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West Middle School, Old Perch Road, Rochester Hills, MI

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West Middle School, Old Perch Road, Rochester Hills, MI

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West Middle School, Old Perch Road, Rochester Hills, MI

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This is West Middle school. This school was founded in the mid 1950's and established as a junior high. The principal (Mrs. Fosnaugh) and Assistant principal (Mr. Staugaard) are in charge of this building. There are about 900-1000 students in this school building. Go Warriors!!!

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St. Matthew The Hermit Syriac Orthodox Church, 15 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI

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St Matthew the Hermit Syriac Orthodox Church, 15 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI

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St Matthew the Hermit Syriac Orthodox Church, 15 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI

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This is St. Matthew the Hermit Syriac Orthodox Church. This beautiful church was built in the early 1950's as a Lutheran church. Soon, the Orthodox church joined in and soon took over the church, transforming the Lutheran church into an Orthodox one in 2019. Besides changing branches of Christianity in this building, there have been some priest changes. The Orthodox church has had Father Maroutha (Mah-rue-thuh), Father Augeen (Oh-Geen, as in goon but with two Es), and the current one Father Daniel, who is related to Father Augeen. Some activities and groups in this church are the LTC (bible study), Youth choir, Adult choir, Sunday school, and more.

Orthodox Christianity was the first branch of Christianity, hence the name "Ortho-" meaning straight or right and "-dox" meaning opinion, Therefore meaning the first witnesses of Christian belief. Like any other Christian, They believe that Jesus is the son of god and is God in the form of a human. Also, they traditionally follow the Julian calendar which is why Orthodox holidays are usually a week from Catholic holidays.

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Mumunsa temple, John R Road, Rochester Hills, MI

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Mumunsa temple, John R Road, Rochester Hills, MI

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Mumunsa temple, John R Road, Rochester Hills, MI

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This is the Mumunsa Temple. This grand temple was a small worship site before the construction of the real temple. Like the Bharatiya Temple, more and more Koreans moved to the Metro-Detroit area. On 10/15/1984, they consolidated two temples. The Ko-ryo-sa and the Sun-kook-sa which was renamed to the Mumunsa. On 12/20/1984, they moved to the city of Novi. After some re-openings and closings, They moved to Rochester Hills in 10/30/1989. More buildings were established like the Dharma hall and the completion of landscaping, Finally, in 8/10/2003, They made a dedication of the Statue of Nirvana.

Buddhism was founded in the 5th or 6th century, when the Buddha or Siddhartha achieved enlightenment. This all started when Siddhartha's dad, the kind was given two predictions for Siddhartha's future: to become a powerful king or a religious leader. Now, fast forward a few moments later, Siddhartha wanted to know why people suffer, why can't people always be happy. Siddhartha sat under the Bohdi tree and meditated. He didn't eat or drink, he meditated until he got an answer. The answer was attachments. Attachments come and go and things don't last forever, and when they're gone, you feel sad. Also, Buddhists are a transtheistic religion, which means they don't believe in God or no God. Some foods that are forbidden in Buddhism are Strong smelling plants, alcohol, and meats like beef, veal, pork, lamb, and fish.

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Bharatiya Temple, North Adams Road, Troy, MI

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Bharatiya Temple, North Adams Road, Troy, MI

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Bharatiya Temple, North Adams Road, Troy, MI

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This is the Bharatiya Temple. Bharatiya means "Indian" because Bharat is the ancient name of India, so this is also called the Indian Temple. The idea to build this grand Temple was when the Metro-Detroit area started to have more Hindu people. The Hindus started to build it on 10/2/1980, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. ON independence day of 1976, the Bhoomi Pooja, a ceremony to inaugurate a new site for the construction of a building, was performed. The formal inauguration was on 7/19/1981, almost a year after the Temple was built.

Hinduism started somewhere around 2300 B.C. and 1500 B.C. in the Indus valley near Pakistan, but it's unknown who started the religion because Hindus believe that it always existed. There are almost 33 million gods and goddesses in Hinduism, but the main ones are Brahma: the creator, Vishnu: the preserver, and Shiva: the destroyer. They also believe in animals like cows, which is the reason why they can't eat red meat. The goddess's name is Kamadhenu: mother of cows.

