Appendix D

Appendix D

Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |

|Ethnic group |Ethnic group is the origin, classification, characteristic of a group such as culture, religion, etc. |

|Anti-Semitism |Anti-Semitism is a discrimination or hatred towards the Jewish. |

|Islamophobia |Islamophobia is prejudice, hatred, or fear of the Muslims. |

|Xenophobia |Xenophobia is dislike or fear of other people who are from other countries |

|Persecution |Persecution is the mistreatment of people who are from another group of beliefs |

|Religious group |Religious group is a group of people who have beliefs or worship for example churches and -temples |

Part II

Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic/racial 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

• Racial/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:

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