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How do religious people bring up their children
Most people want the same or better chances for their
children as they themselves had. If they are religious, they
believe in the truths of their religion, which will lead to
heaven, paradise, enlightenment or nirvana. For religious
people , this is the best possible way to live because it will
bring happiness and contentment. So they want their
children to follow their religion too.
• They will teach the children how to live their faith – how to
be a Christian or Muslim, for example, especially in a secular
society.
• They will teach them how to behave – what the rules are for
people of that religion.
• They will make sure they are made members of that religion
through special ceremonies.
• They will make sure they learn how to worship, for example,
by taking tem to their place of worship.
• They will ensure their education includes learning about
their faith.
Muslim Birth Ceremony
Muslim beliefs about a new baby
Islam teaches that all new-born babies are born as
Muslims. Consequently, there is no need for a ceremony
to welcome a new baby into the religion. However, a baby
is welcomed into the world as soon as it is born.
The father says the Adhaan (the Muslim call for prayer)
into the baby’s right ear.
“God is great …”
Something sweet (e.g. a date,
sugar) is often placed on the
baby’s tongue. This is called
Taneek and represents hope
for sweetness in life.
God is great
God is great
God is great
God is great
I testify that there is no God but Allah
I testify that there is no God but Allah
I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God
I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God
Come to prayer
Come to prayer
Come to salvation
Come to salvation
God is great
God is great
There is no god except God
The Aqiqah ceremony
Seven days after a baby is born the Aqiqah ceremony
takes place, in which the baby is named.
An animal sacrifice (e.g. goat) is made in the baby’s
honour; two animals for a boy and one for a girl. A
portion of this meat is then given to the poor and
needy.
A prayer is said into the baby’s ear
(the Adhaan) and its head is
shaved to remove any impurities.
The baby’s hair is then weighed
and the equivalent weight in gold
or silver (money) is given to
charity.
The Aqiqah ceremony continued …
The baby then has its naming ceremony.
Boys’ (last) names are often taken from
the ninety-nine names of Allah and girls
are often named after one of the wives of
Muhammad.
All Muslim boys are circumcised.
Sometimes this takes place at the
Aqiqah ceremony, and sometimes at
a separate khitan (circumcision)
ceremony at any time before the
boy reaches ten.
1.
Allah
2.
Ar-Rahmaan
3.
Ar-Raheem
4.
Al-Malik
5.
Al-Quddoos
6.
As-Salaam
7.
Al-Mu’min
8.
Al-Muhalin
9.
Al-Baari
10. Al-Jabbaar
etc
Christian Birth Ceremony
RITES OF PASSAGE –
THE IMPORTANCE OF BAPTISM
When a person becomes a Christian, at some stage, he or
she will be baptised and welcomed into the family of the
church. Baptism is an expression of faith, where a
spiritual change takes place within you.
During the
ceremony, water will be used as an important symbol to
represent the washing away of sin and being made clean.
There are two kinds of Baptism:
INFANT BAPTISM:
Most Christian churches baptise people when
they are babies. The baptismal service is held
around the font that contains water. The font
is usually found just inside the front door of the
Church and in baptism, it symbolises the child
entering the family of the Church.
In the presence of family and friends, the
priest will make the sign of the cross on the
baby’s forehead. When the baby is named, the
water is blessed and sprinkled over the baby’s
head three times; symbolising the Trinity. The
water symbolises the cleansing of sin.
Often a candle is lit to symbolise the journey
from darkness into light.
Infant Baptism continued…
INFANT BAPTISM:
God parents play a very important role. They are chosen by the
parents and promise to look after the child’s religious and spiritual
upbringing until he/she is old enough to choose his/her own religious
beliefs.
What might the role of a godparent be?
List the different things a godparent might do?
Infant Baptism
Christian Confirmation and
Adult Baptism
CONFIRMATION:
Confirmation means to ‘Make Firm’. After being baptised as a baby, a
young person may decide to show their commitment to God and Christianity
by being confirmed.
They would attend classes to learn about what it means to be a Christian.
During their confirmation ceremony, the young person makes promises to
follow God and Jesus teachings. By choosing to be confirmed, they are
showing that they are old enough to make their own decisions about their
beliefs.
