Religion-AmericaPPT课件

.,1,ReligioninAmerica,.,2,Overview,ReligioninAmericaisverydiverseChristianProtestant51.3%Catholic23.9%OtherChristian3.3%Jewish1.7%Buddhist0.7%Muslim0.6%Hindu0.4%Other2.0%Unaffiliated16.1%,Source:PewForumstudyin2007,.,3,Comparedwithotherdevelopedcountries,Percentwithnoreligiousaffiliation:U.S.16%UnitedKingdom44%Sweden69%,.,4,RegularChurchAttendance,GallupPoll:41%“attendchurchregularly”HarrisPoll(2006):26%attend“onceaweekormoreoften”9%attend“onceortwiceamonth”46%attend“occasionally”18%neverattendchurch,.,5,Terminology,Catholicshave“priests”,wholeadreligiousservicesandconductsacredrituals.ThepopeistheheadoftheCatholicchurch.Protestantshave“ministers”and“pastors”,whohavespecialtrainingtoleadchurches.Judaismhas“rabbis”,whoareteacherseducatedinJewishreligiouslaw.Muslimshave“imams”or“mullahs”,.,6,OrganizationalDifferences(verysimplified),Protestantismiscomposedof:Denominations,e.g.Methodists,Baptists,Presbyterian,etc.Thedifferentdenominationsareindependent.Non-denominationalchurchesCatholicismismorerigidlyorganized,withapopeattheheadofthechurch.Judaismdividedinto:OrthodoxConservativeReformed/Liberal,.,7,Basicbeliefs(verysimplified),ChristianityOneGodJesusChrist=thesonofGod.CatholicsalsothinkMary,themotherofJesus,isimportant.Theymakeherasaint.TheBibleisanimportantsourcefortheirreligion.,.,8,Basicbeliefs(verysimplified),JudaismOneGod,called“Yahweh”Torah(first5booksoftheBible)andthewritingsoftheprophetsareveryimportant.ThisisthesameastheOldTestamentintheChristianBible.JewsdonotaccepttheNewTestament.WaitingfortheMessiahtocomeandrestoreworldpeace.DonotacceptJesusastheMessiah.,.,9,Islam,FivePillars:1.ProfessonlyoneGod,MuhammadisGodsmessenger.2.Prayfivetimesdaily.3.FastduringRamadan.4.“Alms”(Charity)totheneedy.5.Hajj(Journey)toMeccaduringlife,.,10,SeparationofChurchandState,FirstAmendmenttotheConstitutionstates:“Congressshallmakenolawrespectinganestablishmentofreligion,orprohibitingthefreeexercisethereof”,.,11,ReligionandPoliticsinAmerica,Despitethefirstamendment,politicsandreligiongetmixedtogether.Politiciansfrequentlydiscusstheirreligionwhencampaigningtogetelected.Theyappealtopeoplesreligiousbiasesinordertowinelection.Churchesareallowedtotakeapositiononsocialissues,butmustnotendorseacandidateforpoliticaloffice.,.,12,Somehumanitarianandsocialissuesinwhichchurchesareactive,Humanrights,suchascivilrights.Promotingpeaceandnon-militaryresolutionofconflict.Poverty,homelessness,andequaleconomicopportunity.Fightinghungerandpromotingmedicalcareinun-developedcountr