英美文化快递美国在宗教信仰上的“矛盾”.doc

英美文化快递：美国在宗教信仰上的“矛盾” [真诚为您服务] The Problems in American Religious The U．S. A．is a religious world in which people have fervent religious beliefs．Some of the small sects are extremely intolerant．Some are rather emotional；some are odd and brutal; and some others are hysterical．It is said that there is a small religious group，whose members cut their hair clean and wear wigs and leather shoes．They commit many kinds of crime，robbery，and trafficking in narcotic drugs. Some of them even store guns and bullets．There is another small religious group called the People’s Temple．This group declared that its followers are about two million．The founder is Jones．He said he and his followers would try to realize socialism and build up a“Christian Socialist Commune”He took advantage of the superstition of his men who lacked spiritual ballast．Once people joined this group，they could not quit，They would be under the control of Jones．If a husband and a wife want to live together，they had to get the permission from Jones. But Jones could cohabit freely with any woman. In order to keep all this inside story，Jones，in 1974，moved the People’s Temple to a wood near George town，capital of Guiana．In 1977，someone accused Jones of kidnapping，and criticized that the People’s Temple violated people’s own will．Then an American Congressman with three journalists went to investigate. They encountered sudden attack and they were all shot dead on the spot．Then Jones felt that the People’s Temple would come to an end，and he ordered that every member should commit suicide by drinking a kind of venom．Those who were reluctant were forced to drink．Anyone who wanted to escape would be shot. On November 22nd，1978 in a wood near Georgetown，a shocking tragedy happened．Altogether 914 people，including Jones and his wife and children, committed collective suicide. All these religious problems are also social problems. In such a highly developed capitalist world, the economic declining, constant unemployme