Judaism
The most important thing for Jewish people
What is living a righteous life?
When and where Muslims worship
Friday night at a mosque
When Christmas was originally celebrated and why it changed
The first split amongst Christians
In the 400s, some Christians in Africa and Asia formed the Oriental Orthodox Church
Which two confirmation students have twin sisters?
Nevaeh & Heaven
The three Jewish high holidays
What are Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), Rosh Hashanah (Day of Atonement), and Passover?
The Muslim holy book
The Qur'an
Jesus' original name and what it means
Yeshua bar Josef, "Joshua son of Joseph"
True or false: the Catholic Church wanted everyone to read the Bible and understand the worship service. (Explain your answer)
False, because the Bible and church service were only in Latin
Which confirmation student plays football and is cooler than a certain Canadian rapper?
Drake
The three branches of Judaism and what they believe
Orthodox are the most traditional, Reform are the most open to new ideas, and Conservative are in the middle
How many Muslims there are and where most of them live
1.9 billion, mostly in Asia and Africa but also in Europe and North America
Why Christians worshipped in homes and used the fish symbol
Because they were persecuted, so they worshipped in homes in secret and used the fish symbol to identify each other without being caught
What Martin Luther taught
Which confirmation students have Biblical names?
Caleb, EJ, Sarah, Josiah, Heaven & Nevaeh
Three examples of Jewish dietary laws
No pork, no shellfish, and not mixing meat and dairy
The Five Pillars of Islam
(1) The belief that there is only one God and that Muhammad is God’s prophet, (2) praying five times a day, (3) giving 2.5% of your wealth to charity, (4) fasting from dusk to dawn during the holy month of Ramadan, and (5) traveling to the city of Mecca at least once
Their persecution ended, they decided which books would be in the Bible, they created the Catholic Church, and they understood the Holy Trinity
Lutherans, Anglicans/Episcopalians, Baptists, Mennonites, Reformed, Congregationalists, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Pentecostals.
Quakers, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and nondenominational churches
Which confirmation student types most often in the chat?
Sarah
When and where Jewish people attend worship service
From Friday night to Sunday night at a temple/synagogue
What Muhammad did
Started Islam in 610 because he believed that Jews and Christians had distorted God's message so God had given him new teachings
What Christians believed after Jesus died
He had agreed to be punished for the sins of the world despite having committed no sins Himself, He had physically risen from the dead and returned to heaven, He would return to the world one day to lead the final battle against evil, and His message was for everyone, not just Jewish people
How was the UCC created?
The Puritans came to America in the 1600s and created the Congregational Church. In 1957 they joined with three other groups of Protestants and formed the UCC.
Which confirmation teacher has loved teaching all of you these last few months and will miss all of you madly? (And has really bad jokes)
Dr. David