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Congregation Shir Tikvah, Northfield Parkway, Troy, MI

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Congregation Shir Tikvah, Northfield Parkway, Troy, MI

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Congregation Shir Tikvah, Northfield Parkway, Troy, MI

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This is the Congregation Shir Tikvah. This amazing Synagogue was made in 1982 when two Jewish moms were looking for a place that teaches Jewish education to bring their children there. Since Troy, Rochester, and northern suburban places in Detroit have good schools, they all don't have a lot of Jewish students in the districts. Soon, they joined the Reform movement and have continued to stand by that. As the days passed, more and more Jews have been going to the congregation. Now, they serve members from Metro-Detroit and still one of the most convenient congregations for Jewish families living in this area. Some Rabbis who have served here are Rabbi Arnie Sleutelburg, Rabbi Aura Ahuvia, and Rabbi Alicia Harris. Some activities they do are donating to the poor, feeding the hungry, and having support conversations with people with dementia.

Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and is the first Abrahamic religion. It started when God told Abraham to leave his home because he has a place for Abraham and his family to live in and will bless anyone who blesses him; And curse anyone who curses him, And as god told him to, Abraham left his home and went to Egypt. God said that this land was for Abraham and his descendants. Soon, the Egyptians started to hate the Jews, saying that they fear them and want to get rid of them. So god told Abraham that there's a promised land for Abraham and his people. Then, Abraham goes to the Northern Babylon-Southern Turkey region and lives there until he dies. Fast forward about a couple centuries later, God has given Moses the Ten Commandments to tell everyone on Mount Sinai. The rules were:

God is the only Lord, No Idolatry

Don't imitate anything in heaven, below earth, or in the ocean

Never take God's name in vain

Keep the Sabbath a Holy day, meaning to not forget about praying to God on that day or keep yourself distracted with other things.

Respect your parents

Don't murder without a reason

Don't commit adultery/stay loyal to your marriage

Don't steal

Don't lie

Don't be jealous

While this was all from the bible, one thing the Bible and the Torah, the sacred scripture of the Jews have in common is that they both have the old testament in it. Some holidays that Jews celebrate are Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New year, Hanukkah, and Passover/Exodus of the Jews from Egypt, and many more.

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Sikh Gurdwara of Rochester Hills, West Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI

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Sikh Gurdwara of Rochester Hills, West Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI

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Sikh Gurdwara of Rochester Hills, West Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI

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This is the Sikh Gurdwara of Rochester Hills. This Gurdwara has no information about the history of this worship site. However, they attract 100-120 visitors on a daily basis. They also have activities or groups like the Punjabi and a Gurmat school with each school having levels or education, closely related to grades like 3rd or 6th grade. This Gurdwara has services every Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Sikhism was founded in 1469 during the Mughal rule when the Muslim rulers at the time attacked the Hindu people in the Punjabi region of India or Bharat. They are the most recent monotheistic religion on Earth. They believe that Waheguru or Wonderful God is the only true god on earth.

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IAGD, West Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI

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IAGD, West Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI

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IAGD, West Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI

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This is the Islamic Association of greater Detroit or the IAGD. This Golden mosque was established in April of 1978 by a non-profit organization when more Muslim people moving to the Metro-Detroit area. Before the prayer hall, The IAGD would rent spaces in Larson Middle school for praying. Soon, they Expansion facility opened in November of 2001. They were building the expansion since 2000. Some activities and holidays this mosque participates in are celebrating Eid, celebrating Ramadan, has Iftar during Ramadan, and holds fundraisers for the poor or unfortunate.

Islam started in the year 610 A.D. when God went down to Muhammad and told him to tell the people in Mecca to do good and not bad. Muhammad was the last prophet in Islam sent by God. Also, The Quran was made when God gave Muhammad revelations in 609 A.D. in Mount Hira near Mecca. The Quran is one of the most important things in the Islam faith because it holds everything about the history of Islam and what will happen in the end of the world. Some things Muslims can't eat is anything that's not halal like pork meat or some type that has been slaughtered in a certain way.

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This is the Jordan River. This is where John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ. This is also the place where Christianity became a religion. Jesus was born a Jew. he was the Virgin Mary's son. in the Orthodox calendar, the baptism of Jesus was held on January 6th. When he got baptized, all of his believers became Christian. This is also why babies are baptized.

Orthodox Christianity was the first branch of Christianity, hence the name "Ortho-" meaning straight or right and "-dox" meaning opinion, Therefore meaning the first witnesses of Christian belief. Like any other Christian, They believe that Jesus is the son of god and is God in the form of a human. Also, they traditionally follow the Julian calendar which is why Orthodox holidays are usually a week from Catholic holidays.

