RELIGION IN PUBLIC LIFE Michael Molloy David Masover Danielle
King Sara Crooker Skiler Miller
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World Religions By Percentage (2007 est.)
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THE RELIGIOUS BATTLE
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OVERVIEW Wealth and religion Younger people are less religious
Women are more religious than men Sex education in schools Holidays
Wearing religious clothing (Burqaas & Head Scarfs) Gay marriage
Birth Control Women as Priests Church and State Separation Sexual
Misconduct and Religious leaders
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BIRTH CONTROL Birth control has essentially become a necessity
among women today Unwanted pregnancy STIs With most religions birth
control is not believed until marriage or not even at all. Children
are gifts Catholic beliefs
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BIRTH CONTROL CONTINUED 71% in 1000 teenage girls get pregnant
33.4 million people living with AIDS 75% of population contract HPV
www.nytimes.com/2010/01/us/27teen.html
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OTHER OPTIONS Adoption Celibacy Abstinence
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SAME SEX MARRIAGE (SSM) Marriages used to be arranged European
public administrators categorized the sexual deviants around 1860s
and 70s Became the target of medical, psychiatric and legal
intervention as early as 1870s U.S. saw a rise in the last half of
the 20 th century when people migrated to the big cities for work
Military and industrial barracks allowed for freedom to express
themselves without family and religious disapproval After WW11
military banned homosexuals Same Sex marriage was not legal in any
state until 2004 States that allow SSM include Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New Hampshire, California, Vermont and Iowa
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IOWAS HISTORY Gay Marriage law was passed in April of 2009
Overturned a 10 year old ban on same sex marriage but still
maintains the churchs right to choose who can be married under its
roof Judges voted out of office after advocating same sex marriage
Chief Justice Marsha Ternus, and justices David Baker and Michael
Streit were the target of an estimated $1 million campaign by gay
marriage foes
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RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL VIEWS For: Denying marriage to same sex
couples is denying humans their equal rights Against: Marriage is a
sacramental or ceremonial union Some religious individuals and
groups feel that they will have to violate their beliefs by being
forced to marry same sex couples Iowa decided that by not allowing
same sex marriage violated the states constitution and religious
beliefs cannot overthrow laws and constitutions Van Harn, Gary,
Milt Ford, M.J. Thiel, and Diana Pace. Home-Allies & Advocates.
Grand Valley State University. 1995. Web. 8 Nov. 2010.
http://www.gvsu.edu/allies/.http://www.gvsu.edu/allies/ Robinson,
B.A. ReligiousTolerance.org by the Ontario Consultants on Religious
Tolerance. 10 May 2009. Web. 8 Nov. 2010.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/http://www.religioustolerance.org/
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SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS Catholic Priests 81% of
victims where male 22.6% were age 10 or younger 51% were between
the ages of 11 and 14 27% were between the ages to 15 to 17 years.
Christian Clergy Misconduct Congregate Females misled into sexual
acts Abuse of power
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WOMEN AS PRIESTS Women are not allowed to be ordained in the
Roman Catholic faith In recent times there has been a movement for
women to become priests
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HISTORY OF FEMALE ORDINATION In ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome
women were ordained as priestesses. In ancient Buddhism women were
ordained as Bhikkhunis.
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FEMALE ORDINATION AND CHRISTIANITY In Christianity women have
been prevented from ordination because of interpretation of certain
new testament scripture. Many Protestant denominations believe
women can be ordained and have different interpretations of these
scriptures.
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SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE Where the term comes from? Are
we really a Christian Nation? Is this a threat to religion?
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SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE The term Separation of Church
and State never appears in the Constitution But Jefferson was very
clear: Americans declared that their legislature should make no law
respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between Church
& State. -- Jeffersons Letter to the Danbury Baptists (loc.gov)
-- Constitution of the United States (archives.gov)
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SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE Jefferson was Deist, along with
many other Founding Fathers In God We Trust was added to the money
in 1864 Under God was added to the pledge in 1954!
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SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE Questions I cant answer yet Are
church and state separate? Should they be? How far should the state
go to avoid religion? How far should religion go to avoid the
state?
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SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE Is this a threat to
religion?
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SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE Is this a threat to religion? No
one is stopping you from putting up a nativity scene No one can
tell you what religion you can or cant have But it depends on the
religion. Blessing over the wine? Peyote? Fair Game? Sacred
Hoodie?
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CONCLUSION Religion is important because It influences peoples
actions It carries a powerful emotional impact But its difficult
because Its controversial Its emotionally charged So pay attention,
but draw your own conclusions!