Methodists practice open Communion, inviting all believers to participate. 5 Lutheran Of or relating to the religious doctrines of Martin Luther, especially the doctrine of justification by faith alone. Methodist A member of an evangelical Protestant church founded on the principles of John and Charle...
The concept of the American Dream is a kind of American civic religion that is intimately connected to the notion of a classless society and may draw its roots from the frontierism in early and 19th century America—and to a secularized version of the religious yearnings of early American set...
There is a world-wide anti-intellectual movement because science has failed us, and the old religions are turning back to religious fervor. Large segments of the population are rejecting reason itself and are basing their views on their prejudices and emotionally-held beliefs that are nothing more...
Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way. —Martin Luther King, Jr. 535 I'm a kind person, I'm kind to e...
During the influenza epidemic of 1918, quarantine centers and emergency military hospitals like this one in Camp Funston, Kansas, were constructed at various outposts throughout the U.S. A third of the world's population was infected, and at least 50 million died (675,000 in the U.S. al...
The name of the dialect comes from the name given to the Pennsylvania Dutch people, a larger group of immigrants which included Amish and Mennonites but also many others of other religious persuasions. There are different theories as to why this group of people came to be known as “Dutch”...
The name of the dialect comes from the name given to the Pennsylvania Dutch people, a larger group of immigrants which included Amish and Mennonites but also many others of other religious persuasions. There are different theories as to why this group of people came to be known as “Dutch”...