BELIEVER’S BAPTISM:
Some churches, including Baptists, believe that baptism should
take place at an age when the child is old enough to understand
their commitment to God and decide for themselves that they
want to become Christians.
At such services, the person being baptised is fully immersed or
dipped into a special pool of water. This act again symbolises the
washing away of sin.
Believer’s Baptism
Jewish Bar and Bat Mitzvah
Jewish beliefs about growing up
Judaism teaches that girls become adults at twelve,
and boys at thirteen. They become members of the
Jewish community in their own right and must take
responsibility for their own religious beliefs.
A boy’s Bar Mitzvah ceremony marks
his transition to adulthood. ‘Bar
Mitzvah’ means ‘son of the
commandments’. This means that he
has committed to keeping the rules
and laws set by God. Before his Bar
Mitzvah ceremony he will be taught
how to pray, read Hebrew and wear
the tallit and tefillin. He must also
study Judaism and Jewish history.
The Bar Mitzvah
A boy’s Bar Mitzvah takes place on
the first Shabbat (Day of Rest Friday sunset to Saturday sunset)
after his thirteenth birthday. He
reads from the Torah scrolls in
Hebrew during the service.
A party often takes place that evening where the boy
will thank his parents for bringing him up. He is now
accepted to be an adult member of the synagogue, and
can be called up to read from the Torah and make up
the minyan – the ten adult males necessary to hold a
service.
The Bat Mitzvah
In some Jewish communities girls often have the same
kind of ceremony as boys, and for them it is called Bat
Mitzvah.
However, in Orthodox Jewish communities women do
not read the Torah in services. Instead girls may have
a Bat Chayil ceremony.
key terms
Generation gap
Influence of people in the same age
group
Peer pressure
Older and younger people failing to
understand each other
Feeling
marginalised
Where your behaviour is controlled
e.g. at home, by law, and you feel your
voice isn’t getting heard and your
criticised for behaving differently.
Meat
Jewish Food Laws
Dairy
Poultry
Kosher – animals that
have split hooves and
chew the cud e.g. Cows,
sheep, goats and deer
Trefah - Camels,
horses, pigs
Fish
Kosher – chicken, duck, turkey
Trefah – birds of prey
Parev
Vegetables &
Fruit – can be
eaten with
anything
BUT all must be
free of insects –
wash thoroughly
Kosher – must have scales and fins e.g. plaice, cod, herring,
haddock, mackerel, salmon
Trefah – no shellfish, (crabs, lobsters, prawns, mussels,
shrimps, octopus, squid
Shochet – a trained
butcher. Slits the
animals throat, hangs
it up for blood to
drain, soaks it in salt
water to soak up all
blood. Restaurants
and shops have to be
given a certificate by
the Rabbi to show
they're kosher.
Muslim Prayer
• Salat (prayer) is the obligatory Muslim prayers, performed
five times each day by every good Muslim.
• The prayer ritual is repeated by hundreds of millions of
people all round the world carrying it connects each Muslim
to all others around the world, and to all those who have
uttered the same words and made the same movements at
different times in Islamic history.
• God ordered Muslims to pray at five set times of day:
 Salat al-fajr: dawn, before sunrise
 Salat al-zuhr: midday, after the sun passes its
highest
 Salat al-'asr: the late part of the afternoon
 Salat al-maghrib: just after sunset
 Salat al-'isha: between sunset and midnight
Muslim commitment to Fasting
• Sawm is fasting. It's the fourth of the Five Pillars of Islam.
Muslims are required to fast during Ramadan, the ninth month of
the Islamic calendar
• During the 29/30 days of Ramadan all adult Muslims must give up
the following things during the hours of daylight:
 Food or drink of any sort
 Smoking, including passive smoking
 Sexual activity
• There are many good reasons for this fast, including:
 Obeying God
 Learning self-discipline
 Becoming spiritually stronger
 Appreciating God's gifts to us
 Sharing the sufferings of the poor and developing sympathy for them
 Realising the value of charity and generosity
Advantages and disadvantages of young people
committing to a religious faith
Advantages
Disadvantages
• Family values
• Keeping up tradition
• Sharing the same beliefs
• Lots of sources to seek
advice from e.g. vicar,
religious friends, Bible etc
• Gives their life meaning and
purpose
•Allows them to express their
spirituality (their inner self)
• Young Jews having to be
careful what they eat and
where from – it must be
kosher – e.g. no McDonald’s
• Young Muslims ensuring they
fit their prayers in each day –
time used during school
• Non-religious friends might
not understand
• Possibility of bullying
Age
What you can LEGALLY do
13
Part-time job with restrictions
14
Enter a pub, but not drink alcohol. Boys can be convicted of rape.
