1970's+Religion

=** Religion in the 1970's **= = = = Cults = == Photobucket = The Coming Together of Religions = . Photobucket = ** Evangelicals ** =
 * In the 1970s, people began to become very interested in cults. One of the main cults was the KKK, or [|Ku Klux Klan]. They were for white supremacy, and killed anyone who was against them. Although most cults only wanted the loyalty of few people, the KKK required the loyalty of all of their members. One murder case that took place during the late 1960s and early 1970s were the beatings and drownings of Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charles Eddie Moore. Cults were a new 'religion' that attracted the publics attention, tried to break relationships with family members and were a danger to young people. Around this time, people were starting to begin Anti-Cult movements. The people who participated in this movement believed that the members of cults were brainwashed and under mind-control. People also believed that cults were a huge threat to society and that they were closely related to gangs. These accusations got some sociologists involved in the movement, believing that they could 'break the mind-control'. **
 * In the 1970s, there was evidence that both Catholic churches and Christian churches were coming together. This might have been because the churches struggled to keep up with the cultural changes with the people. Catholics were not allowed to join universal conversations or negotiations until Vatican II. But, they were allowed to discuss problems of civil and community life through the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Christians and Jews were different in many ways.Although this was the case, they were still able to settle differences and this helped lower some of the conflicts between the religions. As for the Christians, a movement called Consultation on Church Union, or better known as Church of Christ Uniting, came together in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but failed to get the public's attention. **
 * Evangelicals were conservative Protestants and increased in the United States during the 1900s, about 200 years after they first began. Two Protestants values were in tension throughout the 1970s, so leaders had to settle for organizations who reassured them of support. Protestant churches began in the 1730s in Great Britain, and it was important to many people because they wanted a national church. When it began to grow in America, the groups of churches were divided into three districts. Those districts were the Middle District, the Maryland District and the Southern-Western Missionary District. This seperation allowed the growth of the churches become far more organized. **
 * [|There were many important people for the Evangelicals.]For example, Billy Graham was a spiritual counselor to a countless number of presidents (beginning with Lyndon B. Johnson). He was also awarded the title of being one of the ten most admired men in the world by the Gallup Organization. Another example is Harold Ockenga, who was the first president of the National Association of Evangelicals. The National Association of Evangelicals goal was to honor god and to represent all Evangelicals living in the United States. **

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** Catholics ** **Memorable Catholics;** **Al Capone //(January 17, 1899 - January 25, 1947)//** ** Notorious ** **Gangster** **Bob Hope //(May 29, 1903 - July 27, 2003)//** **Actor and Comedian** **Bing Crosby //(May 3, 1903 - October 14, 1977)//** **Actor and Singer** **Joe DiMaggio //(November 25, 1914 - March 8, 1999)//** **Baseball Player** ** John Fitzgerald Kennedy //(May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963)//** **U.S President** ** Jews ** **Chelsea Handler //(//**//**February 25, 1975 - Present**//**//),// actress and comedian** **Seth Green //(//** //** February 8, 1974 - Present **// **//),// actor, writer, and TV producer** **Jack Black //(//** //** August 28, 1969 - **// //**Present**//**//),// film actor and musician** **Adam Sandler //(//** //** September 9, 1966 - Present **// **//),// actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, producer, and musician** **Rob Schneider //(//** //** October 31, 1963 - Present) **// **//,// actor, comedian, and screenwriter**
 * The "Traditional Catholic" is called a Roman Catholic. Although there are many different types of Catholics, like Ultratraditionalist Catholics, they are all part of the Catholic religion, which is also part of the Christian Religion. Despite the fact of being smaller than the entire Christian Religion, currently there are about 1.12 Million Catholics worldwide. Due to such a large amount of Catholics, they take up more of the U.S Congress than any other religion. Also, in the U.S Military, Catholics account for about 25% of all soldiers. **
 * Over the years, Catholic beliefs and customs have changed dramatically. In the 11th Century, Catholics were not allowed to use forks on any occasion because it was believed that forks were somehow connected to the Devil. ** **Also, starting in 1964, Catholics were only allowed to eat meat on Fridays.**
 * [|Judaism] is a very interesting religion. [|It is believed that Judaism started as early as 1029 B.C.] Their founder was Abram (later changed to Abraham) and they worship in a Synagogue every Saturday. In these Synagogues, they only speak Hebrew, as it is their native language. Just like Christianity, Judaism has three major branches, or sects. Those sects are Orthodox, Reform, and Conservative. Orthodox Judaism is the traditional form of Judaism. They are very strict and follow the traditional beliefs and values. Reform Judaism started in Germany in the 19th by people who believed that the traditional form of Judaism was not able to withstand objection, so some things had to change. **
 * Famous Jewish People; **
 * Adam Levine //(// **// **March 18, 1979 - Present** ** ), **// **Lead singer of Maroon 5**

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