensland, blue,white and black jersey, have good players, havnt won a premierships

Only about item 2(broncos)

located in brisbane, maroon jersey,  have good players, won a premiership, won 6 grand finals

way they are the same:

they play the same way, convert try's, get tackled, train full time, stage, in queensland

Lesson 7-8. Examples of Religious Social Structures.

Mr Morris.

Lesson 7-8.

10th - 14th Feb 2012.

Semester 1.

Research...

Australia is a religiously diverse country and has no official religion.

Christianity is the predominant faith of Australia. According to the 2006 census, the largest religious denomination is Roman Catholicism, of which 25.8% of the population claimed affiliation. The next largest is the Anglican faith, at 18.7%. Members of other Christian denominations accounted for 19.4% of the population.

Minority religions practiced in Australia include Buddhism (2.1% of the population), Islam (1.7%), Hinduism (0.7%) and Judaism (0.4%). Two percent of the population stated a different religion, which includes Sikhism and Indigenous beliefs, and 18.7% claimed no religion, while 11.2% did not respond.

What is an example of Religious Social Structures...

E.g Social structure is a term used in the social sciences to refer to patterned social arrangements in society that are both emergent from and determinant of the actions of the individuals.  The usage of the term "social structure" has changed over time and may  reflect the various levels of analysis within differing sub-fields of sociology. On the macro scale, it can refer to the system of socioeconomic stratification (e.g., the class structure), social institutions, or, other patterned relations between large social groups. On the meso scale, it can refer to the structure of social network ties between individuals or organizations. On the micro scale, it can refer to the way norms shape the behavior of actors within the social system.

    

 Discuss...

Task 1. 

Research one (1) religious Social Structure from one (1) of the underlined religions above, there are 9 to choose from. You may work in pairs!

Put your name(s) next to the religion you will research below.

Aboriginal culture - brodie, Zack.John

Hinduism - Jaiden&Jacob

Buddhism - Emily

Roman Catholic Alex,Kane Nathan

Judaism- isaac, mitch, maddison,  jacob

Anglican Faith-ashley & christina

Islam -josh and coen

Start your work with a Title and Your Name: E.g. Islam - Shaun Morris.

Please remeber, even though im not their, i can still access this resource and will still be saving it to our blog for your reference in the future... Be responsible to this task.

Hinduism - Jaiden&Jacob:

When the Aryans moved into northwest India, they imposed a caste system to organize the new society created by their arrival. They initially put together a hierarchy of four varnas (i.e., castes), which later was expanded to include a fifth category. The caste system initially served to maintain rigid social boundaries between the invaders and the previous inhabitants. Over the generations, the origins were forgotten and the system became the stratification of a single society.

http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/hinduism/HORGS.HTM

Islam - Josh 

Islam is the second most popular religion in the world with over a billion followers. It is more often thought of as a complete way of life rather than a religion.

Islam began in Arabia and was revealed to humanity by the Prophet Muhammad. Those who follow Islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe that there is only one God, called Allah.

Islam is mainly followed in the Middle East, Asia, and the north of Africa.

The prophet Muhammad, who was born in A.D. 570 at Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, is often regarded as the founder of Islam. He was the last prophet to be sent by Allah. However the first prophet was Adam.

The Arabic word Islam means submission and obedience, and derives from a word meaning peace.

Islam is based on the ministry of a man named Muhammad, and on the words that Allah gave to the world through Muhammad.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/Islam.htm#2

Buddhism - Emily:

As part of the reaction against Hinduism during its early years, Buddhism rejected the caste system and other forms of social stratification and instead set up an essentialy egalitarian society. There are only two religiously important social groups: the monks, who have dedicated their lives to full time pursuit of religious goals, and everyone else. The monks, as a group, are called the sangha(sometimes spelled samgha). The non-monks are referred to as the lay people, or, the laity, for short.http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/buddhism/BORGS.HTM

Aboriginal culture- Brodie:

People lived day to day in family groups, banded together as hordes, and met at times of ceremony, when one to several hundred members of a single tribe came together. Members of different tribes met together at the largest ceremonies and gatherings, when there might be over 1,000 people at one gathering.

