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USSeriesReligioninAmericanLifePowerPointByYiniCao

StartingUpDiscussingroups1. DoyouthinkAmericansarereligious?Whatevidencesupportsyouranswer?2. Howmanydifferentreligionscanyouname?Guess!1. WhatpercentageofAmericansareChristian?46%,66%or86%2. WhatpercentageofAmericansattendreligiousservicesregularly?25%,45%or65%?AreAmericanhighschoolstudentsallowedtosayprayersinschool?(Theanswerswillberevealedasthelessonprogresses!)

MajorAmericanReligions? 59%ofAmericansareProtestant? 27%ofAmericansareCatholic? 2%ofAmericansareJewish? 2millionBuddhistsand800,000Hindus? TheProtestantworkethic? Mormons,ChristianScientistsandAmish

ReligionandGovernment?TheFirstAmendment?TheSeparationofChurchandState?“InGodWeTrust”QuestionsHowdoestheseparationofchurchandstateprotectreligiousgroups?2.Howdoesseparationofchurchandstateprotecttherightsandfreedomofindividualcitizens?

AreAmericansReligious?? Two-thirdsofAmericanadultsaremembersofachurchorsynagogue? 40%to45%attendreligiousserviceseveryweek? 90%ofAmericansbelieveinGod? ReligionintheBibleBelt? ReligiousfaithandFreeWill

AntonymsInpairs,matcheachwordorwordsontheleftwithwordsthatmeantheopposite(theirantonyms)ontheright1. beliefinGoda)allow2. forbid,prohibit,restrictb)monogamy3. moralc)religious,sectarian4. parochiald)public,secular5. physicale)atheism6. polygamyf)sinful7. pro-choiceg)pro-life8. secularh)spiritual,mental

EuphemismsPeoplesometimesuseeuphemismswhentheywanttotalkaboutsomethingunpleasantortomakesomethingimpolitesoundbetter.Forexampleabasement