2. Topics
• Religion and the U.S.
• Religious affiliation in the U.S.
• Examples for different religious
ways
– Creationism
– Electronic church
– Latter-day Saints Family (Mormons)
• The “American Dream“ and
religion
3. Religion and the USA
• great diversity of religions
• Many Immigrants with
different religions
• Churches and states are
separated from each
other
• The Bill of Rights - no
state religion and
complete freedom of
belief and religious
practice or non-belief
4. • The vast majority of
Americans have always
been believers in God
• Sessions of Congress and
state legislatures begin
with prayers
• The national motto
(printed on U.S. currency)
is "In God We Trust."
5. Religious affiliation in the U.S.
• Christian 78.5% • Agnostic 2.4%
• Evangelical Protestant 26.3% • Atheist 1.6%
• Catholic 23.9% • Non-Christian religions
• Mainline Protestant 18.1% 4.6%
• Black church 6.9% • Jewish 1.7%
• Mormon 1.7% • Buddhist 0.7%
• Jehovah's Witness 0.7% • Muslim 0.6%
• Eastern Orthodox 0.6% • Hindu 0.4%
• Other Christian 0.3% • Other 1.2%
• Unaffiliated 16.1% • Don't know/refused
answer 0.8%
6. • lots of other different religions, churches,
sects and religious groups
• Only speak about few, therefore I take
religions for example, which are typical of
the U.S, mainly exist there and which have
very different views and ways
• Creationism
• Electronic church
• Latter-Day Saints Family
(Mormons)
7. Creationism
• "Intelligent Design“ young development
• Rejection of the Theory of Evolution
• The Bible (Genesis) as an academic source
• against the interpretation of bible with the spirit of time
• takes Book of Genesis literally
• trailers are well-known conservative Republican
politicians
8. Electronic church
• The proclamation of the Christian message of
salvation through free, independent preachers on
television stations, Internet (and radio channels)
• Main testify: Repent you, otherwise you will go to
hell!
Receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord!
Send me money so I can get my TV
schedule and expand!
• Their programs are broadcast daily or weekly
• They are like entertainment programs with
celebrities and music
• This combination of preaching and show business is
a one million business for the top TV preachers
9. Latter-day Saints Family
(Mormons)
• Argue that Christianity has degenerated over
time into a corrupt community
• Are of the opinion that the Gospel must be
proclaimed anew
• Live according to the Book of Mormon
• They consider themselves the only true and
living church on earth
• Members are caught up in the church activities,
observe and spend a lot of time and resources in
serving the community which leads to some
problems
10. • Believers live righteously, to
achieve a higher level after
their death and thus to
develop a divine nature to
• Believe that was the "Holy
Land" in America , that at
his second coming Christ
will appear in America
• The New Jerusalem shall be
built in Missouri
11. The “American Dream“ and
Religion
• Americans have never
believed in waiting for
God to do the job. In
the American outlook,
faith in God lives side by
side with a strong belief
in freewill and an
admiration for self-
reliance
• “God helps those that
help themselves”
