Today, after prayer, Rachel, Rachel, Grace, and Clare gave a stunning presentation about Hinduism. Contrary to popular belief, Hinduism is actually monotheistic and, rather than having multiple gods, has different representations of the same God since different people perceive Him differently. They have a Trinity: Brahma (Generator), Vishnu (Operator), and Shiva (Destroyer). (This spells GOD!) Hinduism is a very peaceful religion and accepting of many other cultures.
After this, the class watched the video a group presented from the Muslim community center and the class learned about how Islam should relate to each human being and the importance of each religious aspect in the lives of the religious followers of Islam.
5/10/11
Today in class, after prayer, there was a presentation on a site visit to a church of the Southern Baptist Convention (there are two types of Baptists in the US: American Baptist Churches of the US and the Southern Baptist Convention). The Southern Baptist Convention was organized in Georgia and has about 16 million members overall. The members believe that God's Word tells us the hope is in the future and they believe in one living and true God. They believe that the Father created the universe, the Son died for our sins, and the Holy Spirit enlightens believers. Salvation is received by those who accept Jesus Christ. They also use position statements, such as that the priesthood of all believers, soul competency, creeds and confessions, women's ministry, church and state, missions, autonomy, sexuality (homosexuality is not right, but is forgivable), and the sanctity of life. Also, they work to emphasize the Good News of the Gospels.
5/4
In class today, after prayer, Erin, Kiera, and Jordan presented their project on a site visit to B'nai Shalom, a conservative Jewish synagogue in Olney. This presentation taught the class about such aspects of that community such as their different celebrations and how Rabbi Sunshine works to communicate with the congregation through his sermons and even the arrangement of the chairs. After this presentation and little quiz, we all wrote a retreat reflection about "What is the Fourth Day? How is it going?"
5/2
After prayer, we all wrote service reflections based on the Micha 6:8, "The Lord God asks this of you: act justly, love tenderly, and to walk humbly with your God." These reflections had to be one page on how these three things or this entire quote relates to how you completed your service requirement. Next, we watched a video on Christianity, regarding the history of the religion and its ecumenical councils.
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