Instructions

You will be expected to divide your wiki page into four distinct sections. **Section 1: Beliefs: Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism ** This will be an explanation of the core beliefs of the religion, regardless of sect. For those of you doing Christianity, you have already been divided into sects with each group taking a different main sect of Christianity. Make sure you focus on explaining the beliefs and sacred texts only. Worship style will be covered in one or more of the sections below. Make sure your explanation is thorough and designed to address a largely Christian American audience. Considering the audience will be the most challenging part of this section. **Section 2: History ** This section will contain information about the origins of the religion in the United States. Who brought the religion here? When were the first believers of the religion living in the United States? Where did they live? How has the number of followers grown? Immigration? Conversion? How were the followers of the religion accepted? Was their worship tolerated or did the followers have to hide or change their practice to avoid trouble? Did the followers face problems or discrimination because of their religious beliefs? Bring this story to the present day as much as possible. Clearly a book could be written on the history of the religion in America. After the page has addressed all of the questions above, you need to evaluate the three most important events in the history of your religion, or sect, in America. Please limit your page to a discussion of no more than three events. **Section 3: Look ** This section will comprise information about how the religion is practiced in the United States. What do the worship places look like? Who practices this religion in the United States? Where is it practiced? How is it practiced? The emphasis in this section is on appearance. How do we know what type of religion it is just by looking at the worship space or worshippers? This section should probably contain more images than the other three sections. **Section 4: Challenges: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam ** This section will explore the challenges that worshippers in this faith experience today in the United States. This is different from the history section although some of present challenges might have also been challenges in the past. Is there intolerance of this religion? Is there tolerance of this religion? Are there places in the US where the religion is found more because people tolerate it more there? Are there laws that discriminate against followers of the religion? Do followers feel free to express their religious beliefs "in the public square"? **Section 4: Challenges – Protestant, Catholic, Non-denominational ** This section will explore the challenges that worshippers in these sects are experiencing today in the United States. This is different from the history section although some of the challenges today may have been challenges in the past. The page should address concerns for all Christians in the US regardless of sect. Then the page should address particular concerns or challenges for the particular sect you have been assigned. Is there unity between the Christian sects? Do not simply list problems the sect faces. Problems create challenges. Connect the reasons for the challenge (problem/cause) to the results of the challenge (effect).

A Final Note: Audience, Audience, Audience Your performance on this project will largely be determined by how well you create this wiki for a religiously ignorant American public. Do not assume your audience has any prior knowledge, even about Christianity.