Important: 1) provide short parenthetical citations consisting only of page numbers from the text to document specific points; 2) clearly indicate each of the five points with a number in parentheses (1) at the beginning of each point; 5) wherever possible include examples to illustrate your responses; 6) do not use any outside sources. This is an exercise in clear thinking and writing, not research. The Situation You did such an outstanding job in your presentation about Judaism that a local politician back home became aware of your work and hired you to join her speechwriting staff. (Although the setting here is the United States, the same basic point would apply to the government of many other countries). The next year she was elected to congress, where she is now, and you are in the inner circle of her influential staff. Your congressperson is on a committee that deals with international diplomacy and foreign affairs, and she is a rising star in a populist movement commonly known as the Coffee Party. However, until recently, her perspective was limited to the region of the United States in which she grew up. To demonstrate that she is a leader of worldwide caliber, she has decided to give a series of multi-cultural speeches at several religious settings. The next speech will be given to a group of Christians (mixed denominations) and Sunni Muslims. Moreover, your congressperson is familiar only with the local Methodist church she attended in her home neighborhood. She needs your help to prepare for this speech. Your Task Your task is to write the part of the speech that describes a couple of unique aspects of Christianity and a couple of unique aspects of Sunni Islam. Also, you are to discuss three main aspects they share in common. Your speech should be in five paragraphs consisting of two to four sentences for each one, and should address the following five topics. The goal of the speech is to help promote peaceful coexistence between these religions while acknowledging their differences. Therefore, it is important to clearly articulate the differences between the two traditions before speaking about their commonalities. First, describe 2 aspects of Pauls view of Jesus Second, describe 2 aspects of the importance of Muhammad in Islam Third, describe the 4 types of writings in the New Testament Fourth, describe 4 features of the structure or content of the Quran Fifth, discuss 3 main aspects that both Christianity and Islam share in common. Be sure that the similarities you choose are true only of the Abrahamic religions. For example, you would not talk about prayer as a common characteristic because prayer is part of other religions too, not only the Abrahamic religions. You may use the material found in any of the four lessons on the Abrahamic religions. Grading: You will be graded based on the accuracy of your answers, the giving of examples and the use of the proper format. In addition, you will gain points when you list where in the Lesson materials you found the information on which you base your answer and will lose points when you do not.
