2. In today’s lesson we’re going to have a look at the following question…  Do religious leaders have power in our society today in Wales? have power Put your hands up if you think that religious leaders such as Jesus, Abraham & Muhammad have power in today’s society. Number of votes: _______ don’t have power Put your hands up if you think that religious leaders such as Jesus, Abraham & Muhammad don’t have power in today’s society. Number of votes: _______ Who can explain why they voted in the way that they did? You are communicating & applying number…

3.  In pairs discuss this question: How could we find out a factual & numerical answer to our question: Do religious leaders still have power today?  As a whole class let’s find out what you discussed in your pairs…  What’s the answer to our question…? How could we find out a factual & numerical answer to our question: Do religious leaders still have power today?  Every 10 years in Britain the census takes place, this is a big questionnaire that asks people lots of questions about themselves – one of these questions is: What is your religion?  The figures from the census let us see how many people follow each religion & so how much influence the religion (& its leader) has.  According to the last census, what do you think is the most popular religion in Wales?  The full results are on the next slide… You are communicating, working with others & applying number…

4. According to the census these are the top 10 religions in Wales… Does there seem anything strange about the religious group that is 4th on the list? Religious Group 1 st Christian 2 nd Muslim 3 rd Hindu 4 th Jedi Knight 5 th Sikh 6 th Jewish 7 th Buddhist 8 th Spiritualist 9 th Pagan 10 th Atheist How do these figures help to answer the question: Do religious leaders have power today in our society in Wales?

5.  Write the title in your books: Do religious leaders have power today in our society in Wales?  Copy & complete this gap fill paragraph which explains the answers that we have found out to that question… One of the ways that we can prove that religions still have _____ and influence in our society in _____ today is by looking at something called the ______. The Census is a big ___________ that everybody must fill in and one of the questions on it is: ‘What is your _______?’ The last Census showed that the most popular religion in Wales is ____________, followed in second place by _____. Hinduism is in third place, but the fourth place is surprising. This is because the fourth place religion is Jedi Knight (this was caused by a joke internet campaign)! Other religions in the top 10 are, Sikhism and _______. From these results, we can see that religions play an ________ role in people’s lives in Wales today. Also, we can deduce that therefore the _______ leaders for these religions are also important and we can say that they have power and influence in our ______ here in Wales.religionsocietyChristianityCensusIslamWalesimportantreligiouspowerquestionnaire You are problem solving…

6. Can we match up the religious community leaders to their religions? For some of the religions there is more than one name for their religious leader  From what we have learnt about in today’s lesson, how would you now answer the question… Do religious leaders have power in our society today in Wales?