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Assignment:

Compare and contrast the notions of sin, repentance, and reward and punishment in the afterlife of any TWO of the FOUR mainstream religions in this course - Islam, Roman-Greek Catholic, Evangelical Protestantism, and Judaism.

1. What constitutes a sin in that religion?
2. Who or what has the authority to determine that it is a sin?
3. How are sins or transgressions forgiven or condemned?
4. What is that religion's promised reward or punishment in the afterlife if serious sins are not expiated?
5. What are your conclusions about moral transgressions, their forgiveness, and the afterlife at this point in your life?

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1. Islam

2. Judaism

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3. Western Roman - Eastern Greek Catholics

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4. What do evangelical Christians mean by the requirement to be "born again" to gain eternal salvation?