Religious Diversity in the U.S.
By Jessie and Kassie
Public school and prayer
Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple is the largest and best-known of more than 130 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 223 feet tall, opened on April 6, 1893. Architecture by Truman O. Angell.
Islamic Center of America
The Islamic Center of America is a Shia mosque located in Dearborn, Michigan. Opened in 2005, it is the largest mosque in North America and the oldest Shia mosque in the United States
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Latin Rite Catholic basilica located in Washington, D.C., honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the Patroness of the United States. Architect: Charles Donagh Maginnis
TANENBAUM: AIMING TO ELIMINATE RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE!
Tanenbaum was founded by Rabbi Tanenbaum’s widow, Dr. Georgette Bennett in late 1992. She, along with Judith Banki, continued Rananbaum's trajectory, and they spoke at conferences and wrote articles regarding inter-religious issues. Soon though, they took it farther and developed programs based around Conflict Resolution and the Workplace.
Their goal is basically to achieve religious tolerance in workplace environments, educational environments, and even health care. Throughout this, Judith Banki continued to write and speak on the topic, and it shaped the program known today as Interreligious Affairs.
Today, Tanenbaum's programs are leaders in their fields, creating useful tools and resources that help to successfully navigate a religiously diverse world.Congregation Shearith Israel
Congregation Shearith Israel, often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, is the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. It was established in 1654. Opened in 1897
Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple
Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple is a traditional Chinese Buddhist mountain monastery in the United States, one of the largest of its kind in the North American continent. Construction started in 1986.
Gurdwara Sahib El Sob
The Sikh Center of San Francisco Bay Area is a Sikh gurdwara in the hills of unincorporated El Sobrante, California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Statistics on Religion in America
More than one-quarter of American adults (28%) have left the faith in which they were raised in favor of another religion - or no religion at all. If there is change in affiliation from one type of Protestantism to another is included, 44% of adults have either switched religious affiliation, moved from being unaffiliated with any religion to being affiliated with a particular faith, or dropped any connection to a specific religious tradition altogether.
Citations
- http://www.writework.com/essay/religious-diversity-united-states
- Wikipedia, "Religion in the United States"
- Wiki/School_prayer
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iemw8vqt-54
- https://www.tanenbaum.org/about
- http://religions.pewforum.org/reports