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Choosing Your Faith: Baha’i – How did you choose your faith? After many years of searching, Karl became a Baha’i in his twenties. He describes the central teachings of his new faith and the persecution suffered by Baha’is in some parts of the world.
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Choosing Your Faith: The Quakers – How did you choose your new faith? Marigold describes how she came to join the Quakers while working among people of many religions on the West Bank.
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Choosing Your Faith: Jedi – How did you choose your new faith? Patrick grew up watching the Star Wars films religiously, so when he was searching for something to believe in, the Church of Jediism seemed the obvious choice. He talks about the Church’s struggle to become recognised as an official religion, and the reactions of other people to his new faith.
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Choosing Your Faith: Scientology – How did you choose your new faith? Peter’s life was turned around when he joined the Church of Scientology. He believes that the practical advice it gave was responsible for his success in business, and that Scientology is the path to happiness.
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Christian Marriage – Emily’s mum recently got married, and it got her thinking: what does marriage mean for Christians? So with the help of her mum, her new step dad and the vicar who performed the ceremony, Emily talks us through the wedding video.
TrueTube films are designed for use in a number of ways. Some ideas of where this film could link to your curriculum are below:
AQA
Component 2: Thematic studies -Theme A - Relationships and families - The nature and purpose of marriage.
Edexcel
Area of Study 3 – Section 2 - Living the Catholic life - Christianity - The importance and purpose of marriage for Catholics: the significance of marriage in Catholic life; Catholic teachings about marriage, including Not Just Good, But Beautiful by Pope Francis; divergent Christian, non-religious (including atheist and Humanist) attitudes to the importance of marriage in society, including the sanctity of marriage, a lack of importance, cohabitation and the Catholic responses to these attitudes.
Area of Study 1 – Section 2 - Family life - Christianity - The importance and purpose of marriage for Christians: Christian teachings about the significance of marriage in Christian life; the purpose of marriage for Christians including Mark 10:6–9; divergent Christian and non-religious (including atheist and Humanist) attitudes to the importance of marriage in society; including the sanctity of marriage, a lack of importance, cohabitation and Christian responses to these attitudes.
OCR
Component Group 2–Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a religious perspective - relationships and families - religious teachings about the nature and purpose of families in the 21st century, sex, marriage, cohabitation and divorce. Issues related to the nature and purpose of families; roles of men and women; equality; gender prejudice and discrimination.
WJEC
PART B- Theme 1: Issues of Relationships - Relationships
Eduqas
Component 1 (Route A) Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Studies in the Modern World - Christianity - Theme 1: Issues of Relationships - Relationships -The nature and purpose of marriage as expressed through Christian marriage ceremonies in Britain and teachings: Mark 10:6-8 and the Church of England Synod
Christian Marriage
Emily Hi. I'm Emily. Last week my mum got married at our local church. It was a great day. I was a bridesmaid and got to wear an amazing long, like, dress. But I want to find out what the ceremony really meant and why marriage is important for Christians like my mum.
Emily I've come to speak to my mom and stepdad to ask them questions about why it was important for Christians to get married.
Katrina We wanted to show our commitment in front of God, our friends and family.
Emily Were you nervous before the wedding?
David I wasn't nervous. I wasn't nervous at all.
Katrina He was nervous.
David I was nervous. You keeping me waiting for 25 minutes, didn't make me nervous at all.
Emily What was your favourite part about the wedding?
David Walking down the aisle together.
Katrina Yeah. Yeah, I think that-
David On the way out
Katrina I think that was nice actually, being because we were separate to begin with, and then we combined and walked down the aisle ourselves. So yeah, I quite enjoyed that.
Emily This is the church where my mum got married. Traditionally, the bride walks up the aisle to meet the groom who is waiting with the vicar and the best man.
Penny Sawyer My name is Penny Sawyer. I am the vicar here at Saint Albans Church in Dagenham.
Emily After the vicar welcomes everyone, we say a prayer and sing a hymn.
Penny Sawyer In the presence of God, father, Son and Holy Spirit, we have come together to witness the marriage of David and Katrina.
