Religion played a very important role in the establishment of the England colonies. Communities were developed as business related ventures, allowances for the monarch, a disciplinary community, and also considerably for religious reasons. The most critical role in certain communities was played by religion. The communities that religion was extremely authoritative against were Massachusetts and Plymouth Bay, also Rhode Island and Maryland.…
Many religious groups journeyed to America to form one of the original thirteen colonies on the basis of their religious beliefs. Although the plan was to escape persecution, there was some amount of persecution happening in the colonies as they brought the circle of hatred back round – one gets hurt so they hurt another. In this paper I will discuss the religions that came out of the three main sects: Judaism, Roman Catholic and Protestants; and how act as individual entities, how they influenced each other and how they influenced the creation of America as a whole.…
Although there were many incentives pertaining to the colonization of the New World, by the Spanish and English, religion demonstrated several distinct roles. Religion became a way for empires to justify their actions. These nations believed it was their duty to educate and spread their religion to those they considered "uncivilized". Thus to a larger extent, religion was part of a greater scheme of cultural assimilation of the natives but it was not a simple process regarding the destruction of the Indian population. In the 1500s, the Spanish had constructed an extensive and independent empire in the Americas. The first phase of Spanish colonization included many forms of malicious violence. The English had taken little interest in creating its own overseas colonies during the early 16th century because of the religious conflict when King Henry VIII launched the English Protestant Reformation. England’s second attempt at colonization was more successful because individuals wanted to flee religious persecution.…
Guatemalans were Roman Catholics. Guatemalans say si dios quiere ( if god's will ). They also say solo dios sabe ( only god knows). The god Maximon is worshipped by Mayan descents. Religion in Guatemala is fairly complex, with traditional Mayan spirituality still very much a presence, particularly in the highlands, along with Catholicism.…
For religion and spirituality beliefs, I was not confronted by anyone at the party about their beliefs and world views. However, at the party and the mother’s house, I noticed crosses and pictures of Jesus on the walls. By seeing the pictures and crosses on the wall, maybe they perform rituals alone. Sue and Sue (2016) disclose how this population values religion, although, the younger population is not as involved (p. 531). When the daughters were giving me a tour of their community, they addressed how they use to be religious, however, now that times have changed, they do not attend mass as much as they use too. In regards to being diagnosed with a mental disorder, Mexicans believe that evil spirits create them. As for being a religious population,…
The Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean on the island la Hispaniola. The Dominican culture Dominican on the conformation of two mother cultures which are the Spanish and African. There are three main aspects of the Dominican Republic culture, and these are the food, music, and the Carnival. One aspect of the Dominican culture is the food. The gastronomy in the country is a reflection of the Spanish, Tainan and African influences.…
Political repression along with deteriorating economic conditions provided strong incentives for Dominicans Central Americans to migrate to the U.S. The causes of political instability and economic changes are specific to each country; but overall, economic and political factors have had the most influence on the significant increase in the migration of these two Latino sub-groups to the United States. The weakening economy and political instability in the Dominican Republic were two of the main factors that led Dominicans to migrate and become a part of the U.S. Migration began during the Trujillo era, when the economy was changing from being based mainly on agriculture to low-level industrialization. Since the majority of the enterprises…
The Dominican group has a population strength of 380,200, compared to that of the Chinese which is about 350,200, according to a December 18, 2013 Press Release from the agency. Sub-Saharan African population is about 4% of the total immigrant population in the city.…
Religion is also a big part of Haiti with roughly half of the population practicing voodoo and Roman Catholic being the major religion with 80 percent. The majority of the populations ethnic group is black 95 percent and mulatto/white 5 percent while the official languages is French and Creole.…
To begin, the 12th century was a period of renewed religious zeal. As individual bodies of believers began seeking out a more popular based religion, the Church utilized these same orders to combat heresy. One such order, the Dominicans, were a group of mendicant friars who adopted a way of…
The climate is lovely in Dominican island; the temperature is always around 75 to 80 degrees, the whole year long, although United State has some states that maintain this temperature, like Miami, it’s not something that characterize the entire country. In United State you can find places that have temperatures of 80 degrees and other that are under 0 degree. It’s a country with a large variety of climates on the contrary of Dominican Republic, that it’s the same temperature everywhere. You can find a couple of places that maintain lower temperatures; 60 or 50 degrees, but it’s only in two cities: Constanza and Jarabacoa. You can have the best of the different seasons…
During the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, religion played a major role in the efforts of the Europeans to explore and colonize the new world. The Reconquista became over a period of time a sacred mission to many of the Christian rulers and inhabitants of the peninsula. As soon as this period was finished, Spain started focusing on colonization and expansion. Some of the major events that happened during this period were the Portuguese attacks on the Moslem positions in the northern tip of Africa and the search for Christian allies against Islam. There were many factors that motivated the search for the new world. Some of these factors were religious persecution, cheaper route to the Indies, and the spread of the European religious beliefs.…
The Spanish brought guns, disease, and exploitation to Latin America, but they also brought God. Catholicism in Latin America has had a bittersweet existence. Its power has historically been hijacked and used to support political, social, and cultural causes, not all of which have been positive. Even though the Spanish used Catholicism as a way to determine the inferiority of the indigenous people of the Americas and to justify the genocide that they incurred, it has amassed an enormous contingency of followers throughout the region, because of both force and the promise of salvation. Catholicism itself has experienced a turbulent past in the region, but manages to maintain a powerful grasp on the 95% of the population that follow it. However, as significant as Catholicism has been in the development of Latin American culture, there exist other religions that are proving to be a challenge to the rigidity of its customs, creating a scenario in which Catholicism has to fight for support for the first time in hundreds of years. Santeria, Yoruba, Umbanda, and Candomblé are all different religions that have roots in Africa and, through syncretic practices, have evolved into a popular and powerful part of Latin American culture. Whereas Catholicism has traditionally required Latin Americans to conform to its specifications, Candomblé, Santeria, Yoruba, and Umbanda have all evolved to fit pre-existing Latin American customs and culture. It hasn’t required that they change, but has changed for them. Because of this phenomenon, the Catholic Church is finally having to accommodate for its followers instead of the other way around in order to maintain its following in the region. This birth of the new idea of “liberation theology” has transformed the role the Catholic Church currently plays in Latin America.…
What are some major attributes of Latin American Catholicism? Identify and describe at least two distinctions and include how they are distinct from Catholicism elsewhere.…
An immigrant is a person who leaves their country of citizen ship to live or set up permanent residence in another country. This person must have clearance from both countries to leave or they would be classified as an illegal or undocumented immigrant. There are two types of immigrants:…
