1. List the different types of religious practices that you find in your neighborhood. This could be different forms of prayer, worship of different gods, sacred sites, different kinds of religious music and singing, etc. Does this indicate freedom of religious practice?
1. List the different types of religious practices that you find in your neighborhood. This could be different forms of prayer, worship of different gods, sacred sites, different kinds of religious music and singing, etc. Does this indicate freedom of religious practice?
Explanation:
These are some examples of the many religious practices that we might observe in our neighborhood:
Hindus go to the temple. They engage in puja and revere their Gods' and Goddesses' statues.
Muslims pray at mosques and read passages from the Quran. They present namaaz.
Sikhs go to a gurudwara to venerate their holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib and give prayers and shabad-kirtan.
Christians go to church to worship Jesus.
The fact that people in India are free to practice the religion of their choosing while coexisting in peace and harmony shows that there is freedom of religion.\
2. Will the government intervene if some religious group says that their religion allows them to practice infanticide? Give reasons for your answer.
2. Will the government intervene if some religious group says that their religion allows them to practice infanticide? Give reasons for your answer.
Explanation:
Absolutely, the government will undoubtedly step in if a certain religious organization claims that its faith permits infanticide. Infanticide is the deliberate death of a baby or young kid, which is undoubtedly a horrific act. The "Right to Life" of all people is violated by this activity. Also, it threatens societal cohesion.
3. Complete the following table:
3. Complete the following table:
Explanation:
4. Look up the annual calendar of holidays of your school. How many of them pertain to different religions? What does this indicate?
4. Look up the annual calendar of holidays of your school. How many of them pertain to different religions? What does this indicate?
Explanation:
Our school observes a number of religious holidays during the course of the academic year. Here are a few festivals for which holidays have been declared:
Hindu holidays: Ram Navami, Holi, Dussehra, and Shivratri
Id-ul-fitra, Id-ul-Zaha, and other Muslim holidays Muharram
Sikh holidays: Vaisakhi, Lohri, Guru Nanak Jayanti, and Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
Christmas and Good Friday are Christian holidays.
This demonstrates unequivocally that India is a secular nation where all religions are recognized equally.
5. Find out some examples of different views within the same religion.
5. Find out some examples of different views within the same religion.
Explanation:
In current culture, many religions are further divided into groups and organizations with opposing beliefs. Instances of such communities and organizations that exist within the same religion include the following:
Islam divides Sunni Muslims from Shia Muslims.
Jains can be divided into two subgroups: Shwetambar and Digambar.
Buddhism is divided into two main schools: Mahayana and Hinayana.
In the Hindu faith, several groups of people also worship hundreds of gods and goddesses.
6. The Indian State both keeps away from religion as well as intervenes in religion. This idea can be quite confusing. Discuss this once again in class using examples from the chapter as well as those that you might have come up with.
6. The Indian State both keeps away from religion as well as intervenes in religion. This idea can be quite confusing. Discuss this once again in class using examples from the chapter as well as those that you might have come up with.
Explanation:
Both avoiding religion and meddling in it are official policies in India. While the federal and state governments proclaim holidays in honour of several religious festivals, no religious event is observed by any of the governments. The citizens of the nation are allowed to observe these religious holidays however they choose. Yet, the Indian state only steps in to intervene when a religious practise endangers the peace in the nation. The state can step in to remedy the situation and assist the deprived portion in regaining its rights if a group of individuals who practise the same faith are refused the ability to access their place of worship.
