BECE JHS
The three main religious traditions in the BECE syllabus all teach that God is the creator, and they do not describe God in the same words.
In Christianity, God is the creator, holy, loving, all powerful, all knowing and present everywhere. Christians speak of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God. Worship is through Jesus Christ, and the Bible is the scripture. In Islam, God is Allah, one, with no partner. This oneness is central. Allah is the creator, merciful and all powerful. Muslims do not picture God. The Qur'an is the scripture, and worship is set out in the five daily prayers and the other pillars.
In African traditional religion the Supreme Being is one, and communities use their own names. Akan speakers say Nyame or Onyame. Ewe speakers say Mawu. The Supreme Being is creator and sustainer, and is often approached through divinities and through the ancestors, who are honoured but are not the Supreme Being. A good answer compares the traditions on a named attribute, such as creation or oneness, instead of saying only that "they all believe in God".
The Religious and Moral Education tips guide sets out the papers, the nature of God, and how to answer the essay. BECE Religious and Moral Education tips
Name the tradition and the attribute. "God is powerful" with no tradition earns less than "In Islam, Allah is all powerful and has no partner." Do not mix the scriptures. The Bible, the Qur'an and oral tradition are not the same source. Ancestors are not the Supreme Being. Divinities are not a second creator.
These are practice questions in the style of the paper, with a model answer and a mark scheme. They are not a promise of what your paper will ask.
4 marks
State two attributes of God taught in Christianity, and two attributes of Allah taught in Islam. (4 marks)
Christianity: God is loving, and God is the creator. Islam: Allah is one, and Allah is merciful.
3 marks
(a) Give one name used for the Supreme Being in an African traditional religion you have studied. (1 mark)
(b) State one way that religion distinguishes the Supreme Being from the ancestors. (2 marks)
(a) Nyame, among the Akan.
(b) The Supreme Being is the creator. Ancestors are the dead of the family who are honoured. They are not the creator.
2 marks
Why is it not enough, in an RME answer, to write "all religions believe in God"? (2 marks)
The traditions use different names, scriptures and attributes. The question usually asks you to show one of those differences, not a slogan that hides them.
More questions on this topic are inside glearn, marked as you answer, with the reason written out. The first ones need no account.
Practise Religious and Moral Education freeYes. The Supreme Being is one, named differently in different languages, for example Nyame among the Akan and Mawu among the Ewe. Divinities and ancestors are honoured as well. They are not a replacement for the Supreme Being.
Allah is one and has no partner. That oneness shapes worship: Muslims do not use pictures of God, and they pray to Allah alone. The Qur'an is the scripture. All BECE Religious and Moral Education past questions