[Polgebrabbel #210] Iedereen is gelijk, als het ware..

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Op vrijdag 26 maart 2004 14:12 schreef KirmiziBeyaz het volgende:

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Waar heb je gezien dat ik nederlanders noemde? Ik heb al eerder gezegd dat nederlanders als geheel wel een volk zijn.

Ik ben het wel van je gewend dat je woorden in mijn mond legt, maar draaf je niet een beetje door in je kruistocht?

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Op vrijdag 26 maart 2004 14:13 schreef KirmiziBeyaz het volgende:

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Dat zegt hij anders niet. Anders zou hij moeten zeggen dat israeliers een volk zijn. Dan zou het kloppen. Met in het achterhoofd houdende dat israeliers natuurlijk niet enkel joden zijn.

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Op vrijdag 26 maart 2004 14:16 schreef kLowJow het volgende:
Ik denk dat je er vrij zeker van kunt zijn dat er meer Boedisten en Hindoes op deze wereld rondlopen dan Joden

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Op vrijdag 26 maart 2004 14:28 schreef Aaahikwordgek het volgende:

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waar is de rest gebleven?

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Buddhism
Who Started Buddhism?
Gautama Siddhartha (the Buddha), around 525 b.c.


What Do Buddhists Believe?
Buddha taught that life is filled with suffering. In order to be free of that suffering, believers have to give up worldly possessions and worldly goals and try to achieve a state of perfect peace known as nirvana.

How Many Are There?
In 2002, there were more than 360 million Buddhists in the world, 98% of them in Asia.


What Kinds Are There?
There are two main kinds of Buddhists. Theravada ("Path of the Elders") Buddhism, the older kind, is more common in the southern part of Asia. Mahayana ("Great Vessel") Buddhism is more common in northern Asia.


Christianity
Who Started Christianity?
Jesus Christ, in the first century. He was born in Bethlehem between 8 b.c. and 4 b.c. and died about a.d. 29.


What Do Christians Believe?
That there is one God. That Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who came on Earth, died to save humankind, and rose from the dead.

How Many Are There?
Christianity is the world's biggest religion. In 2002 there were more than two billion Christians, in nearly all parts of the world. More than one billion of the Christians were Roman Catholics, who follow the leadership of the pope in Rome.

Other groups of Christians include Orthodox Christians, who accept most of the same teachings as Roman Catholics but follow different leadership, and Protestants, who often disagree with Catholic teachings. Protestants rely especially on the Bible itself. They belong to many different groups.


Hinduism
Who Started Hinduism?
Aryan beliefs spread into India, around 1500 b.c. These beliefs were mixed with the beliefs of the people who already lived there.


What Do Hindus Believe?
That there are many gods and many ways of worshipping. That people die and are reborn many times as other living things. That there is a universal soul or principle known as Brahman. That the goal of life is to escape the cycle of birth and death and become part of the Brahman. This is achieved by leading a pure and good life.


How Many Are There?
In 2002, there were nearly 830 million Hindus, mainly in India and places where people from India have gone to live.


What Kinds Are There?
There are many kinds of Hindus, who worship different gods or goddesses.


Islam
Who Started Islam?
Muhammad, the Prophet, in a.d. 610.


What Do Muslims Believe?
People who believe in Islam are known as Muslims. The word "Islam" means submission to God. Muslims believe that there is no other god than the one God; that Muhammad is the prophet and lawgiver of his community; that they should pray five times a day, fast during the month of Ramadan, give to the poor, and once during their life make a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia if they can afford it.


How Many Are There?
In 2002, there were more than one billion Muslims, mostly in parts of Africa and Asia. The two main branches are: Sunni Muslims, who make up over 80 percent of all Muslims today, and Shiite Muslims, who broke away in a dispute over leadership after Muhammad died in 632.


Judaism
Who Started Judaism?
Abraham is considered to be the founder of Judaism. He lived around 1300 b.c.


What Do Jews Believe?
That there is one God who created the universe and rules over it. That they should be faithful to God and carry out God's commandments.

How Many Are There?
In 2002, there were about 14.5 million Jews living around the world. Many live in Israel or the United States.


What Kinds Are There?
In the United States there are three main kinds: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform. Orthodox Jews are the most traditional. Traditional means that they follow strict laws about how they dress, what they can eat, and how they conduct their lives. Conservative Jews follow many of the traditions. Reform Jews are the least traditional.

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Op vrijdag 26 maart 2004 14:40 schreef Aaahikwordgek het volgende:

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Hahahahahaha, dat doet me denken aan die mop over Startrek.

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Op vrijdag 26 maart 2004 14:42 schreef pberends het volgende:

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Waarom hebben wij nog nooit gehoord van Hinduterroristen