This slideshow began as part of an Assembly on the subject of 'What is Religion?' given to Reception classes as the start of a Religion Day. It is suitable for children aged from about 5 to 12 years old and teachers are welcome to adapt it for their classes. However the text is copyright and should not be used in a commercial way. I can send a printed copy if you contact me through my website - www.bluelotus.co (info@bluelotus.co) - and it is just dot co, not .com or .co.uk! durgamata is also available to give workshops, talks and assemblies on any aspect of Religion. With thanks Blue Lotus Enterprises

1. Blue Lotus Enterprises Exploring Religion

3. What is Religion? Part one

4. What is Religion? What do you think ? How would you answer this question?

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7. and boys

8. Old

9. and young

25. If this red piece represents me. What colour would you choose to represent you?

30. If this red piece represents Christianity, then all the other world religions and non-religious ways of understanding and making sense of the world are represented by the other pieces. Which ones can you think of?

35. A flower is made up of many petals

39. What is Religion? Part two

48. “ Music gives soul to the universe wings to the mind flight to the imagination and life to everything" Plato

60. What is Religion Part 3

73. The dawning of a new day is a very beautiful and magical time. For thousands of years our ancestors have greeted the sun each morning with joy and gratitude, recognising that without its warmth and light No life could exist on earth. Many peoples in many different cultures And many different parts of the world, have embraced the sun as a face of God And bowed to it in worship.

82. What is Religion Part 4 The God Question

84. Where might you look to feel close to God or to see God’s Face?

89. In a smiling face?

90. The beauty of nature will help you.

92. It’s not easy to feel close to God in the hustle and bustle of a crowded city

93. If you want to feel close to God then it helps to find a quiet place where you can be alone.

94. Some people say you can see God’s Face in the smiling face of flowers.

98. Or in the magic of a butterfly.

99. In the love of a family

101. Mother and child

103. A symbol of Jesus and Mary

105. It is said that you can see God in the eyes of a child.

111. If God is everywhere and at the heart of everything… … .then perhaps you just need to look at everything With an open mind And an open heart .

115. Can you even find God in a stone?

116. Or in the water of a stream?

117. In the stillness of a forest?

118. In the roar of a wave

119. Come out into the universe of Light. Everything in the universe is yours. Stretch out your arms and embrace it with love. If you ever felt you wanted to do that, you have felt God. Swami Vivekananda

128. And Jesus commanded us - ‘Love God and love one another, as I have loved you.’ And Jesus said that God is Love.

129. With thanks to Linton C of E School, Cambridgeshire.

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