Instructions

If you are interested in one of these topics for your research project,
make a choice:

Focus on one of the specific questions listed

 OR

Focus on the topic, with the questions helping guide your research

		Major religions
	•	How would you compare and contrast two world religions such as Buddhist, Christian Confucianism, Islam, Hindu, Shinto and Taoism?
	•	What do the major religions teach about life after death?
	•	How would you descirbe the five religion that base their faith on the life or teaching of specific men, such as Muhammad for Islam and Abraham for Judaism?

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		Freedom of religion
	•	How did the Reformation lead to the freedom of religion in the United States?
	•	How would you compare and contrast the laws of two countries that do not allow relgious freedom?
	•	How would you describe a Supreme Court decision that upholds religious freedom?

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		Religion and politics
	•	How did religion influence the Eighteenth Amendment in the United States?
	•	What part did religion play in the United States election of 1960?
	•	What was the role of the religious right and the Christian Coalition in the election of George W. Bush?

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