... and Puritanism, with significant numbers of Catholics also existing in Maryland. Many colonists found themselves too consumed with the affairs of everyday life to put much effort into proper Christian practices, and the decline of Puritan fundamentalist doctrine, mismanagement of the Anglican church, and continued persecution of Catholics further depressed the spirituality of Americans during this period. ... forced into the indescribably repressive institution of slavery, they experienced a near-total "spiritual holocaust."" It would take reforms in the Anglican and Puritan establishme...

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... in an effort to organize Chicago's marginalized poor. Today there is a national network of IAF organizations in forty communities across the country. IAF organizers work within faith-based organizations, mostly Christian churches, to identify and assemble experienced leaders into nonsectarian coalitions devoted to community development. The IAF assembly as such is independent and not connected to any particular church.The IAF ... clergy coalition in South Bronx Rising as the unifying force, fueling that coalition was the Catholic church in the Bronx which served the NWBCCC in much the s...

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... more naturally and represent the next generation of immigrants, influence Ashima's alienated views on American culture. For example, Gogol and Sonia are the reason for Ashoke and Ashima's adoption of Christian holidays such as Christmas and of certain American food items, 'she concedes and makes him and American dinner once a week as a treat, Shake 'n Bake chicken or Hamburger Helper ... ...

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