Judaism- isaac and mitch and maddison:

The portion of the synagogue where prayer services are performed is commonly called the sanctuary. Synagogues in the United States are generally designed so that the front of the sanctuary is on the side towards Jerusalem, which is the direction that we are supposed to face when reciting certain prayers. http://www.jewfaq.org/shul.htm

Judaism - Jacob:  The portion of the synagogue where prayer services are performed is commonly called the sanctuary. Synagogues in the United States are generally designed so that the front of the sanctuary is on the side towards Jerusalem, which is the direction that we are supposed to face when reciting certain prayers. http://www.jewfaq.org/shul.htm

Alex,Kane ,Nathan 

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The roman catholic social structure works as shown above, another example of a social structure is here at school, with rebby as principle then frank as deputy then connoly,conroy and galvin followed by teachers then students.

Anglican faith- ashley & christina- 

Anglicanism's teachings on moral thought and action are similar to those of other traditions of Reformed Protestantism.   Before a person receives the gift of saving faith in Jesus Christ  (which is trust that one's sins are forgiven on account of Christ's  sacrificial death on the cross), none of that person's deeds is "good"  in the sense of being pleasing to God.  All works done apart from faith  have the nature of sin because they are not done as God wills.  That is  not meant to imply some defect in the action itself (as if a believer's  method of, for example, helping a needy person is more effective than  that of a non-believer), or that only believers are capable of helping  their neighbors in need.  Rather, it refers to a lack in the heart of  the non-believer.  Good works, works that are pleasing to God, are works  that flow out of faith in Christ.

brodie, Zak.John

Aboriginal groups have successfully survived in the harsh Australian climate for thousands of centuries. Throughout the continent many groups shared similar characteristics. They lived in communities that were previously called "tribes" but the term 'group' is more accurate. In these groups, people shared a sense of community, they spoke the same language, occupied a recognized territory, and shared common customs. Each map of the Aboriginal groups may vary as sometimes territorial boundaries were not clearly defined. Often groups shared the same regions because their routes over lapped or they shared the same hunting and gathering areas.

Task 2.

What is your social structure? Friends, Family, social standing? How does your social structure resemble any of the religions researched? Comment in 50 words the comparison or non comparison. Comment on a specific relifious structure.

Discuss in 30 words the social structure of Australia, refer to the way norms shape the behavior of actors (people) within the social system.

Jacob: hanging out with my family and mates, it doesn't resemble any of the religions.

Jaiden: Sitting in my room and being left alone. This is not like any religion because it does not involve serving something or someone. 

In Australia people generally do what they like while still respecting others. We like to do wthings our way and dont take crap form anyone.

coen

my family does not have a social structure

all i do at home is listen to music

and at school i talk to my friends

frew

my family and friends are my social structure

In my spare time i talk to my friends and be with my family

At school i hang around with my friends 

Australia as no set social structure. Every city and every town has a different social structure. on days like anzac day and australia day australias social structure changes because these days mean somthing to all australians.

isaac mitch maddison- my social structure is being in my own house, listening to music. i guess it is sort of religion becaue it's like a ritual i do everyday. theres a hierarchy in the house hold like in relegion. Mum and dad run the house with me and for mitch and isaac there brothers lower in the hierarcey.

ashley: my social structure is listening to music and spending time with my  family and friends, school cause its like a routine by going 5 times a week.

christina: seeing family, and getting together is part of my social structure which is much a like the aboriginal structure.

the social structure of australia consists of the queen of England, being in control of the pirme minister of australia, on australia day and anzac day we come together as a nation which is classed as a ritual. 

Emily: Social structures with family and friends probably resemble the structures of other religions in that, especially with family, there is a hierarchy. In the same way that roman catholicism has a hierarchy of bishops being higher than priests and so on and so forth, family also has it where the parents are above the kids. 

The social structure of Australia is one where the government has more power than the people. In between the government and the people are several levels of power. 

Jarrod- 

my socail state doesn't resemble any of the religons as there isn't any thing spirtual or religous i my day to day life as most of my activities are hanging with mates and playing sport. my structure is my parents first then sister then my close friends and school.

