Judaism and Christianity relate more to each other than any other two religions. Known by many, the son of God himself was a practicing Jew. Jesus’s twelve disciples practice Judaism even his family took part in practicing Judaism. Jewish people like Christians’ believe that there is one God which means the Jewish religion is monotheistic. There are many other similar beliefs and ideas between the religions of Judaism and Christianity.
One thing common between these two religions is that they both are monotheistic and believe that there is only one god. Something that is different is that the Judaism started around 1900 BC unlike Islam which started in the 7th century. Both religions are also disparate when it comes to devotion. The Muslim spend so much time everyday to pray for their god Allah unlike the Jewish. The Jewish are very religious when it comes to special events like marriage but during daily they aren 't that dedicated as the Muslim. Another difference is that the Muslims day of worship is on Friday unlike the Jewish which is on Saturday. Most of the Jewish live in Europe and the United States in contrast to the majority of the Muslim who are inhabited in the Middle East, and Southeast
Zoroastrianism and Judaism share distinct qualities that make them similar. Throughout thousands of centuries these religions have been around. They were the starting points of monotheistic thought. And the beginning of a religious revolution that took place in the ancient world that is still practiced today.
In the end, while these two religions are often in the media for their conflicts and continued turmoil, it is important to recognize that they are not all that different, and that they do in fact have some similarities.
Group identity is a major element that helps embrace members of a particular group and bring them together on things such as their ideologies, religion, language, and a variety of other characteristics (Mosby's Medical Dictionary, n.d.). Through the readings and personal experiences with individuals of similar and different cultures than myself, I have come to believe that group identity has played a major role in countering deculturalization through the years.
Most people are born with more than one identity. Some identities go hand in hand, and have merged together over the years. For example, American and Christian are often associated with one another. Some identities, although not associated with one another, do not contradict each other, and can therefore coexist peacefully. For instance, if someone has a French mother and Italian father, chances are there will not be any problems. There are some identities, however, that are completely contradictory, and cannot coexist. For example, if someone has one parent that identifies as Christian, and another that identifies as Muslim, he or she will have to choose which identity to associate with. For centuries, there has been much debate over whether the American identity can coexist with a religious identity. (referring to religions other than Christianity) America has always been a tolerant country, yet tolerance is one thing, and fitting in is another. In America’s earlier years, maintaining a religious identity and fitting in with the American culture was impossible. This held true especially for the Jews, because religious Jews always put their Jewish identities before their American identities. Nowadays, however, since America has become a melting pot, as a religious Jew that lives with a dual identity, I conclude that sharing the American culture, while living as an observant Jew is more than possible. In this essay I will argue that the barriers of allegiances, limitations, and culture clashes do not exist between the American and Jewish culture.
According to Berry (2002), acculturation is a one of the most complicated processes of change on multiple levels including family, individuals, and cultural. He maintains that acculturation can be a stressful and complex situation, for many reasons and therefore, acculturation should not be conceptualized as immigrant’s transition into a new culture.
Christianity and Islam contrast each other in that Muslims did not require conversion in the conquered places while Christians did and in that Christians had government organizations involved in the spread of the religion while Muslims did not; they resemble each other in that they both influenced people to spread the religion.
As previously stated, religion is a large influencer in the acculturation process. This is evidently seen in certain cultures such as in the Catholic community. The Catholic faith teaches women’s primary role as mothers and caregivers. This may lead to women under the Catholic faith to avoid being active in public or non-family tasks and activities (Koeske). The restrictions set on certain individuals, by religion, limits them from fusing the new culture with their traditions from home, ultimately disallowing the individual from growing and learning. Now that we know that the acculturation process affects all members in an immigrant family, we can see that the youth in these families struggle to become independent. These feelings are brought on by the youth feeling obligated to help their families while the American society is pushing for independence. This can lead to confusion among the youth in every family and can cause issues relating to their self-identity. While the youth continue to feel obligated to care for their families, they will find it more difficult to become independent and much harder to integrate the new culture into their lives when their family is promoting old
Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism have many similarities between Catholicism. Catholicism and Judaism were both found in Southern Levant. They both believe in one God Yahweh and God. They were both main located in Europe. Buddhism and Catholicism had many similarities too! They both encourage their followers to donate to the poor. They both also were taught to overcome the forces of hate with the power of love. They both stress ethical living, compassion and love to others. Islam and Catholicism had many things in common. They both believe in angels. The both believe in the prophet Abraham and that he’s the father of humanity. They both also believe that Mary is the mother of Jesus. Hinduism and Catholicism had many similarities. They
their religions. The importance is not in the similarities as much as it is in
Though Muslims and Judaism share many similarities and differences they are both considered ground breaking religions in their own right. The most important point of comparing the two is both deem Jesus Christ as one of the most quoted prophets. Both religions believe God blessed them through Abraham and his sons. Isaac for the Jews, and Ishmael for the Muslims. Both religions really have more in common than the world actually cares to see. However their likeness is what keeps them at war. The war stems from the battle of deciphering whom Gods chosen people are. The truth is everyone is Gods people. If you choose God, he chooses you. The faith that each person has is their own, we as humans are entitled to own faith
Immigration is a movement about settlement of people into another country to which they are not natives. As of the current time, the United States has made itself a new home for immigrants in search of a better life, religious freedom and opportunities. It embraces those who come to the USA often with nothing more than their work ethic in search of the promises and opportunities of the American Dream. Over the last decade, the Indian immigration population had been skyrocketing and approximately 3.6 million in the USA. Asian Indians are the second largest community in the USA after Chinese Americans. Asian Indians started to form their own communities and expanded their religions which make them distinguish among the others immigrants. Asian Indians immigrants come to the USA because they want a better life and better education, but not for the religious freedom. Asian Indians immigrated to the USA for business purposes in the 19th century; they were allowed to stay here as a result of changes in immigration laws. With increase in Indian immigrants, Hinduism and Sikhism were expanded in the USA even after an increase in discrimination after 9/11. Asian Indians have found immigration to the America desirable for a long time, but after 1965, new immigration laws made the process easier, resulting in a more diverse religious presence.
For the purposes of this study I have defined cultural identity as the feeling of self-definition an individual has which is formed through a sense of belonging to a certain group. In this presentation I will be looking specifically at the effects of religion to this sense of cultural identity.
The stories are similar in many ways, but they are also very different. This can be related to the relationship between the two religions themselves.