Examples Of Cultural Diversity In The United States

The writings, known as the Book of Mormon, describe how some Israelites traveled to the Americas to become the indigenous tribes (Gutjahr 7). The books and Joseph’s teachings laid out a faith that seemed radically different than any other. But Mormonism shares roots with other religions; it began as a form of Trinitarian Christianity. Like Christianity, it builds on Judaism; Mormonism also connects with the Jewish history as the Book of Mormon describes the families of a lost tribe of Israel. Like Protestantism, Mormonism can be considered a reformed version of Christianity. Mormonism, in fact, has much in common with Islam—both have Abrahamic roots and a modern prophet and sacred text. Mormon ideas may seem radical in some areas, but are Christian in many fundamental aspects. Mormons believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, although they see them as separate beings. They accept the Old and New Testament as the work of God, and believe in many Christian ideas such as sin, divine revelation, and God’s eventual return. The main difference, then, is simply that Mormonism is newer than other religions, and thus assumed to be invalid. As Noah Feldman summarizes, “Antiquity

At first glance, the Mormon worldview appears very similar to the Christian worldview. In fact, the Mormon leadership has done what they could to keep this façade up. In order for the Christians to be able to make an apologetic argument, he or she must first gain an understanding of the truth behind the Mormon worldview.

The Latter-day Saint faith, or Mormonism, is a fairly new religion. In fact, it only dates back to the early 1800s, making it a “new religious movement”. Mormonism was founded by a man named Joseph Smith. This religion teaches that beginning in 1820, Smith began to receive visions and prophecies from god himself. These revelations continued to come Smith. In fact, an angel by the name of Moroni, came to him and told him of ancient golden stones that contained God’s written word. Smith later found these stones and translated them into what is now the Book of Mormon. As Smith recruited followers and began preaching about his accounts, the Mormon faith was born.

The religion commonly known as the “Mormonism” or The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints (LDS) is a religion divined from Christianity. Mormonism has been traced back to 1830 C.E in New York, where Joseph Smith formally organized The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints. During this time period of the 1800’s, also known as the time of the “Second Great Awakening” a religious boom was on the rise. There was much speculation and uncertainty centered on religious beliefs. Joseph Smith claimed that during this time he was called upon by God to restore the church that had been established on earth by Christ. Joseph responded to God’s message by reclaiming the church of Christ, through the creation

All three churches identify and Christians and believe that the Bible is God’s word. They also accept Jesus Christ as the God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Both the Baptist Church and the Latter-day Saint Church believed that God died, was buried, and rose again on the third day and then went to heaven. They also both believe in Jesus Christ and that Baptisms are performed for the remission of sins, although the age and decision process is

of those fundamentals. Jehovah 's Witness 's believe that when you die that your body and soul returns

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints- more commonly known as The Mormon church, has always received a bad reputation when it comes to discrimation. Since the early 1900’s, the church, some due to the events in the outside world, made mistakes while growing into the church it is today. One of the major issues that society has with the church is how selective the church was in the past and is today to the members of the church, though the members have accepted it fully, and do not oppose it. Today, society widely dislikes- and almost fears- the church and how it works today, just as much as they did almost one hundred years ago, because of those mistakes and rules due to revelation and doctrine in the church.

Most Hindus believe in God but what this means varies in different traditions. The Sanskrit words Bhagavan and Ishvara mean 'Lord' or 'God' and implies an absolute reality who, in essence, controls destroys the universe over and over again. Most Hindus believe in a Supreme God, whose qualities and forms are represented by the multiple forms he has. God, being unlimited, can have unlimited forms and expressions, but the belief in one superior being makes this religion monotheistic.

One of the many religions is the Mormon Church that was established in the 1800’s.

The Mormon faith has been around since the 1800s starting in New York. The Mormon lifestyle is similar to ours but can differ in many ways from history, beliefs, marriage, diets, and branches of the religion and even care plans. Most people believe that the Mormons follow their founder Joseph Smith, but that is untrue.

Commonly referred to as “Mormons,” though they prefer to be known as Latter-day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed in the first-half of the nineteenth-century by its founder, Joseph Smith. Smith was said to have been visited by God, the Father, and Jesus Christ after retreating to the woods to pray for guidance. At the time there were multiple competing facets of Christianity and Smith was unsure which to join. To answer his question, God and Jesus Christ told him not to join any of the churches, but to restore the one true church. After Jesus’s crucifixion, Latter-day Saints believe the original church fell after followers argued over his teachings leading to the loss of his true message. Later, Smith was visited by an angel named Moroni, who announced the existence of two gold plates for him to find. The plates were in an unknown language so, through God’s assistance, Smith translated the plates into English. Once they had been translated, the plates were taken back by the angel. The translation of the plates came to be known as the Book of Mormon, which is the groundwork of the church for Latter-day Saints. Smith and his followers, due to the hostility from the local population in New York, left to settle westward where they could practice their religion freely. Along the journey, Smith was murdered by a mob for his religious beliefs, but his follower continued on and settled in Utah. On February 14th, I interviewed Kevin Anderson at The

One of their beliefs is that there is only one god and only one. As you saw earlier that is called a monotheistic religion. They were taught to call his father due to Jesus Christ teachings. Jesus is god's son. He was sent down from above to save mankind from death and sin. In other words he was sent to fulfil god's job, not teach it.

One of their beliefs is that there is only one god and only one. As you saw earlier that is called a monotheistic religion. They were taught to call him father due to jesus christ teachings. Jesus is god's son. He was sent down from above to save mankind from death and sin. In other words he was sent to fulfil god's job, not teach it.

The United States is a melting pot now more than ever. The biggest reason for this change is largely due from immigration and birthrates. Over the past thirty years immigrants who have come to American have been primarily non-Europeans including Asians, and people from South and Central America. In the year 2000, the United States census recorded 2.4 percent of the population in the United States to have multiracial backgrounds. Although this may not sound like a big number, Americans have had to adapt to being more culturally competent. Cultural competence is, “The process by which individuals and systems respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and other diversity factors in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, and communities and protects and preserves the dignity of each.” The Census Bureau believes that by 2050, nearly fifty percent of America’s population will be minorities. When the civil rights movement began in the 1950’s, African Americans and other minority groups tried to alert the United States their distinct identities. They felt that their long history of oppression especially in the United States had to come to an end. Immigrants who come to this country bring certain qualities that Americans do not obtain. Whether it is their language, religion, culture or even different political backgrounds. As our nation grows more diverse it

Finally, the top heaven, The Celestial Kingdom, is reserved for completely devout Mormons. These people become gods and rulers of their own universes. Being at this level also allows men to keep their families with them. (Distinctive Beliefs of the Mormon Church) Another brief differences between Christianity and Mormonism are their beliefs in God, Jesus Christ, Salvation and marriage.