Field Trip Report on Religions

For my Meet the Believers assignment, I focused on Catholicism and Nondenominational Christianity. My Catholic interviewee, who I’ll refer to as John, is middle aged and was raised Catholic. My Christian interviewee, who I’ll refer to as Jane, is a young adult and was similarly raised Christian. From my interviews and attendance of worship services of both groups, several themes and concepts came to the forefront: the tensions between fundamentalism and modernism, the important conversation of gender and ethnicity, and the “true” good understood by both believers through their respective religious groups.

For my project I attended a Catholic mass at St. Jerome’s at 7955 Real Rd in San Antonio, Texas. I choose this project due to the fact I am Pentecostal and wanted to evaluate the differences between the two types of services that these denominations provide. I attended the 8 am mass which they have Monday thru Friday every week. Throughout this paper I will make note of things I observed and also compare those items against my background having participated in Pentecostal services.

America has many religions, races, ethnicities, and languages from all over the world. Prejudice and discrimination has been around for years, and it still is to this day. This is something that will probably never go away as everyone has their own ideals, and beliefs. Buddhism and Blacks have endured prejudice and discrimination of their own for many years.

People across the world practise different religions and visit different religious places of worship. Some of these religious places have gained global fame due to their spiritual importance as well as aesthetic beauty.

Religion has had a great impact on our world. It has shaped our thinking and culture. This summer, I had the opportunity to visit St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and Immanuel’s Church, both located in Silver Spring. Immanuel’s Church is an interdenominational church that believes in incorporating different cultures and practices from various denominations. Like Immanuel’s, St. John’s is culturally diverse. Although Immanuel’s is protestant, both churches believe in one God, that he is the Creator and that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

In this regard, the words of Mark Branson and Juan Martinez can be relative to describe that this church has an intercultural setting. The authors claim that people that belong to the dominating culture of the U.S., lean toward finding the “cause” and then fixing it. This is true because when the Evanston Vineyard saw that congregation was not appreciative of the change in format of any Sunday service, the pastors who are all Caucasians except two pastoral interns who is an African American and a Pakistani, which is me, were inclined to fixing that problem, and were led toward giving the “work of congregational development back to people without abandoning them.” In other words, they addressed the problem and returned the original action that was required for them to grow in communion together by passing the peace of

Liz once took her niece who was 5 then to the Holy Mass, during the Holy Mass the priest hands out a wafer that represents Christ’s body and wine that represents Christ’s blood. Her niece asked what the wafer was, so Liz split it in half allowing her a taste. The women behind them became very angry as to why Liz broke the wafer. This older women being of course extremely religious explained to Liz in a very angry tone that what she did wasn’t appropriate. Now Liz knows not to repeat that act

Even though I do not consider myself a religious person, religion is an important part of many people’s lives it is vital to have a basic understanding and awareness of the world's religions if given the opportunity to do so. I had limited, and mostly negative, experiences in Christian denominations in my childhood, while much more positive experiences in communities of other religions, particularly Islam and Buddhism. However, between this class and classes in high school, I have been given the chance to explore more aspects of Christianity and understand the history behind it better.

Every Sunday, I attended a church called Greater Mt. Pleasant. My Christian journey symbolized a flawless perspective of the church: it was thrilling and motivating. On Sundays, I dressed up in “Sunday Best”: a solid white shirt, black tie, and black shoes. I walked to church with my Bible in my hand. After the choir sang our welcome song, Pastor Joel D. Taylor preached and motivated his congregation to trust in God. Trusting in God meant that I would believe in him through any circumstance I endure,

Through the ages, pioneers have been an important part of our history. Driving through their beliefs to the masses and sticking their necks out to push forward their beliefs. I have chosen three that I consider did the most to contribute towards the Spiritual Religion we have now and dedicated their life works. The first being Sir Arthur Conan Doyle an outstanding well-respected person in the community. Not only of his writing on Spiritualism but for his famous Sherlock Holmes stories. Secondly chosen Emma Hardinge Britten a strong lady of her time a copious writer, the founder of the Seven Principles are using today and the founder of the “Two Worlds” Magazine. Lastly chose is Gordon Higginson an outstanding medium with strong evidence of spirit of the last Century, a teacher to impart the knowledge also continued to study as far as the Ministry and President of the SNU.

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are traditions rooted in sacred scripture. Nonetheless, each tradition understands the meaning and character of the divine Word differently. In this essay I will describe how each religious tradition: Judaism, Christianity and Islam understand the Word of God. Then I will discuss some of the major differences between the status of Moses, Jesus and Mohammad in each of the three religious traditions and provide textual evidence from Torah, the Gospels and the Quran. I end with a conclusion paragraph that will reiterate the paper’s main points.

The goal of this paper is to take a look at several different religions in an attempt to gain an understanding each religion in regard to their creation stories. The paper will consider the creation stories of 7 specific that range from western religion to more native religion. Specifically, the paper will discuss the creation story provided by Christianity, Islam, Native Americans, Africans, Hebrew, Chinese and Indian. It will provide insight on religion and what is believed about creation. It will also take into account the differences and similarities of the different religions. Ideally, it is believed that almost all religions are interrelated. They are either variations or parallel to one another. Particularly, in terms of stories, rules and overall beliefs.

St. Frances X. Cabrini Church is known to many of us as a special place. This is due to the pride, care, and involvement of our people in the life of the Church, which allows us to serve one another fueled by our love for the Eucharist and the sacramental life of the church. During the past 2 years, I have been able to witness many parishioners give of their time, talent and treasure to ensure the parish’s well-being. It is an inspiration to me, and encourages me in my own personal commitment to discipleship.

The paper will discuss the meaning of worship and why we offer worship to God. It will also look at biblical worship as seen among Christians in the new testament. furthermore, the paper will look at the biblical background of the New Testament worship by comparing it with what is obtainable with my local church worship. Furthermore, it will suggest a way forward on how to implement a Christ-centered worship among believers in my church.

Kramats and mosques are an important part of South African heritage as they represent the second oldest religion introduced to the country. The first Muslims brought to the cape arrived as Malay slaves, who practiced their faith in secret until the early 19th century. Prisoners who were fighting for freedom in the Dutch East Indies were also brought to the Cape. They included teachers of Islam. Some of these holy men were of noble birth and those who died were buried in shrines known as Kramats or Mazaars, of which there are about 30 in and around Cape Town. Kramats in South Africa can be found from Muizenberg to Mowbray, with four on signal hill alone. The most visited by pilgrims is that of Sheikh Yusuf of Macassar