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REL IGION IN THE UNITED STATES

The large major i ty o f Americans -- 77% of the

adul t populat ion -- ident i fy with a Christ ian

relig ion , including 52% who are Protestants or

some other non-Cathol ic Christ ian rel ig ion,23% who are Catho l ic, and 2% who aff i l iate

w ith the Chu rch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Saints. Ano ther 18% of Americans do not have

an exp l ic i t rel ig ious ident i ty and 5% ident i fy

w i th a non -Christ ian rel ig ion .


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REL IGION IN THE UNITED STATES


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Christ iani ty

Christianity started about 2000years ago about the same time of

Jesus.

The central point of Christian

belief is that God, the Father,

entered into human history as

the Son, Jesus of Nazareth, and

arose as the Holy Spirit.


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Christ iani ty

The early Hebrews who eventuallydeveloped into the Jewish religionbecame the foundation ofChristianity.

Jesus, or the Messiah, was a Jewishboy who disagreed with some of theJewish principles of his day began to

profess a new way of thinking. This eventually led to the beginning

of the Christian religion.


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Chr is t ian Phi losophy

God is the Creator of the universe.

There is one God, Who is

Three Persons-

Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Jesus is both fully man and fully

God. He was born of the Virgin Mary

Crucified, resurrected from the dead,and ascended to the Father.


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Chr is t ian Phi losophy

Sin and Evil are realities in ourexistence.

The Bible is the Holy Book that

records God's revelation. All believers are promised life

everlasting.

The leader of Christianity wasJesus, and the followers was his12 disciples.


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Cathol ic ims

Belief in DeityTrinity of the Father (God), the Son (Christ), and the

Holy Spirit that comprises one God Almighty.

IncarnationsJesus Christ is God's only incarnation, Son of God

and God.

After Death

God immediately judges who will go directly to

heaven or hell; most will go to purgatory for

punishment and purification. Reward and

punishment are relative to one's deeds.


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Cathol ic ims

Why Evil?Original sin. All are sinners and prone to the

influence of Satan unless they find salvation in God

and the Church.

Salvation

All are already saved (through Christ's death and

resurrection), are still being saved (through the

Church), and will be saved in the future (secondcoming of Christ). Demands faith in and prayer to

God and Jesus Christ, good works, and

sacraments, including only one (infant) baptism.


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Cathol ic ims

Undeserved SufferingSome suffering is caused by the inheritance of

mortality originating from Adam and Eve's

disobedience to God, which includes vulnerability

to illness and disease.

Contemporary Issues

Abortion is considered to be a form of murder,

homosexual acts are sinful. Women are afforded thehighest regard as mothers and wives. Marriage is

considered a sacrament and permanent; Euthanasia

is sinful. Medical research which destroys fertilized

embryos is wrong. The death penalty is rarely

justified.


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Cathol ic ims

Other BeliefsThe pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

He and the magisterium (the teaching authority of

the Church) clarify doctrine. Mary, the mother of

Jesus, is highly revered, though not worshipped.Saints are asked to intercede on behalf of sinners.


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Judaism

JUDAISM is a religion of just onepeople: the Jews.

JUDAISM was the first to teach

belief in only one God. Two other

important religions developedfrom Judaism: Christianity and

Islam.


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Judaism

Jews think that God will send aMessiah (a deliverer) to unite themand lead them in His way.

Christians believe that Jesus was theMessiah. The Jewish people do notagree; they anticipate His arrival inthe future.

Judaism teaches that death is not theend and that there is a world tocome.


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Judaism

The "Torah," the first five booksof the Hebrew Bible, is the mostimportant Jewish scripture.

It contains the basic laws ofJudaism.

Another important book is the

"Talmud," serving primarily as aguide to the civil and religiouslaws of Judaism.


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Jew ish Phi losophy

God is one and unique

God is the creator

God is transcendent

God is immanent.

God is lawgiver

God is personal

We have the obligation to worship

The Torah is God's law

God is judge

The Messiah will come.


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Is lam

ISLAM is the name given to thereligion preached by the prophet

Muhammad in the 600s AD.

The Islamic religion started in thearea known as Palestine in the year

600 AD.

It has about 850 million followers,most of them in the region north and

east of the Mediterranean Sea.


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Is lam

The holy book of Islam isthe "Koran." Muslimsbelieve its words to bethose of Allah himself,

spoken to Muhammad by anangel.

Allah, is the Islamic God.

People who believe theseideas are called Muslims.


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Muslims pray five times daily in theirmosques (churches).

While praying, they face the holy city

of Mecca (in Saudi-Arabia) andsometimes kneel with faces to theground.

All Muslims are required to make apilgrimage (trip to a sacred place) toMecca at least once in their lifetime.


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Hinduism

HINDUISM is one of the world'soldest religions.

Hindus believe in many gods,numbering into the thousands. Theyrecognize one supreme spirit calledBrahman ("the Absolute.")


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Hindu Phi losophy

The goal of Hindus is to somedayjoin with Brahman.

Until that union takes place,believers are in a continuousprocess of rebirth called"reincarnation."


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Hindu Phi losophy

At death, the Hindu's deeds (karma)determine what the next life will be.

The Hindu's soul then merges withBrahman in a condition of spiritualperfection (moksha).

Hinduism has many sacred books,the oldest being a series called theVedas.

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