MMI Religion Vocab

Question 1

submit

Answer 1

to allow someone to have authority over you

Question 2

ordination

Answer 2

when someone becomes a minister in a church (priest, deacon, etc.)

Question 3

elder

Answer 3

someone who has wisdom/ experience and is older in their years, and can provide advice to lead (youth) through life

Question 4

hijab

Answer 4

modesty (arabic)- is the headscarf covering worn (in context of Muslim culture for women)

Question 5

liberty

Answer 5

the individual freedom and rights of a person

Question 6

conscience

Answer 6

one’s own understanding of right and wrong

Question 7

Washington

Answer 7

“All people of the USA have the liberty to choose between believing/ practicing in faith of God or not, free of discrimination”

Question 8

religious freedom

Answer 8

often called “the first freedom” because it is the opening of the 10 amendments of the Bill of Rights, and the framers placed to right to religious freedom before others

part of the UN declaration of Human Rights- principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest (see below) their religion in teaching, practice, worship and observance

Question 9

manifest

Answer 9

to display or make known (to manifest one’s religion: to publicly or openly practice worship of one’s religion)

Question 10

religious pluralism

Answer 10

the acceptance of all religions as having equal rights to co-exist. (multi-faith society)
pluralis: more than one- latin root

Question 11

mono-faith society

Answer 11

where only one religion is practiced by the people

Question 12

census

Answer 12

a whole population of a country questioned/ counted

Question 13

survey

Answer 13

a selected group of people asked questions (who are questioned)

Question 14

legislation

Answer 14

new law passed after being voted on (passed/ vetoed)

Question 15

The First Amendment

Answer 15

Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion (1789)

Question 16

Sherbert vs. Verner

Answer 16

Adele Sherbert was allowed to refuse to work on Saturdays due to her religious beliefs (Judaism) and receive unemployment benefits (1963)

Question 17

documentary

Answer 17

a factual, informative film/ TV show/ program (such as Living With the Amish)

Question 18

media

Answer 18

any form of communication which reaches most of society; ex: radio, television newspapers, film, the internet etc

Question 19

tabloid

Answer 19

a newspaper that focuses more on entertainment aspects of politics and local issues, as well as more pictures, more advertising, a more biased and lower quality writing (view) and aimed mainly at the working class (is less expensive than broadsheets)

Question 20

broadsheet

Answer 20

a newspaper that focuses on current events and politics etc more seriously (than tabloids) and tend to be more factual/ objective in their written pieces than tabloids. They also are aimed mainly at the middle-upper classes, and those who are academics, or those with high- educational backgrounds. Compared to tabloids, the broadsheets also include less advertisements, and are more expensive.

Question 21

schism

Answer 21

a religious split, usually in religious groups that differ in beliefs or opinions of certain issues, whether modern or directly relating to interpretations of the bible

Question 22

anabaptist

Answer 22

one who baptizes again as an adult, under the belief that this baptism confirms their faith and belief as grown adults

Question 23

descendent

Answer 23

family member(s) within an ancestral tree/history, their family lineage traces them as successors (those who are followed in a family tree/lineage) (genealogy)

Question 24

affiliation

Answer 24

association with or in accordance/ agreement with someone/thing

Question 25

Amish

Answer 25

a group of traditionalist followers of the Christian Church. The Amish favor simple living, plain dress, and a reluctance to adopt many conveniences of modern technology.

the name Amish, comes from Jakob of Amman who led a schism of Anabaptists in Switzerland in 1693.

Question 26

bishop

Answer 26

a (senior) member of the clergy in the church

Question 27

ordnung

Answer 27

set of rules for those in the Amish community/society. German for: Order, arrangement, organization, etc.

Question 28

equality

Answer 28

the state of everyone having equal rights regardless of their gender, race, age or ability

Question 29

sexism

Answer 29

discrimination against one person or a group of people on the basis of their gender (being male or female)

Question 30

French Ban on burqa (quote)

Answer 30

“The burqa is not a religious symbol but rather a sign of enslavement”

• French Prime Minister Sarkozy