If Only They Didn't Speak English - God
- Created by: elliethornton11
- Created on: 05-09-22 13:57
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- God
- they always say grace / there are churches everywhere
- statistics
- 9/10 Americans say they believe in God
- 8/10 identify with a particular religion
- 1/2 Americans deem religion to be important in their lives
- 17% Britain
- 13% France
- the poorer a country is, the more religious it is
- Pew Research Center report
- the US is closer to considerably less developed nations, such as India, Brazil and Lebanon than other Western nations
- women priests
- gay clergy
- the US is closer to considerably less developed nations, such as India, Brazil and Lebanon than other Western nations
- 9/10 Americans say they believe in God
- you have to be religious to be moral
- Merry Christmas / happy holidays
- alcohol
- they don't really drink
- must always show ID
- these ideas came from Puritans from England
- separation of Church and state
- yet religion is a focus
- the same culture isn't seen in the UK
- pledge of allegiance
- In God We Trust - on a bank note
- voting - Iowa votes first
- religion wasn't always a talking point of candidates
- started in the 70s as conservative backlash to secularism of 60s
- abortion
- banning school-sponsored prayer
- anything that isn't Christian doesn't go
- they wouldn't want a Muslim POTUS
- 2001 - majority opposed same-sex marriage
- 2016 - majority support it
- democrat twice as likely to support as republican
- 2016 - majority support it
- gay rights vs religion
- including transgender rights in North Carolins
- Kim Davis refused to give a marriage license to a gay couple and was jailed for it
- Roe vs Wade
- Planned Parenthood attacks
- death penalty
- doesn't seem to be that Christian but is allowed
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