ORAL TEST June 2016: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen
Aus RMG-Wiki
(Die Seite wurde neu angelegt: „=Religion in the USA: The Christian Right, Megachurches and TV-Preachers= ==Vocabulary== Datei:religion-voc.pdf ==Cartoon== * [http://media.caglecart…“) |
K (→Influence of the Christian Right in the US) |
||
| Zeile 52: | Zeile 52: | ||
==Influence of the Christian Right in the US== | ==Influence of the Christian Right in the US== | ||
| − | Cf. Book, p. 80/81 | + | |
| + | ===Cf. Book, p. 80/81=== | ||
# Majority of conservative judges at US Courts appointed by Bush - hope for Religious Right? | # Majority of conservative judges at US Courts appointed by Bush - hope for Religious Right? | ||
# Religious Right fails at forcing schools to do school prayer and teach intelligent design. | # Religious Right fails at forcing schools to do school prayer and teach intelligent design. | ||
| Zeile 60: | Zeile 61: | ||
# Supreme Court still rejects display of religious symbols in public institutions | # Supreme Court still rejects display of religious symbols in public institutions | ||
| − | + | ===TV-Preachers=== | |
[[Datei:christianright1.jpg|800px]] | [[Datei:christianright1.jpg|800px]] | ||
[[Datei:christianright2.jpg|800px]] | [[Datei:christianright2.jpg|800px]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | . | ||
==Megachurches== | ==Megachurches== | ||
'''Download''' [[Q11 Englisch/Thelenberg 2012 13/osteen-megachurch | Summary of facts about Osteen's megachurch]] | '''Download''' [[Q11 Englisch/Thelenberg 2012 13/osteen-megachurch | Summary of facts about Osteen's megachurch]] | ||
Aktuelle Version vom 12. Juni 2016, 14:13 Uhr
Inhaltsverzeichnis |
Religion in the USA: The Christian Right, Megachurches and TV-Preachers
Vocabulary
Cartoon
.
Facts on Religion and Politics in the US
Special Religious Groups and Institutions
- (Evangelical) Mega-Churches
- church should not play the role of the state, but have clear positions
- against stem cell research
- against gay marriage
- against abortion
- some are liberal in enforcing their views
- 7,500 seats in church
- 11,000 congregants
Trends
- 72% of the Americans want their president to be clearly religious
- majority says churches should not endorse candidates
- half of the Americans think churches should express views on political matters
- 41% of the Americans want more religion in politics
- Americans are comfortable with showing their faith in public
- vote for candidates who aren't afraid to express their religious views
- only about 30% of Americans refuse gay marriage in 2003 - as compared to 41% in 1996
- about 25% are white evangelical christians and vote republican
- so many Americans believe that religion should not have any direct influence on and US politics but believe in religion being a privately exercised, individual matter
- many American Christians are not evangelicals and clearly want a more liberal, open-minded idea of Christianity and belief in God
Typical aspects/facts concerning religion in the USA
- US constitution strictly separates church and state
- US politicians - unlike their counterparts in Europe - often mention God in their speeches (God bless you, God bless America ...)
Influence of the Christian Right in the US
Cf. Book, p. 80/81
- Majority of conservative judges at US Courts appointed by Bush - hope for Religious Right?
- Religious Right fails at forcing schools to do school prayer and teach intelligent design.
- Religiously motivated influence on US Foreign Policy
- Most states forbid gay marriage while Washington refuses to include ban in Constitution
- Christian Right successful with ban on new stem cell research
- Supreme Court still rejects display of religious symbols in public institutions
TV-Preachers
.
