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Tvon Scott

Religioscope: Latin America: Evangelical Christianity moves the masses - A report from ... - 4 views

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  • Liza Detenber on 02 Oct 09
     
    This article discusses the dramatic change that has taken place in Latin America regarding the conversion from Catholicism to Evangelical Christianity. There has been a great rise of Pentecostal Christianity in Guatemala and Brazil, but Venezuela is quick to catch up. Some people believe that Evangelical Christianity is going to save Venezuela from the economic dismay the country is in, as well as the high crime rates. People believe that Evangelical Christianity brings people in touch with their natural emotions "through Jesus" and therefore enables people to help others in need, especially the poor. Some also believe that the rise is Pentecostal Christians is due to their new leftist president, Chavez.
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  • Kristen Palmer on 04 Oct 09
     
    This article talks about the growing Evangelical community in Venezuela. It discusses how it seems to be the "religion of the poor" and how Evangelicalism has a way of pulling people in that Catholisism does not.
  • Kat Dunn on 05 Oct 09
     
    This article talks about the religious changes in Latin America and especially the situation in Venezuela. With the rise of the evangelical Christian population, the article examines the affect that the political influence and in particular Hugo Chavez has had on this religious shift. As well, the article talks about the main demographic behind the religion and who choses to believe and why.
  • Tvon Scott on 06 Oct 09
     
    Here it is argued that evangelical Christianity is the "religion of the poor". Saying this, it explains why many people join the relgion: as a way to overcome hardships in life. This religion brings not only spiritual but also social renewal. We also are now aware that the majority of people converting are coming from the Catholic church.
Elizabeth Hughes

Rapture and Renewal in Latin America - 0 views

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      Elizabeth Hughes on 01 Oct 09
       
      This article discussed the high rates of conversion to Evangelicalism in Latin America. The article also discusses how Evangelicalism/Pentecostalism has redefined Latin American communities. The communal worships and services have brought people of different classes, races, and ethnicities together. We can see here how Evangelicalism has not only changed people's behaviors and practices within the Latin American culture, but also how they interact with one another.
  • Elizabeth Hughes on 01 Oct 09
     
    This article discussed the high rates of conversion to Evangelicalism in Latin America. The article also discusses how Evangelicalism/Pentecostalism has redefined Latin American communities. The communal worships and services have brought people of different classes, races, and ethnicities together. We can see here how Evangelicalism has not only changed people's behaviors and practices within the Latin American culture, but also how they interact with one another.
Tvon Scott

Latin American Evangelicals: Impact and Future in Latin American Culture - Th... - 1 views

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    • Elizabeth Hughes
      Elizabeth Hughes on 02 Oct 09
       
      This article discusses how Evangelicalism in Latin American has improved the well-being of communities. Evangelicalism has made a positive impact on prostitutes, alcoholics, and drug abusers to change their lifestyles and learned how to improve their economic situations in ways that would not exploit them or put them in danger. The discussion is then furthered when the author examines Evangelicalism's potential to help improve the economic situations in Latin America and whether or not it can create more social changes.
  • Elizabeth Hughes on 02 Oct 09
     
    . This article discusses how Evangelicalism in Latin American has improved the well-being of communities. Evangelicalism has made a positive impact on prostitutes, alcoholics, and drug abusers to change their lifestyles and learned how to improve their economic situations in ways that would not exploit them or put them in danger. The discussion is then furthered when the author examines Evangelicalism's potential to help improve the economic situations in Latin America and whether or not it can create more social changes.
  • Tvon Scott on 06 Oct 09
     
    Evangelicalism provides a way for social and culture change to occur. Here the flaws of the movement is pointed out so that the movement can prove to be more effective.
Atsuyoshi Ishizumi

The Battle for Latin America's Soul - TIME - 1 views

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      Elizabeth Hughes on 02 Oct 09
       
      This article was published in 2001. Serrano Elias was elected President of Guatemala and he was a converted Protestant. Thirty percent of the Guatemalan population are Evangelical Protestants. The article discusses how the rise of Evangelicalism is weakening the Catholic Church in Latin American countries. Many have converted because Evangelicalism has assisted people who are in need better than the Catholic Church has.
  • Elizabeth Hughes on 02 Oct 09
     
