Religion in the United States

understand these four questions is through religion. Religion gives us answers, and in addition a sense of hope. In the Middle Ages peoples’ lives were dominated by the Catholic Church. Whether you were a peasant or a noble your life would revolve around religion. One way we can see this is through the life of Augustine, and Joan of Arc. Religion played a key part in each of their lives, and we can see how people viewed religion back then. Today, religion does not play as big of a part of…

The United States and Japan are now considered as the most developed countries in the world. They have taken efforts to promote mutual understanding and built a strong bond between two countries since the end of World War II. Throughout active cultural exchanges between them, Japanese and Americans have learned cultures from one another and recognized clear uniqueness at the same time. Many of these differences have propelled attracting more interests. Religion is one of the most attractive…

not making any money to support them. They had to leave to have better life and make a future for their children. The Cambodians had many reasons to come to the United States. The U.S had a better economy for them an could take care of their citizens. The Cambodians came to the U.S for many reasons. The came to the United states because they had a stable economy. Back in Cambodia, after the Vietnam War the economy was down. People were loosing jobs left an right an families didn't have…

Take a Stand (Rough Draft) “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all,” (enforced by President Eisenhower, 1954). The Pledge of Allegiance should not include the phrase "under God," considering that America is not a religion based country. Based on the constitution, religion is only mentioned twice as respect but not to honor it. In this day in age equality is a…

has since spread to all 50 states and become an accepted religion in America. However, some Buddhists may hide or keep their religious beliefs secret. This cautious behavior makes it difficult to accurately estimate the number of Buddhists that actively practice the religion. Also, Buddhists don’t formally gather for meetings, so there is no official membership list or count. However, it is estimated that there are around 3.8 million Buddhists living in the United States (Samovar et al., 2010).…

the United States. I am here as an international student, I came in 2010 in WA State, Spokane city. I was single and I came by myself without knowing any English word, my purpose is to continue my education and get my master degree in public health. It is a big challenge and a big change for me. Most of my family has not agreed for me to move here and study due to the misunderstanding of western cultures in our media. I remember that when my grandfather told me that if I travel to the United…

“us versus them”, or “Islam versus the US” approach in his response. He references the United States’ support of Israel and Judaism and how it brings “laughter and tears” to watch the US continue to delegitimize Islam as the owners of Palestine, even though “Muslims are the most worthy nation” to control this disputed land. He attacks the United States for carrying out actions inconsistent with Abrahamic religions, such as the shaping of the “economy and investments on usury.”…

war on the police. In 2014, the State Department of the United States created a program for minors in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. This program allowed them to apply in their home country to be refugees in the United States and to avoid the dangerous journey through Mexico. In November, 5,100 of the nearly 6,000 applications came from El Salvador. And only 16 of them were approved. There are many practiced religions in El Salvador. The most common religions are Roman Catholic,…

The Unites States have promised to protect refugees from their estranged life due to the chaos in their country (Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service). In fact, this policy was set in place from mid-twentieth century. Trump’s action completely disregards that responsibility…

happened until I came to the United States in 2006. My cousin was supposed to come to the United States in 2001, but as I later learned he could not because of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Moreover, what I was not aware that New York had so much diversity and there was anger in many American’s against Muslims. At first when I went into elementary school, I was still not fully aware of 9/11, until in sixth grade a girl from my class asked me my religion and said, “So you are a…