What do different religions have in common?
16 August 2019
Something very important that religion has to give to society is knowledge of who you are.Gopal
More often than not, it’s the differences between religions that are emphasised and can include things like the way we dress and the food we eat as well as what we believe and how we choose to worship. But what about the similarities between religions?
- Did you know the direction East is highly significant for Christians, Jews and Muslims?
- Did you know some Christian and Jewish ceremonies include ritual immersion?
- Did you know Muslims and Hare Krishnas use beads to help count their prayers and mantras?
Young, Welsh and Pretty Religious shadowed nine young believers of various faiths from across Wales to find out what they believe, why they believe it, and how it impacts on their lives.
Young, Welsh and Pretty Religious
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Episode 1
Featuring a niqab-wearing Muslim, a Jew and a transgender pagan.
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Episode 2
What is it like to be on the receiving end of religious hate crime and abuse?
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Episode 3
Hare Krishna Gopala spreads the faith in Aberystwyth. Priest Father Ross has a christening.
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Episode 4
Gopal celebrates the Hindu Ratha Yatra, and Mhara performs the pagan ritual Imbolc.
We invited four of them to discuss what their faiths have in common…
