American Religious History Both Laurence Term Paper

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He also observes the poignant problem of racism that arises here, which is also his reason for calling the new cult "white" Buddhism: in spite of the fact that the White Buddhists may adopt all the traditional Asian customs- from their name to the food they eat or to the rituals as such, they will still be part of the "mainstream of the white culture." (Allitt 1999, 459). That is to say, the racial differences, still linger no matter what, and are emphasized by the American racism, which is the dark side of American culture.

Finally, Eldin Villafane analyzes the way in which the Catholicism of Spain was imposed to the Native Americans in Mexico, emphasizing the great religiosity of the Hispanic people.

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The author discusses the differences between Christendom and Christianity, the first being the powerful and complete assimilation of all life-matters into the religious frame.

Thus, all these texts discuss the problems that arise when different cultures are confronted, and especially the problems that the immigrants or the colonized people have to face. The texts evidence different aspects of these problems, but the emphasis is on the clash between the Oriental and the Western culture, especially the secularization specific to the American society that can not be made to agree to the traditional religious views on life, that commend the supremacy of the church over the laic life.

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