1. AP Day 26

2. Starter

3. Reading Quiz: Religion

4. THE AMISH Should I stay or should I go?
On average 90% of Amish Youth will opt for Baptism.
Why?
Not educated or equipped for successful life outside the church
Intense familial and community pressure
Provides a sense of safety and belonging
Sheltered, communal lifestyle – hard to adapt to culture based on individuality

5. Distribution

6. Things not spoken about
They DO pay taxes, they do not pay into or collect Social Security
Many DO NOT work in agriculture – many work in manufacturing or carpentry
High rates of birth defects – marriage outside the immediate community is often encouraged, but not always a possibility

7. UNIVERSALIZING RELIGION
Types of Religion
ETHNIC RELIGION
UNIVERSALIZING RELIGION
Generally found near its hearth
Generally spread only by relocation diffusion
Can by tied to ethnicity, religion doesn’t seek to expand to outsiders, and can be hard to convert into.
Spread through relocation and expansion diffusion
Everyone should worship like us!

8. Major Religions to know!
Minor
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
Sikhism
Baha’i
Folk Religions

10. Judaism - Overview Study the Torah Related to Jewish ethnic group
(Christian Old Testament)
Related to Jewish ethnic group
Very difficult to convert to
Where are most Jews in the world located?

13. Christianity - Overview
Only Catholics until 1600’s and then:
REFORMATION!
Christianity fractures into Catholicism and not- Catholicism (What are they called?)
PROTESTANTS!
UNIVERSALIZING OR ETHNIC?

14. Simplified Christian Family Tree
Christianity
Catholic
Roman Catholic
Eastern Orthodox
Protestant
Anglican (Church of England)
Lutheran
Methodist
Baptists
Pentecostal
LDS (Mormons)