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Functions of Religion
Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
Types of Religious Groups
Characteristics of Religious Groups
Future of Religion
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Babe Ruth's baseball jersey is going to auction, this is an example of what type of religious object

profane

100
All religions use ______ to provide identity and create social solidarity for their members.
What is Symbols
100
Cult, Sect, Church, and Ecclesia
What are the four types of religious groups?
100
Is there any religion that is most dominant in the United States?
What is no
100
The number one thing science cannot prove.
What is the existence of God
200
True or False? Religious teachings and practices do not untie believers into a community that shares values and perspectives.
What is False
200
These are ceremonies or repetitive practices, that help to unite people into a moral community
What is Rituals
200
Members of this religious group feel a lot of tension between their views and the prevailing beliefs and values of the broader society.
What is a sect?
200
To put up with different religions as long as they do not attempt to sway you in yours
What is toleration
200
Science can offer no information on this for it has no tests to prove or disprove this.
What is an afterlife
300
The answers to _______ give followers a sense of purpose, a framework in which to live in.
What is Questions about the Ultimate Meaning
300
This is a unified picture of the world
What is Cosmology
300
A new or different religion whose teachings and practices put it at odds with the dominant culture and religion.
What is a cult?
300
Began as a ministry for shut-ins and those who do not belong to a church.
What is The Electronic Church
300
How many concepts can science not prove about religion?
What is four
400
Functionalists stress that _______ is universal because it meets universal human needs.
What is Religion
400
A sudden awareness of the supernatural or a feeling of coming into contact with God
What is Religious Experience
400
Also known as a "state religion". The government and religion work together to try and shape society.
What is an ecclesia?
400
The number of congregations in the United States
What is 300,000
400
Science can demonstrate the consequences of behavior, but not...
What is Morality
500
This, links the bride and the groom with a broader community that wishes them well
What is Marriage
500
Describes a life-transforming religious experience
What is Born Again
500
A religious group that has a headquarters that give direction to local congregations and control finances.
What is a church?
500
The government's policy on religion
What is to not interfere
500
Science can only provide a definition of life, but cannot explain this.
What is the purpose of life