John Winthrop's Principles Of Christian Charity

America’s religious foundation was built upon the beliefs of those who started out the first of colonies, and how they established their principles in order to function as a community. These principles have been beneficial to Americans until now, because we still follow them in hope to be ethical and honest with one another, to help the members of our community who are still, in this point in time, undergoing discrimination and unfair treatment because of their skin color or their way of life. Even if it means to share a little money to those who are in need, to share a roof with those left homeless because of natural or financial reasons, many of the principles are still being followed throughout America. In the United States of America, Christianity is the religion that most
Buddhist, Jewish, Catholics, etc., these are just some of the other religions that take up some percentage of our population, and because there are far more religions, it cannot be for sure that the entire United states follow John Winthrop’s principles of Christian charity. There are different kinds of charity in this country, there is the charity for a neighbor who is in need or a meta-charity for bigger companies that claim to help people. (Sorensen) Individuals from other religions tend not to trust the bigger companies with their donations and therefore end up not giving back to a community, keeping their circle of friends and family smaller that those of the Christians. However, American culture shapes how people worship and influences their preference on religion, it also influences the ways in which people come together to share their experiences through a life of worship, whether it is to follow a God or no God, principles or no principles. We are a free country, free to express our religious preferences however we wish to do