The Christian world would be more effective and cohesive if there were no denominational distinctions/divisions. Throughout history, the different denominations of Christianity have been at war with each other, creating problems where none exist. These foolish wars have resulted in the deaths of man...

The Effects of September 11, 2001 on the United States of America September 11, 2001 was a typical Tuesday morning for most of the United States. People were about their everyday lives. Workplaces were carrying on typical business, classrooms were filled with students. No one was aware that within ...

Religious Sign Theology being my major, I chose to reflect upon and research how deaf people worship religiously. It had never occurred to me before. Growing up there was no interpreter at Mass. Now I had to ask myself: What kinds of religious deaf groups are out there? How difficult is it to ...

Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. America was becoming "Baby England." Changes in religion, economics, poli...

Banning Prayer in Schools When schools first opened hundreds of years ago prayer was always enforced, and the Bible was the only book most schools had to read. Our first constitutional right states that we have the right to freedom of speech and freedom of religion, and as our right the go...

PROTESTANTISM IN AMERICA Very Different, yet Very Much the Same Given the many types of Protestants found in America, both past and present, we are able to speak of a common Protestant tradition because they have all been able to expand and stay related in some ways. Whether these expansions are ...

There are so many religions in today's society, especially in the United States. One has a choice of being an Atheist, Baptist, Buddhist, Catholic, Hindu, Methodist, New Age, Pentecostal, or any other form of religious order of his/her preference. People lead spiritual lives and have their ow...

How America Is Under Puritan Influence The Puritans were a group of people who settled in New England in 1620. They went to America to be free to practice religion without being persecuted. The Puritan beliefs were similar to the Catholics. The difference was that the Puritans tried harder to enfor...

Politics in American is at most, very depressing. You have the mud slingers and the muckrakers, the big money campaigns of presidents, Congress and Gubernatorial elections and those which barely scraping by as in the local county commissioner, who was urged to run by a couple of friends but had n...

In June of 2002, the 9th Circuit Court of the United States overturned a 1954 congressional ruling inserting the phrase "under God" in the pledge of allegiance. Now the Pledge of Allegiance is being considered unconstitutional. This ruling restarted the debate of religion in schools. R...

Pre-Marital Sex Pre-marital sex or fornication is somewhat of a common theme amongst teenagers in today's society. Despite the Catholic Church continuing to teach that sexual love between a man and a woman should be reserved for marriage, young people are still engaging in the act of pre-marital sex...

The Gilded Age brought about many reforms in many ways affecting basically all ways of life of the people in America. The churches started their change with the physical appearance of the churches. The church house went from a homely little building to an extravagant building representing the wealth...

What makes America so unique? Very few Americans know just how different we really are, and even fewer know why we are unique. When compared with the rest of the world, America's social structure, political power, and the acceptance of religious freedom are vastly different than other countr...

I Pledge allegiance The pledge of allegiance is by definition a solemn swear of allegiance to the United States. But recently, it has been under attack by some for its use of the phrase "one nation under God." This case was brought up by an atheist from Sacramento who didn't want hi...

What is so wrong with same sex marriage? I am for "gay" marriages because I believe that it is one's own decision and not up to other people. It is not right for a whole population of people to decide whom one should love. With all the horrors and crimes out there being committed agai...

Abstract Religious beliefs and the zeal of Missionaries and Preachers had an undeniable influence on America's history since the first explorers set foot on this continents shores. Religious was used as a tool to justify individual goals and to provide society with the justification for...

A New Society Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. Changes in religion, economics, politics, and social structures illust...

Introduction In The United States today, there is a broad consensus that the nation's public education system needs improvement. Despite enormous budget increases, American public schools are not adequately educating their students, inevitably weakening the nation's future. Private...

A very controversial widespread issue today is the right to have prayer in public schools. The proposed amendment reads: "To secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience. The people's rights to pray and to recognize their belief, herit...

he Pledge of Allegiance was made official in 1893. It was not until June 14, 1954, also known as Flag Day, that the words "under God" were added. As President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved of the addition of the words, he said, "In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in ...

I Pledge Every day across America, students recite the Pledge of Allegiance, which still contains the same thirty-one words students have been reciting since kindergarten. However, in the near future, this may not be the case. The ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which...

If I won the lottery, the first thing I would do is buy me a cell-phone so I could call everybody I know and tell them that I won 100 billion Euro. I would organise a big party to celebrate my new status of multi-billionaire and I would go see an architect. He would help me design the fanciest and ...

The Pledge of Allegiance says it all: "With liberty and justice for all." Last time I checked, "all" in includes homosexuals. Many people in America today believe that homosexuals should have equal rights and equal opportunities. But then the topic of gay marriage surfaces. It&ap...

Americana: Product of Renaissance and Reformation Americana, what I call American Culture, is a very hot item on the market right now. It's sold all over the world. Countries buy it buy the dozen: Coke, McDonalds, democracy, and freedom. Those who cant afford it wish to have it. At the sam...

AMERICAN REVOLUTION The American Revolution was a huge movement in our history that not only a huge political change, but also a difference in the economic and social changes of America at the time. Although there were negative sides politically, economically, and socially, the positive factors...