Religion

"Faith without reason leads to superstition..."

"...Reason without faith leads to nihilism and relativism" -- Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Fides et ratio (Faith and Reason). Priority request.

T/F: Moses split the Red Sea

Epic story, but factually false.

Buddhism

"The teachings of the Buddha spread into the Far East, out of which Zen Buddhism became the best known in the West. Buddhism is benign and views other religions as limitations rather than as rivals" -- Truth vs. Falsehood.

The Rosary

Priority request: represents the Catholic emphasis on "participation in the life of Mary, whose focus was Christ", and the Mariological theme "to Christ through Mary".

Glory Be (doxology)

Priority request. The “Glory Be” is far and away the most common Christian prayer after the Our Father and the Hail Mary -- catholic.com.

Hinduism

Priority request: “immemorial way of right living”. Hinduism is the oldest and most complex of all established belief systems, with origins that date back more than 5000 years in India. There is no known prophet or single founder of Hinduism.

Christianity

Calibrated apart from Catholicism. Also without Restorationist religions like Latter-day Saints and Jehovah's Witness, which would lower the average of Christianity by ten points.

Judaism

"comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Jewish people" -- wikipedia.

Catholicism

Priority request. Over the course of centuries it developed a highly sophisticated theology and an elaborate organizational structure headed by the papacy, the oldest continuing absolute monarchy in the world --britannica.com

Islam

"Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that was revealed many times through earlier prophets and messengers, including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus" -- wikipedia.

T/F: Jesus was an incarnation of an angel or archangel

Jehovah's Witnesses believe Jesus, pre-birth, was the archangel Michael. Priority request.

Ramadan

"during the hours of fasting, Muslims refrain not only from food and drink, but also tobacco products, sexual relations, and sinful behavior, devoting themselves instead to prayer and study of the Quran" -- wikipedia. Awareness (of God) calibrated at 495 in TvF.

religion vs. spirituality

A general comparison with a brief explanation.

Muhammad

According to Islamic tradition, the "angel Gabriel appeared before him during his visit to the cave. The angel showed him a cloth with Quranic verses on it and instructed him to read. When Muhammad confessed his illiteracy, Gabriel choked him forcefully, nearly suffocating him" -- wikipedia.

Bethel church

1) its members account for 10%+ of Redding population. 2) teachings and degrees given on the supernatural, prophesizing, healings. 3) worship music calibrate high (Goodness of God by Jenn Johnson). 4) non-denominational churches (generally) seeing growth in recent years -- priority request