16
Full-time job after June, live alone, marry with parents’ consent, ride a
50cc moped, pilot a glider, consent to sex, join armed forces, have an
abortion without parents’ consent, apply for a passport, drink
beer/cider with a meal, buy a lottery ticket, use pumps at a petrol
station.
17
Hold a driving license for most vehicles, pilot a plane, emigrate, cannot
be subject to a care order.
18
Adult rights in law, vote, get married, buy tobacco and alcohol, open a
bank account, see your birth certificate, change your name, serve on a
jury, sue and be sued, make a will, place a bet, have a tattoo, buy
fireworks, be sent to adult prison.
1. Why do you think the law has decided you have to be a certain age to do
some things?
2. Should any ages be changed? Why?
UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child
Which do you think are the most important for ALL children around the
world to have?
Treated equally regardless of race, colour, sex, language, religion,
national or social origin, birth or status.
Be allowed to develop physically, mentally, morally, spiritually and
socially.
Entitled to a name and nationality.
Provided with enough food, shelter, health care and opportunities to
play.
Those with physical, metal or social handicap should have special
treatment to meet their needs.
Should be cared for and provided with security and affection.
Free education.
First to receive relief aid in a disaster.
Protected from neglect, cruelty and exploitation.
Young People and School
• The Church was the only provider of education in Britain
until Victorian times. It was the influence of the Church
on and within government that eventually led to
government beginning to set up schools in Britain.
• Until then, children were simply treated as small adults
who were expected to work and contribute to the family
income. The Elementary Education Act of 1880 was the
first step in making education compulsory for all
children.
• Today, the lives of young people are very different.
Education is a big part of life and schools have s
responsibility to prepare young people fully for, not only
work, but life in general.
• School enables children to learn a wide range of skills,
to develop socially and psychologically, to explore the
world from the security of their classrooms and begin
to become the adults they wish to be.
Young People and School
• Historically, religion and schools have
been very closely linked as shown above.
• By 1944, education was compulsory for
all children and the government passed
an act that made the study of religion in
school part of the curriculum for all.
• Since then, there have been many
changes to education in Britain, but
Religious Studies has always been part
of the curriculum.
Young People and School
• Over the years, Religious Studies has changed dramatically to
take account of the changing face of British Society.
• In the past, Religious Studies has changed dramatically to
take account of the changing face of British society.
• In the past, Religious Studies concentrated in Christian
teachings and beliefs. It assumed all students were believers
and often reflected the teaching that happened in church
Sunday schools.
• Today, Religious Studies in schools recognises and celebrates
that students come from a wide variety of religious and
secular backgrounds. It focuses on key skills and concepts
that enable students to learn, understand and question some
of the most profound issues facing humankind.
• It can help us understand and empathise with people who live
life very differently from us.
• By studying the different beliefs and values of others, it can
help us to decide what is meaningful and important. It gives
us an insight into the world we live in and our place within it.
Asking
Philosophical Qns
Personal
Reflection
Listening to other
points of view
Exploring beliefs
and practices
Presentation
Skills
Skills in RE
Justifying Views
Deeper thinking
Develop understanding,
respect and tolerance
Debating Skills
Evaluating Ideas
Open-mindedness
Empathy
Exploring Ethical
Issues
Expressing
Beliefs
Communication
Skills
Exam Practise Qns
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What is the religious element of a school assembly
for? (1 mark)
Give two reasons why Religious Studies is a subject
in school. (2 marks)
‘Religion should only be taught in faith schools.’
What do you think. Give reasons for your opinion. (3
marks)
Explain, using an example, how a baby is welcomed
into the faith community. (6 marks)
‘Religion is too old fashioned for young people
today.’ Do you agree? Give reasons. Show more than
one point of view. Refer to religious views.