Clarke,+Kern

Kern Clarke


 * Research Question:** How do the duties and privileges of the religious leaders of various religions differ?


 * Introduction:** Most religions has a religious leader and their duties and privileges may differ from religion to religion. Some religions see their leaders as shepherds leading them into the right path, others believe that their leader is a their way of communicating with their god and learning of their teachings, and some may also think their leader is just a teacher of their gods ways.

=**Source Quotes**=


 * Christianity **
 * Jeremiah 3:15, "And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding"


 * John 21:16 - Jesus told Peter: "Feed [shepherd] my sheep"

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 * 1st Peter 5:1-2 - Peter tells the //elders// among his readers that they are to, "Feed [shepherd] the flock of God which is among you..." //elders// among his readers that they are to, "Feed [shepherd] the flock of God which is among you..."

Islam **


 * //"The children of Israel have been governed by Prophets; whenever a Prophet died another Prophet succeeded him; but there will be no prophet after me. There will be caliphs and they will number many (in one time); they asked: What then do you order us? He said: Fulfil bayah to them, only the first of them, the first of them, and give them their dues; for verily Allah will ask them about what he entrusted them with"// - The Prophet Muhammad


 * Judaism**
 * Psalms 55:14 - "He who learns from his fellowman a single chapter, a single halakha, a single verse, a single Torah statement, or even a single letter, must treat him with honor. For so we find with David King of Israel, who learned nothing from Ahitophel except two things, yet called him his teacher [Hebrew text: "//rabbo//"], his guide, his intimate, as it is said: 'You are a man of my measure, my guide, my intimate**"**

=** Interpretation and Analysis **=
 * Proverbs 3:35 - 'The wise shall inherit honor'
 * Christianity **



In the christian religion the pastor is one of the several religious leaders along with the priest and bishops. The pastor is the most common used of the three, though they share very similar duties. The pastor preaches to the congregation about the teachings of the lord. The preachings of a pastor are called a sermon. A sermon is an address of religious instruction or exhortation, often based on a passage from the Bible. Most sermons trace the story of a particular biblical character and is then related to with the real world. The pastor is also in charge of making any decision that will impact the church overall. The pastor must lead his church in the right path. ** Islam **



In the Islam religion the caliph is one of the only religious leaders in which succeeded directly from the prophet Mohammad. The caliph is a representative to the Islamic people of their god Allah. In order to become a caliph you must be a direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad. Caliph's are the leaders of the entire Muslim community. A caliph is responsible for the Muslim armies. The caliph also is head of public worship to the gods and gave khutbas. Khutbas are the Muslim equivalent to a Christian sermon. The Khutbas are performed with the midday prayer in the in the mosque on Fridays but also with the two ids of Islam, the Id Al-Kibir and Id Al-Fitr, and as an extra sermon in times of hardship.


 * Judaism**



In the Jewish religion the rabbi is the main religious leader of the religion.