WESTERN THOUGHT Weekly Topics西方思想

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1、WEEK2-RELIGIONChristianity–themainreligioninWesterncountriesChristian–apersonwhobelievesintheChristianreligion(thereareabout2.2billionChristiansintheworld)Islam–themainreligionintheMiddleEastandAfricaMuslim–apersonwhobelievesintheIslamicreligion(thereareabout1.6billionMuslimsintheworld)QUES

2、TIONSFORDISCUSSION1.Whydopeoplebelieveinreligion?Becausetheirparentsdid.Ifyoutellchildrensomethingwhentheyareveryyoungtheywillbelieveit.Itwillbeveryhardforthemtostopbelievingitlater.Becauseitgivesthemasenseofsecurity.Religiouspeoplelikethinkingthey’respecial,orthattheywillberewardedbyGodfor

3、believinginhim.Goingtochurchalsomakespeoplefeelsecurebecausetheyarepartofagroup.Becausebelievinginreligioniseasierthanunderstandingtherealworld.Ifyoudon’twanttoknowwhyeverythingisthewayitis,orwhereeverythingcamefrom,youcanjustsay“Goddidit”.It’snottrue,butit’seasierthanlearningthings.InWeste

4、rncountries,poorlyeducatedpeoplearemorelikelytobereligious.2.Doesreligionmakepeoplebetter?Inmyopinion,religionmakessomepeoplethinktheyarebetter.Peoplethinktheyaregoodpeoplejustbecausetheybelieveingod,andliketothinkthatotherpeoplearen’tasgood.BeingChristiangivespeopleafeelingthatwhateverthey

5、doisright,becausethey’reChristian.SomeoftheworstorganisationsandpeopleinhistoryhavebeenChristians.TheyalluseGodtojustifytheiractions.(PicturesofHitlerandKKK)Hitler;jews;KKK;blackpeopleAlotofpeopledonatemoneytoChristiancharities.Wheredoesmostofthemoneydonatedtoreligiouscharitiesgo?Buildingch

6、urches.(showchurchpicture)3.Arereligioussocietiesbetterplacestolive?ThemostviolentsocietiesonEarthareallreligiousones.MiddleEasterncountriesandAfricahavethehighestpercentageofreligiouspeopleandthehighestratesofmurderandrape.AmericahasamuchhigherpercentageofChristiansthanotherWesterncountrie

7、s.Italsohasthemostviolentcrime,druguse,andpoverty.TheHistoryofWesternReligionChristianitybeganintheMiddleEastinthe1stCentury,asasmallbranchoftheJewishreligion.ChristianityisbasedaroundtheteachingsofJesusChrist.ChristiansbelievethatJesuswasthesonofGod,and