Appendix D

Part I

Define the following terms:

Term Definition
Ethnic group people of the same race or nationality who share a culture

Anti-Semitism an attitude or policy of hatred and hostility toward Jewish people

Islamophobia hatred or fear of Muslims or of their politics or culture

Xenophobia A person who is fearful of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign peoples

Persecution The act or practice of persecuting on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs that differ from those of the persecutor.

Religious group is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity.

Part II

Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic group not your own from the list below.

• Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf)

o Christianity

• Evangelical Protestant
• Mainline Protestant
• Historically Black Churches
• Roman Catholic
• Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
• Jehovah’s Witnesses
• Orthodox (Greek, Eastern)

o Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform) o Buddhism (Theravada or Mahayana) o Islam (Sunni, Shia, Sufism) o Hinduism

• Ethnic groups (based on divisions in U.S. Census Bureau documents)

o Asian (Asian descent) o Black (African descent) o Hispanic and Latino (South or Central American descent) o Pacific Islander (Polynesian descent) o White (European descent)

Part III

Answer the following questions in 150 to 250 words each about the religious group you selected:

• How does your selected religious group differ from other religious groups (such as in their beliefs, worship practices, or values)?
• I picked Judaism out of the Religious groups. The beliefs of Jewish People and Judaism differ from those who are Christian. Here are some beliefs that differ, Judaism - has no