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Religion and Law Assessment

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Learning Objective: To write a newspaper article exploring the way law operates in different religions.

The point of this assessment is to see how well you can explain what different religions believe about law. Really good assessments will analyse and evalualte the ideas. For the assignment handout click here.

Marking:
This project will be marked on effort, understanding and independence. You will get raffle tickets for each category, and the winner of the raffle will get a prize! The more raffle tickets you get the better your chances!

You might want a bit more information about what the different religions believe, so look below.

Judaism:
Judaism 101 on Halakhah
ReligionFacts.com (quite complex).
MyJewishLearning.com

Islam:
BBC Religion

Buddhism:
Buddhism for Children – Search for “Karma” or “Precepts” on the page.

Christianity:

Christianity 101 – Grace
Christianity for Kids
This is quite a difficult topic, so please ask me if you want help.

Good luck! Remember that copying and pasting from Wikipedia proves nothing and won’t get you any marks!