John, zak, brodie

John: my social structure would be family hanging out with my dad talking about 4wding and stuff, hanging out with friends on a weekend and going fishing and stuff hanging at school with friends, and sitting around a fire on the weekend with family and friends

zak: My social structure would be hanging out with my friends and family. Listening to music in my room very loudley!!!! Playing runescape with my gaming clan. Doing WoW raids (25 man raid) Love it haha. Chilling in my guild and playing some internet games :)

Brodie: My social structure would be hanging with my friends and family. Also chilling with mates at school. I also like to listen to music and stuff.

Alex kane nathan

Dad,Mum,Stepdad,freinds,little bro and sister,the dog,next door neighbors,then kyle.

This is my social structure of who i would go to for advice.  

Lesson 5-6. Discuss and provide examples of Religious Experiences.

Mr Morris.

Lesson 5-6.

7th-9th Feb 2012.

Semester 1.

Research...

Australia is a religiously diverse country and has no official religion.

Christianity is the predominant faith of Australia. According to the 2006 cen7sus, the largest religious denomination is Roman Catholicism, of which 25.8% of the population claimed affiliation. The next largest is the Anglican faith, at 18.7%. Members of other Christian denominations accounted for 19.4% of the population.

Minority religions practiced in Australia include Buddhism (2.1% of the population), Islam (1.7%), Hinduism (0.7%) and Judaism (0.4%). Two percent of the population stated a different religion, which includes Sikhism and Indigenous beliefs, and 18.7% claimed no religion, while 11.2% did not respond.

Discuss an example of Religious experiences? 

Miricles, Devine intervention, Pilgrimages and experiences that people relatete to their particular religion.

1. Follow this link and read through the information. 

http://www.thatreligiousstudieswebsite.com/Religious_Studies/Phil_of_Rel/God/religious_experience_intro.php

2. Watch this movie, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BjBdY4RL98.

3. Using the web page provided and the video, comment in your groups, in your own words what these 4 terms relate to concerning Religious Experiences.

- Miricles

- Numinous

- Conversion

- Prayer.

Start your work with a Title and Your Name: E.g. Miricles - Shaun Morris.

christina- miracles: Miracles are said to be things God does, which go against the laws of nature. People who believe God exists, usually believe God can and does work miracles.

numinous:having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggestingthe presence of a divinity

conversion: the fact of changing one's religion or beliefs or the action ofpersuading someone else to change theirs

prayer:a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship

Mitch -  miricles:  Happen in anyones way of life when something unexpected Before we define them let us determine that our discussion will be about Catholic Church Miracles.

Now as we discussed on the homepage that a Miracle is an event where the natural laws of nature are circumvented.

Therefore a religious miracle is an event where God has intervenedand and allowed the natural law to be changed.

They have occurred through the centuries in the lives of the Saints and history of the Catholic Church and still occur to this very day.

Jaiden + Jarrod:

Miricles - Either a highly unprobable or 'impossible' event that is catorgarised by religious followers as an act of their god(s).

Numinous - A work to describle the power or presence of divinity

Conversion - Changing from one religion to another

Prayer - Speaking to a god

Brodie and Zak:

Miricles-  A miracle occurs when God acts in the world in a special way. Miracles are said to be things God does, which go against the laws of nature.

Conversion- Something that happens to you to make you convert to another religion.

Numinous- The sense of ‘awe and wonder’ a person may feel when they experience the presence of God in a certain place or building. It usually describes the feeling (or realisation) that God is very different from us - powerful and awesome.

Prayer- Worship god/speak to god.

Nathan, Kane Alex- 

Miracles- an event that is contrary to the established laws of nature and attributed to a supernatural cause

Conversion- Something happens to make you convert over to a religion, or could be a religious experience of just by choice of yourself and as a possibilty the influence of someone else

Numinous- Of or relating to a numen; supernatural.

Prayer-A reverent petition made to God, a god, or another object of worship.

Cody

Miricles:

A miracle occurs when God acts in the world  in a special way. Miracles are said to be things  God does, which go against the laws of nature

Numinous: 

The sense of ‘awe and wonder’ a person may  feel when they experience the presence of God in a certain place or building.  It usually describes the feeling (or realisation) that God is very different from  us - powerful and awesome. Some people usually feel this when they enter a church  or a cathedral. However, they might just as easily have a sense of God's  greatness by looking at the world around them

Conversion:

experiencing christianty/miricle which leads you to believeing in god.

