Practices and Belongings Flashcards
What is a Rite of Passage?
A ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone’s life, especially birth, the transition from childhood to adulthood, marriage, and death.t
What is marriage?
Marriage is a Christian rite of passage in which two people, typically a man and woman are given spiritual and typically legal ties to eachother.
What happens in marriage?
Christian marriages take place in front of God in church. The bride and groom promise to ‘love and to cherish, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health till death do us part.’ The priest explains the importance of marriage in providing a stable and loving home for bringing up children. Once married, the couple should be sexually faithful; the seventh of the Ten Commandments demands that a person must not commit adultery. For the ceremony, most brides wear white, a symbol of purity.
What behavior codes do Jews follow?
Being a complete jew is a way of life as all actions from getting up in the morning to going to bed in the evening are part of worship. In addition to the ten commandments, Jews have many laws, including what they should wear.
In the Torah, there are 613 mitzvot consisting of ‘365 negative commandments like the number of days in the solar year, and 248 positive commandments’ (Talmud). Topics covered include:
- God
- The Torah
- Signs and Symbols
- Prayers and blessings
- Gentiles (non-jews)
- Marriage, Divorce and the Family
- Forbidden sexual practices
- Times and seasons
- Dietary laws
- Business practices
- Employees, servants and slaves
- Vows, oaths and swearing
- Sabbath and Jubilee laws
- Courts and criminal laws
- Aggriculture and animal husbandry
- Idolatry
- Clothing
- The Temple
- War
Not all of the mitzvot are relevant today, as some regard to sacrafices and services whch are not carried out today, and many of the ones concerning criminal law would on;y be followed in a Jewish state.
The six mitxvot regarded as most important are:
1: To believe in God, the creator of all things
2: Not to believe in anything else other than God
3: To believe in God’s oneness
4: To fear God
5: To love God
6: Not to pursue the passions of your heart
What behavior codes do Sikhs follow?
Khalsa (Baptised) Sikhs are taught in the Rahit Maryada (Code of conduct) to wear the Five Ks and and recite prayers five times each day. They are also given four ‘do nots’ which are known as the Kurahit prohibitions:
1: Do not cut the hair (includes shaving)
2: Do not use tobacco or any other intoxicants like alcohol and non-medical drugs
3: Do not commit adultery
4: Do not eat meat that has been ritually slaughtered
They also try to posess 5 positive virtues: Truth (Sat) Compassion (Daya) Contentment (Santokh) Humility (Nimrata) Love (Pyare)
Sikhs believe in equality and behaving honorably towards others. Sikhs are also expected to perform Sewa, (Selfless service) to help people, and will often additionally do voluntary work at hospitals, care homes, community centres etc. Also typical is tithing, where a sikh would give one tenth of their income to support sikhism and good works, but many give what they can afford.
What behavior codes do Christians follow?
The ten commandments form the basis for the behavior codes and duties of Christians, and also Jews. The account in Exodus states that these laws are from God, making them very important.
He gave these laws to Moses on Mount Sinai. The commandments are repeated twice, making them very important to Jews. Jesus was a jew, and Christians follow these laws and their behavior is based on them and Jesus’ teachings.
The first four commandments refer to a person’s duty to other people. Jesus summed these commandments in two parts.
‘Love God’, and ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’.
Loving your neightbour is known as the Golden Rule, and is the basis for the Christian way of life.