Emily Why is it important for Christians to get married?
Penny Sawyer Christians look to the Bible as their, sort of, the text that teaches them how to do things, and if you remember right at the beginning of the Bible in the book of Genesis, God creates Adam, and Adam is very lonely, so God creates Eve to be a partner and and a helpmate and to go through life together. So, that's really the foundation of family life that a man and a woman come together and they live their lives faithfully together.
Emily After the prayers, the vicar stands here and tells us a little bit about what marriage is.
Penny Sawyer It enriches society and strengthens community. No one should enter into it lightly or selfishly, but reverently and responsibly in the sight of Almighty God.
Emily I know usually brides get married in white, but my mum got married in red. Does that matter?
Penny Sawyer That doesn't matter at all. The most important thing is that you have the man and the woman who wants to be married, and you have two witnesses. So actually all you need is five people minimum, but you had a big family wedding, didn't you? With lots and lots of people.
Emily After that there is a Bible reading. My uncle read a passage which talks about how people should behave when they're in love, and how they should treat each other.
Emily's Uncle Wives, understand and support your husbands by submitting to them in ways that honour the master. Husbands, go all out in love for your wives. Don't take advantage of them.
Emily Then the vicar gives a sermon. Penny talked about love and marriage.
Penny Sawyer Marriage is a gift from God to all of us. Couples are intended to find delight in each other.
Emily Now we move on to the really exciting bit. The vicar turns to the couple and asks them to hold hands and vow that they love each other and will look after each other.
David I, David Vincent Humber.
Penny Sawyer Take you, Katrina Anne Emerson.
David Take you, Katrina Anne Emerson.
Penny Sawyer To be my wife.
David To be my wife.
Katrina I Katrina Anne Emerson.
S4 Take you, David. Vincent. Tumba. Thank you. David. Vincent. Thank you. To be my husband.
Penny Sawyer Take you, David Vincent Tumba.
Katrina Take you David Vincent Tumba.
Penny Sawyer To be my husband.
Katrina To be my husband.
Emily Why do Christians use wedding rings?
Penny Sawyer Just because it's traditional. You don't have to have wedding rings, and sometimes just the bride will have a ring, not the groom. Um, it's quite symbolic because it goes round and round and round forever, so it's a sign of everlasting love. Heavenly father, by your blessings. Let these rings be to David and Katrina, a symbol of unending love and faithfulness.
Penny Sawyer Katrina. I give you this ring.
David Katrina. I give you this ring.
Penny Sawyer As a sign of our marriage.
David As a sign of our marriage.
Emily They are pronounced husband and wife, and they normally kiss.
Penny Sawyer In the presence of God, and before this congregation. David and Katrina have given their consent and made their marriage vows to each other. They have declared their marriage by the joining of hands and by the giving and receiving of rings.
Emily When the ceremony is over, family and friends got together to have a party. Often speeches are made and there was a wedding cake, but today I've learned that the most important thing is that God is there to blessing the couple and their love for each other. For me, it's great because I have an even bigger family.
I Wish I Went to Ecuador – Pupils at Bricknell Primary School collaborated with animator David Bunting and local campaigning organisation, One Hull Of A Rainforest, to create this beautiful animated campaign film about a teacher’s life-changing expedition into the heart of the Ecuadorian rainforest on a joint mission to preserve these vital resources.
Christian Baptism – Some Christians will baptise babies, but others believe that a person should only be baptised when they are old enough to choose for themselves. Anna visits an Anglican Church and a Baptist Church to find out what happens at the different kinds of baptism and why.
TrueTube films are designed for use in a number of ways. Some ideas of where this film could link to your curriculum are below:
AQA
Component 1: The study of religions: beliefs, teaching and practices - Christianity - The role and meaning of the sacraments:the meaning of sacrament, the sacrament of baptism and its significance for Christians; infant and believers' baptism; different beliefs about infant baptism
Edexcel
Area of Study 3- Section 3: Living the Christian Life - Christianity - The role of the sacraments in Christian life and their practice in two denominations:
the role of the sacraments/ordinance as a whole; the nature and importance of the
meaning and celebration of baptism.