Prayer:

speaking whats on your very mind on which you care about and what has made you aware of others suffering more then what you are experiencing.

isaac- 

miricles- Religious experiences can range from God actually speaking to a person, to someone being aware of God's presence, to an experience of another religious figure, or even a miracle.

numinous-

conversion- 

prayer-

Maddison 

Prayer: is the practice of the presence of God.  It is the place where pride is abandoned, hope is lifted, and supplication is made.  Prayer is the place of admitting our need, of adopting humility, and claiming dependence upon God. 

Miracle: is an event contrary to the laws of nature. Such things do not happen. Science has the potential to explain everything eventually.

Numinous: It refers to the prescence of a spiritual or divine power.

Conversion:Belief in conversion, and the necessity for it, have always been at the centre of evangelical.

Josh and Coen

Miricles - A miracle occurs when God acts in the world in a special way. Miracles are said to be things God does, which go against the laws of nature. People who believe God exists, usually believe God can and does work miracles. For example, miracles which involve healing the sick are often believed to be the result of prayer.

Numinous - The sense of ‘awe and wonder’ a person may feel when they experience the presence of God in a certain place or building. It usually describes the feeling (or realisation) that God is very different from us - powerful and awesome. Some people usually feel this when they enter a church or a cathedral. However, they might just as easily have a sense of God's greatness by looking at the world around them 

Conversion - 

Prayer.

miricles: if someone fell out of a building and he or she, lived people would say "oh my god its a miricle"

numinous: when they go into a church

4. Research one (1) religious experiences from one (1) of the underlined religions above, there are 9 to choose from. You may work in pairs!

Put your name(s) next to the religion you will research below.

Aboriginal culture - Brodie, Zak and john

Hinduism - Jaiden & jarrod

Buddhism - Nathan Kane Alex

Roman Catholic  - Cody, Emily

judaism- christina and ash

Anglican Faith- isaac/mitch 

Islam - Josh and Coen

Start your work with a Title and Your Name: E.g. Islam - Shaun Morris.

Hinduism - Jaiden & jarrod:

Law of Karma: The Law of Karma is one of the fundamental doctrines of not only Hinduism,   but also of Buddhism and Jainism. As a man sows, so shall he reap. This is the law of   Karma. Desire produces Karma. You work and exert to acquire the objects of your desire. Karma   produces its fruits as pain and pleasure. You will have to take births after births to   reap the fruits of your Karmas. This is the law of Karma. 

anglican faith- isaac/mitch

christina and ash-

Cody,Emily  Roman catholic - 

Emily: This guy had a near death experience in which he saw the archangel michael and 'predicted' the 9/11 attacks. http://www.near-death.com/dougherty.html

Aboriginal culture- Brodie, Zak and John:

The indigenous show their spirituality through dance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y59JIObk_U

Islam - Josh

The skins of those who fear their Lord shiver from it. Their skin and their heart soften to the remembrance of Allah.

http://forums.almaghrib.org/showthread.php?t=36687

 

Experiencing Inner Peace Through Islamic Spirituality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr7J6HwFVhw

coen this women worked in the middle east alot so she was exposed to their culture and their religon. she was converted to islam when she was sitting in a shrine named 

Fatima al-Masumeh

http://muslimvillage.com/2010/10/25/6936/tony-blairs-sister-in-law-converts-to-islam-after-spiritual-experience/

Research (1) spirtual experience from the religion you have researched, provide an example, text, video or something else?..

Maddison: Islam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjq0-U4EP9M : The basic route to the islam life what the whole relgion is about and what they do.

Cody, Emily Roman Catholic:

http://www.philvaz.com/apologetics/s5.htm

A teenager experiences two different religions and has a spiritual experience, after watching a video that the priest have given him.

Hinduism - Jaiden + Jarhead.

This guy goes to india regulary to participate in hindi experiences.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DaXVxv9myg

Isaac and mitch = Anglican: Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith. Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 meaning the English Church. Adherents of Anglicanism are called Anglicans.

Kane, Alex, Nathan - Buddhism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7rw8zvNv3Y (need volume) this person had a buddisht experience where the buddah took control of his body.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7n1hI2bPis Buddah birthday is celbrated by millions of buddihsts every year it is considered one of the most important days of the year