The Amish are a religious community with unique beliefs. The Amish religion is a sect of Christianity. More specifically‚ they are an Anabaptist group‚ which is a division in Protestantism. There are about 308 000 people who are Amish; the majority of which live in North America. Origins The origin of the Amish faith begins during the time of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. The Amish religion is said to have come from the Anabaptists. The Anabaptists were known to re-baptize adults who had
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Latin-American Music All music styles‚ genre’s‚ instruments‚ have had an origin of where it began. Specifically‚ Latin-American music has had a complex origin and history of where it all started. Not only that‚ but ever since it began it has evolved into something slightly different as the centuries have gone by. This style has a sense of unique dynamics‚ especially compared to other styles of music. If one is of Latin-American descent they usually have a favorite Latin song‚ dance‚ instrument‚
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Religion in Britain Religious life in Britain in the past 30 years is characterized by an increasingly diverse pattern of religious beliefs and affiliations. Although the UK is predominantly Christian‚ most of the world’s religions are represented in the country. There are large Hindu‚ Jewish‚ Muslim and Sikh communities‚ and also smaller communities of Baha’is‚ Buddhists‚ Zoroastrians that are common in the areas with large ethnic communities. Britain today may be characterized by considerable
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of the globe has often been ignored in the telling of world history‚ and the northern half has been highlighted. Even maps that we use reflect these biases. Most map projections center around the Atlantic Ocean‚ clearly showing Europe and North America in the middle.
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During the period from 1450 to 1750‚ western Europe targeted on an era of distant places exploration and monetary enlargement that converted society. By 1450‚ Europe had recovered from intense contraction of the 14th century‚ produced by plague and marginal agriculture‚ and become resuming the economic growth that were the sample inside the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. This new length of increase‚ but‚ become no mere extension of the sooner one‚ however a thorough departure from medieval
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From 1450 to the present‚ religious beliefs and practices in Latin America changed in that Catholicism and a blend of religions began to be seen throughout Latin America‚ but continued in that animistic and nature religions still remained. Changes in Latin American religious ideologies are easily seen from 1450 to the present day. A new religion entered their society. With the discovery of the new world in 1492 by Columbus‚ many more conquistadors and explorers would come to colonize and explore
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Since the very first colony was founded in 1607 in Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ religion played a very important role in America. Nine of the thirteen colonies had established churches. Having an established church meant you paid taxes for the support of that church whether or not you were a member. The colonies with official state or established churches of the Congregational (Puritan) church denomination consisted of Maine‚ Connecticut‚ and Vermont. Colonies that remained a part of the original Church
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RELIGION IN THE WORKPLACE Religion is protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by allowing people who work for an employer to be able to ask or take time off in order to observe a religious holiday or attend services. It also forbids employers to discharge‚ discriminate‚ limit or segregate any employee based off of their religious preferences. According to what is stated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 employees are allowed to take that time off of work for religious reasons as
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Religion and Political Choices Religion is a part of our lives and most of the decisions people make are based on their religion. Beside all personal decisions‚ religion has already become one of the factors for voter’s political choices. Many countries don’t have this problem because only one religion exists in there while in major countries‚ especially in the United States of America citizens have different religion and political parties and their nominees might be related to different religions
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