Christianity-Catholic

catholics and formed mobs to keep control of ﻿them. (Catholic Faith in America). || The catholics worship inside a church. There are plenty rows of seats inside the church where people sit down and listen to a priest lead the mass, and talk about their God. Inside the church there are many pictures of Jesus's life and in the back of the church, there is a model of a Jesus with him crufied on the cross. There are about 67 million Catholics in only the United States. ([]). This religion is practiced in church, and the holy day for Catholics is Sunday, which is called the Sabbith day. This religion is practiced all over the United States. There are a huge amount of churches in the United States, there is 21,205 different churches in the U.S. The state with the most churches is New York with 1,874 churches. The state with the least churches is Delaware with only 46 churches. http://catholic-churches.local-data.com/ ||
 * **Section 1-Beliefs** ||
 * Catholics are monotheistic. They believe in One God, but they believe in the Holy Trinity which can be confusing because the Holy Trinity is The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. The Catholic church bases its moral teachings on the message of Jesus. Catholics believe that they are called to turn from evil, and towards the good. They also believe that they are saved only by God's grace working in us. They believe God created the Earth from nothing and he created the world through his world. ([|www.ancient-future.net]) Christians believe that in the afterlife you either go to heaven if you lived a good life or hell if you lived a bad life. Some people may go to purgatory which is a process of cleansing after death. Later it will be decided if they go to heaven or hell. ([|www.religioustolerance.org]) ||
 * **Section 2-History of the Faith in America** ||
 * The religion was brought here by Great Britain. The first believers of the Catholic religion in America was in the 1600's. They lived in the 13 colonies but mainly in Maryland. The Catholic religion was brought here by Great Britain. The first believers of the Catholic religion in America was in the 1600's. They lived in the 13 colonies but mainly in Maryland. (Catholic Faith in America. By Chester Gillis.) The number of Catholic follwers in the United States has grown mainly because of immigration. ( [|www.americanreligioussurvey-aris.org] )? Also, many people converted their religion because of marriage or other reasons. To convert to Catholicism and be accepted you have to first find a church. You should attend mass every Sunday until you can decide if that church is where you want to stay. Next you have to contact the Parish office and tell them about your plan to be converted. The next step is to initiate the RCIA part of the process and then after that get confirmed. ( [|www.ezinearticles.com]) During the 19th century 700,000 people converted to Catholicism. (Catholic Faith in America.) Catholics who had just converted were treated as second-class citizens and were known as "new Catholics." ([|www.rtgenealogy.net]) The  followers faced problems with the Protestants. The Protestants felt threatened by the
 * **Section 3-How does the Faith Look in America** ||
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 * **Section 4-Challenges Followers Face in American** ||
 * Yes, there is intolerance of Catholicism. The Catholic church has been accused of being intolerant of gay people and monarchial. There is also an argument that women aren't treated as equally as men. ([|www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion]) 59.5 percent of the people in Rhode Island are Catholic, because that is the area where the religion started and it is tolerated much more there. ([]) There are not any lawas that discriminate against Catholics but there is such a thing as Anti-Catholicism. Many people discriminate against Catholics and John F. Kennedy almost lost the election because of his religion. ([]) In fact Kennedy was the only Catholic president. ([]) ||