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This is Mecca. This is where Muslims make their pilgrimage to where Muhammad prayed to God. Mecca is in Saudi Arabia and people travel there once a year to pray and make a pilgrimage there.

Islam started in the year 610 A.D. when God went down to Muhammad and told him to tell the people in Mecca to do good and not bad. Muhammad was the last prophet in Islam sent by God. Also, The Quran was made when God gave Muhammad revelations in 609 A.D. in Mount Hira near Mecca. The Quran is one of the most important things in the Islam faith because it holds everything about the history of Islam and what will happen in the end of the world. Some things Muslims can't eat is anything that's not halal like pork meat or some type that has been slaughtered in a certain way.

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This is the Ganges River. This river flows through India and Bangladesh. The Ganges river is considered a holy river because it is worshiped like the goddess, Ganga, who symbolizes purification and forgiveness. Another reason why it's holy is because Hindus believe that if you bathe in the river, your sins and mistakes will be erased, kind of like how repentance in Christianity can erase your sins. There are bridges over the Ganges like the Mahatma Gandhi Setu and the Vidyasagar Setu.

Hinduism started somewhere around 2300 B.C. and 1500 B.C. in the Indus valley near Pakistan, but it's unknown who started the religion because Hindus believe that it always existed. There are almost 33 million gods and goddesses in Hinduism, but the main ones are Brahma: the creator, Vishnu: the preserver, and Shiva: the destroyer. They also believe in animals like cows, which is the reason why they can't eat red meat. The goddess's name is Kamadhenu: mother of cows.

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This is the Bodh Gaya in Bihar, India. This is where the Buddha achieved enlightenment. This place is also where Buddhism was founded.

Buddhism was founded in the 5th or 6th century, when the Buddha or Siddhartha achieved enlightenment. This all started when Siddhartha's dad, the kind was given two predictions for Siddhartha's future: to become a powerful king or a religious leader. Now, fast forward a few moments later, Siddhartha wanted to know why people suffer, why can't people always be happy. Siddhartha sat under the Bohdi tree and meditated. He didn't eat or drink, he meditated until he got an answer. The answer was attachments. Attachments come and go and things don't last forever, and when they're gone, you feel sad. Also, Buddhists are a transtheistic religion, which means they don't believe in God or no God. Some foods that are forbidden in Buddhism are Strong smelling plants, alcohol, and meats like beef, veal, pork, lamb, and fish.

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This is the state of Punjab. This is where Sikhism was founded, making it a sacred place. This is also the place where the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh, a Sikh community was founded.

Sikhism was founded in 1469 during the Mughal rule when the Muslim rulers at the time attacked the Hindu people in the Punjabi region of India or Bharat. They are the most recent monotheistic religion on Earth. They believe that Waheguru or Wonderful God is the only true god on earth.

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This is Mount Sinai. This is where Moses gave the ten commandments to the Isrealites after the Exodus. This place is sacred because this is where the rules of Judaism were established. One rule is no Idolatry. The Israelites started to worship a golden cow and resemble it as a god. This is also where Moses broke the ten commandments in front of the Isrealites, as the ten commandments were in stone.

Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and is the first Abrahamic religion. It started when God told Abraham to leave his home because he has a place for Abraham and his family to live in and will bless anyone who blesses him; And curse anyone who curses him, And as god told him to, Abraham left his home and went to Egypt. God said that this land was for Abraham and his descendants. Soon, the Egyptians started to hate the Jews, saying that they fear them and want to get rid of them. So god told Abraham that there's a promised land for Abraham and his people. Then, Abraham goes to the Northern Babylon-Southern Turkey region and lives there until he dies. Fast forward about a couple centuries later, God has given Moses the Ten Commandments to tell everyone on Mount Sinai. The rules were:

God is the only Lord, No Idolatry

Don't imitate anything in heaven, below earth, or in the ocean

Never take God's name in vain

Keep the Sabbath a Holy day, meaning to not forget about praying to God on that day or keep yourself distracted with other things.

Respect your parents

Don't murder without a reason

Don't commit adultery/stay loyal to your marriage

Don't steal

Don't lie

Don't be jealous

While this was all from the bible, one thing the Bible and the Torah, the sacred scripture of the Jews have in common is that they both have the old testament in it. Some holidays that Jews celebrate are Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New year, Hanukkah, and Passover/Exodus of the Jews from Egypt, and many more.