Exam 11: New Forms of Older Religions

Druids use only the lunar calendar for calculating their yearly festivals and rites.

The Baha'i religion has not changed since the mid-19th century.

Druids believe nature to be divine in her own right.

Anton La Vey deplored drug use and aberrant behavior in his Church of Satan.

The founder of Scientology worked as a science fiction writer in the 1930s.

Describe what yearly rituals are most valued by Wiccans.

Ancient Druids relied on oral transmission of their teachings, so no writings by them exist today.

The Church of Satan worships the devil.

Rastafarians regard Haile Selassie I as a devious being who was against black people.

When slaves were brought to this country from Africa, they brought with them the fear of

Detail the events that took place in China in response to Falun Gong.

The falun is located where in the human body?

Briefly describe the essential teaching of H.P. Blavatsky's Theosophy.

In Europe, Jewish students of Kabbalah were sometimes condemned for practicing witchcraft.

According to Satanists, humans are

Falun Gong first introduced itself as

La Regla de Ocha in Cuba is also called

Explain how, according to Reverend Sun Myung Moon, Jesus was prevented from fulfilling his destiny as the True Parent.

Name five of the "Nine Satanic Sins."

Describe the Church of Scientology's practice of "auditing."