Section 3 - Living the Catholic life - Christianity -The sacramental nature of reality: Catholic teachings about how the whole of creation manifests the presence of God; the meaning and effects of each of the seven sacraments, including Catechism of the Catholic Church 1210–1211; the practice and symbolism of each sacrament; how sacraments communicate the grace of God; divergent Christian attitudes to sacraments, including reference to Orthodox and Protestant Christianity.
OCR
Component Group1 - Christianity - Practices - Sacraments• The meaning of the word sacrament • The role and meaning of the sacraments •The role of Baptism and Eucharist in the life of a Christian •Common and divergent attitudes towards the practice and meaning of Baptism by different Christian denominations •Common and divergent attitudes towards the practice and meaning of the Eucharist by different Christian denominations •Common and divergent attitudes towards the Sacraments, including which practices are considered by different Christian denominations to be a sacrament •Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Christian denominations
WJEC
2.2 Unit 2 PART A : Christianity - Core beliefs, teachings and practices - Practices Life’s Journey: Sacraments and key acts of worship: Baptisms (Mark 1:9-11); Infant and Believers' Baptism; reasons and rituals Eucharist/Communion (1 Corinthians 11:23-26): diverse Christian interpretations and associated practices
Eduqas
Component 2 (Route A) Study of Christianity: Practices: Sacraments ➢ Diverse beliefs regarding Sacraments ➢ The role, meaning and celebration of Baptism and Eucharist: John 3:3-6 ➢ Diverse interpretations of Baptism and Eucharist with reference to the beliefs of the Catholic and Protestant Churches Forms: Component 2 (Route B) Applied Catholic Theology : Theme 3: Life and Death: Artefacts: How Christian beliefs in the resurrection are expressed by the paschal candle as it is used in the Easter Vigil and during Catholic Baptism
Christian Baptism
Anna I'm Anna and I was baptised when I was 13, in a Church of England or Anglican church. Some churches baptise babies to welcome them into Christianity. Others only baptise people when they're old enough to make the decision for themselves. When I was a baby, instead of baptising me, my parents decided to give me a service of dedication, which means they said they'd bring me up in a Christian home and tell me about what they thought of God, but that they'd leave it to me to decide whether I believed and wanted to live by that faith or not. As I grew up, I asked a lot of questions, and I came to the conclusion that I did believe that it was true. So when they were doing baptisms at church, I thought it would be a good opportunity to make a proper and public commitment to God. It's very common in Anglican churches to baptise infants. I've come to Saint John the Evangelist Church to talk to the associate vicar, Rachel Hawes, and find out more.
Rachel While all religions have ceremonies, we call them initiation rites, which mark people's entry into the religion. And so baptism for Christians, is the important ceremony or initiation rite into the Christian faith, and it has been from the very beginning of Christianity.
Anna So what happens in a typical Anglican infant baptism?
Rachel We do it in the main service, and the parents will all come to the font with the baby, and the font is the name for whatever we put the water in. And this which we're standing by is our font. So the first thing that happens in baptism is that we have a series of promises. Now when adults are baptised, they make these promises for themselves. But when a baby is baptised, obviously they're too young to make the promises. So their parents and their godparents make the promises on their behalf.
Rachel Will you pray for her? Draw her by your example into the community of faith. And walk with her in the way of Christ.
All With the help of God we will.
Rachel In baptism, this child begins her journey of faith. You speak for her today. Will you care for her and help her to take her place within the life and worship of Christ's Church?
All With the help of God we will.
Rachel Then the second very important picture or image in baptism is the signing with the cross. So we have holy oil, and so the priest will take the oil and dip their thumb in it, and sign the baby on the forehead and say, Christ claims you for his own, receive the sign of his cross. We offer the oil to all the parents and godparents, so that they, too, can dip their thumb in and sign the baby on the forehead. Then we come to the water, and water is obviously central to the service of baptism, and we pour the water into the font at that point. And, and usually here we ask one of the parents or godparents to pour the water in so that everybody can see it going in, and then the priest will bless it.
