How Long Have Religions Existed?

Yesterday we began our examination of world religions, and the students came up with some outstanding initial questions...

James, Catalina, JP, and Davis: How long have religions existed? How did the first religions start? Who starts a religion? 

Zara: Why can't all prayers just be in your head? Why are some of them written down?
Artwork by Caroline






Olivia and Joey: How does an object become sacred? Is it possible to make a place sacred? If so, how do you do it?

Gabriel: Where are the "heavens" of the various religions located?
Artwork by Zara


Nathan: What does heaven look like?

Andrew: If a soul is immortal, is heaven immortal?

Joe: If your religion didn't exist, which religion would you join?

Liv and Ellen: Why would some people not want women to be priests?


Thanks to Gabriel for
this vocabulary sketch!
Dearing: What causes atheists not to believe in God?

Isabel, Sam and Jack D.: Is atheism considered a religion? Should it be considered a religion?

Kelsey: When scientists learned about DNA, why didn't everyone stop believing in religion?

Grace: What do psychologists think about religion?

Grace (x2): Are there any "dead" religions (like dead languages)?


Kelsey, BG and Ford shared the Friday love with a guinea pig guest

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