Compare and Contrast (Double Points)
This is a reason why Jews do not believe Jesus was the Messiah (unlike Christians).
What is God having no children?
Why is the world still full of suffering/bad things?
The principle that every person deserves respect, love and justice. Gen 1:27
What is Human Dignity?
The belief that your actions cause consequences in the in the next life.
What is Karma?
To uphold this, the foreskins of all Jewish men must be circumcised.
What is the Covenant?
The belief that your actions cause consequences in the future/in the next life.
What is Karma?
This Catholic belief in the value of human life from conception to natural death contrasts with the Hindu belief in this cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. (Two Answers).
What is the Sanctity of Life and what is Samsara?
This season of preparation and penance lasts for 40 days, beginning on Ash Wednesday and leading up to Easter.
What is Lent?
While Catholics follow the Ten Commandments as a set of moral guidelines, Hindus adhere to this set of duties and responsibilities that include truth, non-violence (Ahimsa), and purity.
What is Dharma?
The name for the rules which dictate what a Jew can eat.
What is Kosher?
The belief that dukkha is a part of life that can be transcended.
What are the 4 Noble Truths?
This sacrament in Catholicism involves the consumption of consecrated bread and wine, symbolizing the body and blood of Christ, while in Judaism, bread and wine are used in this weekly observance. (2 Answers)
What is the Eucharist and what is Shabbat?
One of the Sacraments. It is one tradition/ritual that helps Catholics maintain right relationships with themselves, God and others.
What is Reconciliation/Confession?
This term refers to the ultimate goal of liberation or release from the cycle of birth and rebirth in Hinduism.
What is moksha?
This head covering is traditionally worn by Jewish men and some women as a sign of respect and reverence.
What is a Kippah?
The teaching that negative words like complaints and curses should be avoided.
What is Right Speech?
This Catholic principle, similar to the concept of karma in Hinduism and Buddhism, is embodied in the teaching "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
What is the Golden Rule?
This principle in Catholic teaching emphasizes caring for creation and responsibly managing the earth’s resources.
What is Stewardship?
DAILY DOUBLE!! This Hindu festival celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, during which sisters tie a protective thread around their brothers' wrists.
What is Rakhi (Raksha Bandhan)?
These are the set of biblical laws received by Moses on Mount Sinai, forming a fundamental part of Jewish ethics and law.
What are Ten Commandments?
DAILY DOUBLE!! The name for the teachings left by Siddhartha Buddha.
What is Dharma?
While Buddhism teaches that suffering is overcome through detachment and the cessation of desire, Catholicism views suffering as a means of drawing closer to God through this event in Jesus' Life.
What is the Passion of the Christ?
This encyclical, written by Pope Francis, addresses the moral imperative of caring for the environment and promoting social justice.
What is Laudato Si'?
This major Hindu deity is known as the preserver and protector of the universe and is one-third of the holy trinity, or Trimurti.
Who is Vishnu?
This Jewish festival commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah.
What is Hanukkah?
The state of transcending Karma by purifying/developing the mind, detaching from the fruits of actions and reaching Right Understanding, thereby accumulating no karma.
What is Nirvana?