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1、TheprofoundimpactofChristianityontheUnitedStatesI.Introduction1.1DefinitionofValuesBeliefsareimportantandareusuallysharedbyanationaboutwhatisgoodordesirableandwhatisnot.Valuesofanationhaveamajorinfluenceonthebehaviorofanindividualandserveasmainguidelinesinallsituations.1.2DefinitionofAme
2、ricansWhatisanAmerican?AnAmericancanbeEnglish,French,Italian,German,Spanish,Russian,Greek,African,Indian,Chinese,Japanese,Australian,Iranian,Asian,Arab,PakistaniorAfghan.Americansareamixofallcountriesfromallovertheworld.That’swhyit’ssometimescalledthemeltingpot,amixofallcultures.AnAmeric
3、anisfromthemostprosperouslandinthehistoryoftheworld.TherootofthatprosperitycanbefoundintheDeclarationofIndependence,whichrecognizestheGod-givenrightsofeachmanandwomantolife,libertyandthepursuitofhappiness.AnAmericanisfreetocriticizehisgovernment’sofficialswhentheyarewrong.Americanswelcom
4、epeoplefromalllands,allcultures,becausetheyarenotafraid.Theyarenotafraidthattheirhistory,northeirbeliefs,willbeoverrunorforgotten.Thatisbecausetheyarefreetoholdtotheirreligion,theirbeliefs,theirhistory,astheyeachchoose.Americanswelcomethebest,buttheyalsowelcometheworst.Americawelcomesall
5、youtiredandyoupoor,allthewretchedrefuseofyourteemingshores,thehomelessandtempesttossed.1.3AmericanCoreValuesWhatarethevaluesthattheyhavemostfoughtforandadmiremost?Thefirst,andmostimportant,thatshouldcometomind,isfreedom.Othersareequality,democracy,helpingoftheoppressedanddefenseagainstty
6、ranny.Someoftheothervaluesareingrainedintheirhistoryandtheirbeliefsarecapitalism,independence,strength,rightnessandrighteousness,manifestdestiny,Godandfreedomofreligion,16family,wealthandfaith.Ⅱ.StatisticalFiguresofChristianAccordingtothestatisticsoftheGallupCenterandmanyotherauthoritati
7、veorganizations,9inevery10peopleintheUnitedStatesareclaimingtobelieveinGod,thereareeightbelievingthatChristianityisveryimportantfortheirlives,therearesevenbelongingtoaChristianorganization,thereareaboutsixadheringtotheprayereveryday,therearefivebelievingthatGodisthestreng
