grade 8 socials links
RELIGIONS RESEARCH
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GENERAL RELIGIOUS STUDIES:
http://dir.yahoo.com/
Yahoo Directory,click on Society and Culture, then Religion, then Faiths and Practices
http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/
Encyclopedia type format including brief articles on various religions. Click on Other Reference, then Religion, then The World=s Major Religions and Belief Systems
http://wri.leaderu.com/
Click on Table One or Table Two to then get categories for further viewing.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm
Descriptions of 63 different religions.
BUDDHISM:
http://www.friesian.com/buddhism.htm
Excellent site.
http://www.zenguide.com/
Nicely organized site, can click on left side bar, and on top bar
CHRISTIANITY:
(Very difficult to find GENERAL info on Christianity, have to look at each sect separately.)
http://christianity.about.com/religion/christianity
Go down to the bottom of the page and click on Christianity.
HINDUISM:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/hinduism.htm
This site is maintained by people in Ontario.
http://www.himalayanacademy.com/basics/
ISLAM:
http://www.whyislam.org/
This site does look at Islam and terrorism.
SIKHISM:
http://www.sikhs.org/topics.htm
Excellent site exploring various aspects
of Sikhism.