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,*,An Outline of the UK and the USA,An Outline of the UK and the USA,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,An Outline of the UK and the USA,An Outline of the UK and the USA,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Chapter 7,Religion,Warming-up,1,New words and expressions,2,Religion in USA,3,Case Studies&Exercises,4,Contents,Warming-up,What is Americanattitudes towardsreligionfreedom of religious beliefreligion?,New words and expressions,sprinkle:v.to throw small pieces of something or drops of a liquid on something 撒；洒；把撒或洒)在上,Grandma sprinkled the flowers with water.,polygamy:n.the custom of having more than one wife一夫多妻制),Eight years later,Mormons withdrew its support of polygamy.,3.profanation:n.behaviour or words showing disrespect for religious things亵渎,He felt it as a profanation to break upon that enchanted strain.,New words and expressions,frugality,:n.the quality of being careful in avoiding waste,节俭,Frugality when all is spent comes too late.,censor,:v.to examine books,films/movies,etc.and remove parts which are considered offensive,immoral or politically dangerous,审查，审查,删剪,Its not constitutional to censor the press.,6.,parochial,:a.connected with a church parish,教区的；堂区的,He is very interested in parochial affairs.,New words and expressions,immortality:n.the state of being remembered for a long time or forever永生,He has achieved immortality.,dietary:a.of or relating to the diet 饮食的;规定食物的,Will there be any special dietary requirements?,Kosher:a.(of food)prepared according to the rules of Jewish law符合犹太教教规及礼仪要求的,All their food is strictly kosher.,potpourri,:n.a collection of various different items which were not originally intended to form a group,杂烩,It is a potpourri of short stories and humorous verse.,salvation,:n.the state of being saved from the power of evil,得救；救恩；救世,Work earns salvation.,New words and expressions,Introduction,America is a highly religious country,and has been since its earliest days.,The majority of Americans identify themselves as Christians(about 78%).,Culture,Characteristics of American Religion,American religion,B,C,D,A,The Principal American Religions,Religion in Todays America,Religious Views about Social Issues,The Principal American Religions,Protestantism,Catholicism,Judaism,Protestantism,Protestantism in America at a Glance,The United States as a nation was founded and formed largely by Protestants,who remain a powerful and by far the largest group in the United States.,At the beginning of the 17th century,when Britain was in the reign of King James,religious persecution became more serious and many people in Britain went to America for religious freedom.,The Protestant branch of the Christian faith broke away from the Roman Catholic Church mainly because of their great differences in religious beliefs and religious practice.,Protestantism,Different Denominations,Baptism,Methodism,Lutheranism,Mormons and the Christian Scientists,Puritanism,Puritanisms Influence on American Life,Puritanisms Influence on American Life,Since Puritans settled in New England area in the 1630s,Puritans have played a important role for around a hundred years.,To the Puritans,a person by nature is wholly sinful and can achieve good only by severe and persistent discipline.,Perhaps the greatest influence that Protestantism has had on American life comes from its philosophy regarding a persons relationship to his or her work.,Catholicism,Roman Catholics are the largest individual religious denomination in the United States.,Differences between Catholics and Protestants,Catholic Dogma,Catholic,Parochial,Schools,Discrimination against Catholics,It was once assumed that no Catholic could hope to be elected President.When John F.Kennedy,a Roman Catholic,was hoping to be adopted as Democratic candidate in 1960,religion was an issue that nearly cost him the election.His final success in the 1960 presidential election by an extremely small margin against Richard Nixon was partly due to the fact that a lot of Catholics voted for him because he was a Catholic.Since that time,the world movement that serves to unite Christians has caused further integration of Roman Catholics into the American mainstream.It helps too that John F.Kennedy was to become something of a mythical hero figure to all Americans after his assassination in 1963,thus softening the views of many Protestants toward Roman Catholics and by 1960 widespread anti-Catholic feeling was disappearing.,Judaism,Judaism at a Glance,Three major divisions,Jews in America and Worldwide,Judaism at a Glance,Christianity and Judaism share the same roots.,Jews share many concepts with Christianity,yet differ in that they believe the Messiahhas not yet come.,Jews believe in the,immortality,of the soul but not in Christian concepts of heaven and hell.,Rabbis,meaning teachers,are leaders in the Jewish faith.,The Torah,the first five books of the Bible,is kept on a scroll and read aloud every Sabbath(Saturday)during worship.These scrolls are sacr
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