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The Contagious Diffusion Of Christian Religion
Ever since the beginning of time, people have been going to church. Church is a place where people congregate to worship God. Relocation diffusion has caused the Christian religion to spread all over the world. Because of this, there are different denominations of this faith. Contagious diffusion has caused new ideas to form inside of the church. After my observation of a Church of Christ, I noticed some of their folk and popular customs.

At a Church of Christ church, many folk practices include fancy dress, a cappella music, baptisms, Sunday schools, and roles in the church. Men of the church wear button-down shirts, with a bowtie or tie, slacks, and oxfords. Ladies of my church wear dresses, skirts, and pants, sometimes with pantyhose,

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