Christianity in American
Christianity in American
Christianity, in both the old and New Testaments to the Bible, the belief of the original sin, the essence of crime: (who refuses to obey the will of God, don't let God decide his journey and was selected to go its own way. Original elements don't believe and pride of knowledge; and God desires will; emotional indulgence and laissez-faire). I believe Jesus is the son of God and was crucified and cleared of original sin and salvation monotheistic religions. (the only begotten Son of God's incarnation in the ten death by sin, overcome sin from God, so God and man to repair and.) Christianity originated from Judaism, Islam and Buddhism and said the three major religions in the world, and now the global total of 15 million to 21million of the population is Christian, representing the world's total population of 25%-30%. Is the most widely spread in the world, the largest number of religious believers。
The father of the first president of the United States in the presidential inauguration in Washington, kiss the hand "Bible", "Bible" oath, and in the official oath, also said: "I swear, I pray God bless". After successive presidents to the "Bible" of the oath, and in his inaugural speech, God bless me. During the war of independence, Washington ordered all officers to the soldiers to read prayers from the start of the day, which began on 1776 July, the unit is equipped with a chaplain. Since then until today, America army has maintained a prayer with the priest, in the army combat soldiers before the habit.
In 1861 American Treasury Secretary salmon. Zeiss wrote in a letter to the Secretary of the mint said: "if there are no God's power and conservative, no country can be healthy and safe. We should be in the USA coins show that our people are the creator of faith." In 1864, Congress agreed to American "we believe in God" (In God We Trust) as a national training on the face value of two cents coin, Lincoln issued a bill before the assassination. In 1955, Congress approved the national training on all dollar coins and paper money. Americans, in the name of the creator God, that bills of credit. The Congress of the United States in July 20, 1956 "joint resolution" act, "we believe that the creator" as the national motto, the United States government office buildings are inscribed with the words.
The pledge of allegiance is: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and the. In this country the creator protection under a unified and indivisible, with liberty and justice for all right".
The most important things in American life: birth, marriage, death age, religion, by providing custom and etiquette. In many public and private institutions, such as hospitals, prisons, police, fire brigade, summer camp, the airport, as well as the Patriots and Veterans Association, all employ full-time or part-time pastor to provide religious services. They are students and staff, doctors and patients (especially those of the dying man), police and firefighters, summer camp, campers and staff, provide religious services and tourists.
The famous American journalist Pulitzer Prize winner Blago in his hometown of the Christian event done, he said, in that small town, the clinic is only two, but Christ Church has twenty. People's lives can not be separated from the Christian religion, is the mainstay of theirs. For example, a church, a home was blown down by the wind, the children were killed, but on the second day, teach people in the lead, in the ruins of the church for worship began, until the new church built.
So, why the United States in the modern still maintained a religious so high? Why the United States when secularism have the active power to be pulled back to the track of religion? The reason is that the United States is not a natural formation of the country, but by some because of religious reasons and migration of the North American continent Protestant religious state created the Protestants, the purpose is to practice in the new world in the new world, new teaching idea, the Protestant religious meaning.
The United States is a beginning is built on the Protestant ideology, driven by new teaching ideology, in order to achieve the goal of the new Protestant doctrine, teaching value is the momentum generated in this country, but also the leading power in the country's political economic and social life.
