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AMERICAN CULTURE GROUP OUTLINE TOPIC: The American religious heritage INTRODUCTION BODY Overview  Religion in general context  Freedom of Religion  Others Main Content – Religious Heritage  Development of Protestantism  Self- improvement  Material success, hard work and discipline  Volunteerism and Humanitarianism  Born again  The religious right  The national religion  Religious destination CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION BODY The American religious heritage OVERVIEW  Religion in general context • Historical factors led to the multi-religious America • Religions as factor for formation of the country • Pluralism on religions:  about 80 percent Christians;  percent Jewish;  Islam, Budhism, or Hindu • Religions and the individuals OVERVIEW  Freedom of Religion • Based on their belief in individual freedom • Multi-cultural immigrant heritage  The most religiously diverse countries in the world OVERVIEW  Others • Place of worship The United State is the place of worship:  Over 3,000 large churches in the US currently draw crowds of more than 2,000 people to a service, making intimate community worship a thing of the past for millions of Americans OVERVIEW • Main clergy • The national religious festival: CHRISTMAS COMPARISON US UK Vietnam Place of worship Mostly are churches Mostly are the churches Main clergy Pastor or Shepherd Christmas Priest Mostly are pagodas, temples Monk National Religious festival Christmas Buddha’s birthday DEVELOPMENT OF PROTESTANTISM  Protestantism in America • Protestantism is the largest group of Christianity in the United States • The United States is also the home for 20% of the world's Protestants, or some 150 million people, making it the country with the largest number of Protestants ... United States • The United States is also the home for 20% of the world's Protestants, or some 15 0 million people, making it the country with the largest number of Protestants DEVELOPMENT OF... established in America • The idea of separation of church and state became accepted • The Constitution in 17 89, the establishment a national church was forbidden, there are no denomination gaining control... develop self-confidence COMPARISON American Main religion Protestantism (50%) Britain Christianity ( 71. 6%) Vietnam Buddhism (9.3%) Attitude of Individuals are left alone Go to priests for forgiveness