The great awakening unified people religiously by a) forcing them to convert to christianity. b) offering freedom to slaves if they converted to christianity. eliminate c) reminded people that if they did not follow god's rules they would be punished. d) emphasizing people's personal connection with god and their need to accept jesus.

D) emphasizing people’s personal connection with God and their need to accept Jesus.  

what are local authorities doing to fix the problem

explanation:

the hebrew bible is the sacred text of judaism;

the koran is that of islam.

among eastern religions, the sacred scriptures of hinduis are the four vedas and the upanishads, among others.

a main characteristic in these books is that un most of them we find certain "norms" of behavior, as is the case of the bible that has it's commandments. these rules are to regulate the behavior of believers and faithful of their respective faith.

these rules tell us what is right and what is not.