Unit 04 religion in the usa

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Unit 04 Religion in the U.S.A Shu Yan

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Religion Religion is a set of variously organized beliefs about the relationship between natural and supernatural aspects of reality, and the role of humans in this relationship. While religion is difficult to define, one standard model of religion, used in religious studies courses, was proposed by Clifford Geertz, who simply called it a"cultural system" (Clifford Geertz, Religion as a Cultural System, 1973). A critique of Geertz's model by Talal Asadcategorized religion as"an anthropological category." (Talal Asad, The Construction of Religion as an Anthropological Category, 1982). Many religions have narratives, symbols, and sacred histories that are intended to explain the meaning of life and/or to explain the origin of life or the Universe. From their beliefs about the cosmos and human nature, people derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle. According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.

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Many religions may have organized behaviors, clergy, a definition of what constitutes adherence or membership, holy places, and scriptures. The practice of a religion may also include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration of a deity, gods or goddesses, sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trance, initiat ions, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service or other aspects of human culture. Religions may also contain mythology. Religious activities around the world The word religion is sometimes used interchangeably with faith, belief system or sometimes set of duties; however, in the words ofÉmile Durkheim, religion differs from private belief in that it is"something eminently social". A global 2012 poll reports that 59% of the world's population is religious, and 36% are not religious, including 13% who are atheists, with a 9 percent decrease in religious belief from 2005. On average, women are more religious than men.[6] Some people follow multiple religions or multiple religious principles at the same time, regardless of whether or not the religious principles they follow traditionally allow for syncretism.

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Religious belief Religious belief is the belief in the reality of the mythological, supernatural, or spiritual aspects of a religion. Religious belief is distinct from religious practice or religious behaviors with some believers not practicing religion and some practitioners not believing religion. Religious beliefs, being derived from ideas that are exclusive to religion, often relate to the existence, characteristics and worship of a deity or deities, pine intervention in the universe and human life, or the deonto logical explanations for the values and practices centered on the teachings of a spiritual leader or group. In contrast to other belief systems, religious beliefs are usually codified.

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"Religion: A general term used... to designate all concepts concerning the belief in god(s) and goddess(es) as well as other spiritual beings or transcendental ultimate concerns."~ Penguin Dictionary of Religions (1997). "Religion: Relation of human beings to God or the gods or to whatever they consider sacred or, in some cases, merely supernatural."~ Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (online, 2006)

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Religious Freedom The First Amendment:“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The Universal Declaration of Human Right Article 18: Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

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Main Religious Group Religion in the United States Christianity (76%) Other Religions (4%) Non-Religious (15%) Don't know/Not Stated (5%)American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) (2008)

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Main Religious Group (cont.1) Abrahamic religions– ChristianityThe Catholic Church, 68,503,456 members The Southern Baptist Convention, 16,160,088 members The United Methodist Church, 7,774,931 members The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6,321,416 members The Church of God in Christ, 5,499,875 members

– Judaism– Islam– Baha'i Faith巴哈伊教(旧译“大同教” )

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Washington National Cathedral, the Episcopal(新教圣公会) cathedral华盛顿国家座堂 the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul圣彼得与圣保罗座堂 in Washington, D.C.曾举办过3位总统的国葬：德怀特·艾森豪威尔(1969年)、罗纳德·威尔逊·里根(2004年)杰拉尔德·福特(2007年)。

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Main Religious Group (cont.2) Dharmic religions– 4.1 Buddhism– 4.2 Hinduism– 4.3 Jainism耆那教(印度禁欲宗教)– 4.4 Sikhism锡克教

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The Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah盐湖城圣殿 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,耶稣基督后期圣徒教会盐湖城圣殿面向耶路撒冷的方向，令人想起所罗门圣殿。

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At one time, Spain claimed and controlled North America west of the Mississippi and south of the Canadian border. Additionally, east of the Mississippi River, Spain claimed what is now the state of Florida and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.– Florida Spain established several small outposts in Florida. The most important, St. Augustine, Florida, founded in 1565, was repeatedly attacked and burned, but was the first permanent European settlement in what is now the continental United States.– New

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