Rachel Now sanctify this water, but by the power of your Holy Spirit, they may be cleansed from sin and born again.
Rachel And then they will use it to baptise the child.
UU Yeah. I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Rachel So at the end of the service, we will call the parents up to the chancel. That's where the altar is. And we will light a special candle for the baby from the candles on the altar, and we will give it to the parents for the baby.
Anna So obviously a baby is too young to understand what's going on. Um, could you tell me why a parent might choose to have their baby baptised?
Rachel We believe that baptism is not just something we do, it's something that God does. So we believe that God is present at the baptism and is working in it, and Christians believe that as the baby grows, God is present with them and in their lives, and that they will come to understand what has happened to them in baptism.
Anna Some churches don't allow infant baptisms at all. They wait until the person is old enough to choose for themselves. This is called a believer's baptism.
Kenneth As a church, we practice believer's baptism, and that's different than some churches like the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. We believe baptism is for someone who consciously commits themselves to being a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Anna So how does baptism work in a Baptist church?
Kenneth Um, well, normally when people want to get baptised, they come to see me. That's usually anyone from sort of early teenage years and over, and so all, all ages. They'll come and we have a baptism class, we'll take them through three sessions and explain what baptism is and what it means for them as a Christian, and what it means for their, commitment to, commitment to the church. And then there's a time scheduled for baptism. Sometimes it's one person, sometimes there's a group, and it will happen here. This is the baptistry. And what will happen is on a on a Sunday morning, we'll have a congregation here. And at the end of the service the person will be asked to come up. They'll give what we call their testimony, they explain how they became a Christian, why they want to get baptised, what it means for them.
Oluwatoyin Learning to trust in him and state my life and forever.
Kenneth And then the person will come into the pool. So, they'll come up over here and down into the pool, there will usually be me or one of the other leaders of the church.
Kenneth And I'll ask them a question at that point.
Kenneth In your baptism, do you profess repentance towards God and faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour? And upon your profession of repentance towards God and faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, we baptise you in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Kenneth Baptism means partly that you identify with Jesus and His death and resurrection. And the Bible speaks about how someone whose trust in Jesus dies with Christ and his death on the cross is for them. And how he rose again, and there his resurrection is for them as well. And baptism is a very powerful picture of that, when you're immersed in water, going down into death, coming up into life.
Anna So as you can see, baptism can take many different forms, but ultimately it's about forgiveness and renewal.
Bat and Bar Mitzvah – When does someone become an adult? Emily recently had her Bat Mitzvah at an Orthodox Synagogue and is now a Daughter of the Commandment and responsible for her own actions. She talks about the ceremony and compares it to her friend Ben’s Bar Mitzvah.
TrueTube films are designed for use in a number of ways. Some ideas of where this film could link to your curriculum are below:
AQA
Component 1 - The study of religions: beliefs, teaching and practices - Judaism – Practices - Family life and festivals - Rituals and their significance: • Ceremonies associated with birth including Brit Milah; Bar and Bat Mitzvah.
Edexcel
Area of Study 3 -Section 3: Living the Jewish Life -The importance of ritual for Jews today: the nature, features and purpose of the Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies
OCR
Component Group 1 - Judaism - Practices- Rituals • The meaning and importance of rites of passage • The form and meaning of Jewish birth ceremonies including: •• The welcoming of a baby girl •• The connection between Brit Milah and the covenant with Abraham •• The circumcision •• The roles of the father •• Mohel and Sandek •• The importance of birth rituals for the community • The form and meaning of Bar/Bat Mitzvah including: •• The preparation •• The nature of the service •• Subsequent preparations •• The meaning and nature of Bat Chayil
WJEC
.2 Unit 2 PART A - Judaism- Core beliefs, teachings and practices Beliefs –Practices -Jewish identity Symbols: the mezuzah and Magen David Brit Milah ceremony and symbols (including the roles of the mohel and sandek) Bar/Bat Mitzvah as ceremonies marking Jewish identity; Ceremony, significance and symbols The use and importance of the tallit, tefillin and kippah; symbolism and significance of each Festivals and commemorations: Yom Hashoah, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Pesach; significance, preparation and celebration of these festivals (Exodus 12:14)
Eduqas
Component 3 (Route B) Study of a World Faith: Judaism: Practices : Rituals ➢ The role and importance of Brit Milah: Covenant, identity, features of the ceremony ➢ Bar Mitzvah: Law and personal responsibility, features of the ceremony
Bat and Bar Mitzvah
Emily Here's a question for you. At what age do you think we become an adult?
