Girl hiding from Nazis who wrote about her continued belief in the goodness of humanity.
Who is Anne Frank?
100
A class where you will compare similarities and differences among people, explore a variety of races, cultures and religions, and develop ways to make your classroom more diverse
What is our class, Human Diversity in Education?
100
Religious philosophy based on rationality and devoid of mysticism with a focus on rationalization and intellect
What is deism?
100
Persons who can neither prove nor disprove (who doubt) the existence of God
Who are agnostics?
200
Hatred or prejudice against members of the Jewish "race"
What is anti-Semitism?
200
The first Catholic U.S. President elected in 1960
Who is John F. Kennedy?
200
Despite media accounts of increasing violence, since 911 terrorists of which religious group have been responsible for 33 deaths (0.02%) in the U.S.
(In comparison, 150,000 deaths in the same period are attributed to American citizens).
Who are Muslim terrorists?
200
New Jersey's constitution stated every office holder must be a member of this religion. The provision was not revised until 1844.
What is Protestant?
200
Second largest religious group in the world with over one billion members
What is Islam?
300
The right to worship according to one's beliefs
What is religious freedom or religious liberty
300
Religious leader of Church of the Latter Day Saints after the death of Joseph Smith, who led his group to what is now Utah, seeking religious freedom
Who is Brigham Young?
300
In West Virginia v. Barnette (brought by a Jehovah's Witness family): No child can be forced to recite the ___________ (1943)
hint: often recited daily in classrooms
What is the Pledge of Allegiance?
300
Two of the three faith groups most widely discriminated against by states denying their political rights during the early 1800's
Who are Catholic, Jewish, or Mormon faiths?
300
Religion and dharma that encompasses Four Noble Truths
What is Buddhism?
400
Denying the truth and authority of the bible
What is blasphemy?
400
The first Catholic to run for President in 1928, who despite anti-Catholic sentiment, garnered 40% of the vote in his loss to Herbert Hoover
Who is Alfred E. Smith?
400
Riots over use of Catholic version of Bible in public schools, leading to loss of 58 people, 45 homes, 2 churches, a school and wounding of 140 people.
What is the Philadelphia Bible Riots?
400
Two of three colonies led by Roger Williams, William Penn and Lord Baltimore that declared religious freedom for all
What are Pennsylvania, Maryland and Rhode Island?
400
Church founded by Mary Baker Eddy, based on the principles of the Eternal Mind as the source of life. Disease is considered a consequence of mental error.
What is Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Scientists)?
500
The belief that the universe originated from divine creation, as in the Bible, rather than by natural processes such as evolution
What is creationism?
500
Catholic priest who denounced Jews as Communists and preached anti-Semitism. His followers were members of the "Christian Frontier" hate group that committed crimes against Jews.
Who is Father Edward Coughlin?
500
The big event dividing the U.S. that also served to divert strong anti-Catholic sentiment to a focus on race relations.
What is the Civil War?
500
Evangelical movement that swept the colonies, espousing personal faith experience that was partial cause of the replacement of sectarian Christianity with denominational Protestentism
What is the Great Awakening?
500
The founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of the the Latter Day Saints who was taken from a jail cell by a mob and lynched
Who is Joseph Smith, founder of the religion also known as Mormonism?