Passer-by I think at the age of 18.
Passer-by 16.
Passer-by Uh, 18.
Emily Different people think different things. Yes. At 21, you can become a member of parliament. Hello. At 17, you can drive. You can drink alcohol when you're 18. For Jewish people, the answer is simple. When Jewish boys are 13 and Jewish girls are 12, we have to take responsibility for everything we do. So as far as our religion is concerned, we are adults and we have a special ceremony known as a bar mitzvah for boys and a bat mitzvah for girls.
Emily My name's Emily and I'm 12. I had my bat mitzvah last month. This means I am now, according to Jewish tradition, an adult. Girls have their bat mitzvah one year earlier than boys, as it is believed that girls mature slightly faster than boys. Bar means son and mitzvah means commandment, or rule, so bar mitzvah means son of the commandment, which basically means a son who must obey God's rules. Bat mitzvah means daughter of the commandment. We believe that before I became bat mitzvah'd, God would hold Mom and Dad responsible for anything I did. But now I'm old enough to take that responsibility for myself. Bye, mom.
Emily This is my synagogue where my bat mitzvah took place. My preparation began by learning a piece of Hebrew called the Eishet Chayil. For boys however, they have to learn from this. This is the Torah. It's precious to the Jews, as the New Testament is to Christians and the Qur'an to Muslims. During all bar mitzvahs, the boy will be expected to read from the Torah. The difficult thing is that we both have to read in Hebrew, which is the traditional Jewish language. I had to practice for weeks, but with the help of my rabbi, who is the leader and the teacher at the synagogue, I got there in the end.
Emily What's the importance of the reading?
Rabbi Yehuda The bat mitzvah girl will prepare reading the Eishet Chayil, a poem from the Bible, which explains the importance of a Jewish woman and what her ability can be, and what the bat mitzvah girl should strive to be. The Bar Mitzvah boy will read a Torah portion. The first Torah portion, which he can read, now that he is part of the congregation.
Ben (Ben reads from the Torah)
Emily This is what I wore on my bat mitzvah, but boys have to wear tallit and kippah. Hi, Ben. How was your bar mitzvah?
Ben Yeah, I was a bit nervous, and it, because there was a lot of people here, my family, my friends, and I was also very excited to have my big day. I stood on the bimah. I had to read from the Torah with the yad. I like to use the yad because I like to go through the Hebrew reading. It took me a year to prepare it.
Emily At the end of my Bat mitzvah, everyone threw sweets at me.
Ben Me too.
Rabbi Yehuda It is on a bar mitzvah boys day or a bat mitzvah girls day, that we want them to be showered with as many blessings as possible, and so to symbolise this, we throw sweets at them.
Emily And now it's party time when everyone comes together to sing, dance and celebrate becoming an adult.
Emily Who's had their bat mitzvah.
All I have.
Emily Did you enjoy it?
Friend 1 I really enjoyed mine because I had mine together with my brother, because we're a year apart. I don't feel that much different, but my parents definitely give me more freedom now, and they treat me a bit more like an adult, I think.
Friend 2 I was given a bit more respect and trust as well, to look after my sisters and to go out with my friends and everything. So that was good
Emily For Jewish people. The bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah are important events in a young person's life, and a celebration that we will always remember. This is because the bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah are about becoming a young adult, taking responsibility for themselves, maturing and continuing life's journey. And although the ceremony is about becoming an adult, we can still behave like children sometimes afterwards if we really want to.
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