    This article was published in 2001. Serrano Elias was elected President of Guatemala and he was a converted Protestant. Thirty percent of the Guatemalan population are Evangelical Protestants. The article discusses how the rise of Evangelicalism is weakening the Catholic Church in Latin American countries. Many have converted because Evangelicalism has assisted people who are in need better than the Catholic Church has.
  • Tvon Scott on 05 Oct 09
     
    This article discusses the large decrease in attendants for the Catholic Church and the huge increase of people joing the Protestant faith. It discusses the reasons that many are choosing to go Evangelical Protestant and the fears that a lot of the Catholics have about the newfound change in religion. Latin America being a predominately Catholic put Catholics in a akward position and makes them fear the changes that are to come as a result.
  • Atsuyoshi Ishizumi on 05 Oct 09
     
    This article from the Time Magazine discusses the Protestant resurgence taking place in Latin America. For example, the Vatican is especially concerned about Brazil, supposedly the world's No. 1 Roman Catholic nation, with 126 million on church rolls. Protestants boast a minimum of 20 million churchgoers and are expanding twice as fast as the overall population.
Jackie Moran

Religion in Latin America: Hola, Luther | The Economist - 0 views

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      Jackie Moran on 02 Oct 09
       
      This article connects to our course topics because it talks about religion and different countries' religious affiliation. It appears that some Latin American countries no longer associate Christianity as their dominant religion, and that other religions are arising.
  • Jackie Moran on 02 Oct 09
     
    This article discusses how in 2008, Chile declared October 31st to be a public holiday in honor of "the evangelical and Protestant churches," even though Chile is the only country in Latin America that still has a significant Christian Democratic party. The article also provides statistics for several countries and their religious affiliation. For example, 15% of Chileans said they were evangelicals, along with Brazilians and Guatemalans claiming to be 15% and 20% respectively. Furthermore, most Latin America Protestants are Pentecostals.
Atsuyoshi Ishizumi

Fight Nights and Reggae Draw Churchgoers in Brazil - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Atsuyoshi Ishizumi on 05 Oct 09
     
    This is an interesting article about how evangelical churches in Brazil are finding ways to connect with younger people. From fight nights to reggae music to video games and on-site tattoo parlors, the churches have helped make evangelicalism the fastest-growing spiritual movement in Brazil and they function as a social community.
Kristen Palmer

The Immanent Frame » Evangelicals and the relational self in Venezuela - 0 views

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  • Kristen Palmer on 04 Oct 09
     
    This blog discusses how Evangelicalism works as a frame for civil society in Venezuela due to the restrictions that the church enforces. This particular blog post also happens to be written by David Smilde, the author of the current book we are reading.
Kristen Palmer

The dramatic growth of evangelicals in Latin America | National Catholic Reporter - 0 views

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  • Kristen Palmer on 04 Oct 09
     
    This article shows the spread of Evangelical Protestantism through the eyes of a devoted Catholic. His views, although different from what we have read so far in Smilde's ethnography, provide a new look into what could be causing the decreasing of Catholisism in Latin America.
thomas hatley

Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala | Una iglesia cristiana para la familia - 0 views

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  • thomas hatley on 05 Oct 09
     
    Based in and around Guatemala City, La Fraternindad Christiana de Guatemala recently constructed a new church with a 7,000 person amphitheater, two stages, and 1,000 car parking lot. Over half of Guatemala's population define themselves as evangelical Christians, and La Fraternindad Christiana is one of the largest Evangelical organizations in Latin America.
thomas hatley

Tikal Journal; With Bible in Hand, Evangelics Come Marching In - The New York Times - 0 views

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    Written in 1989 during the Guatemalan civil war, this article presented the growing influence of Evangelical organizations and converts in response to the violent conflict occurring in Guatemala.
Sophie Bergelson

Venezuela to Expel US Evangelical Group - 3 views

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  • janegelb on 04 Oct 09
     
    Venezuela, under the rule of Hugo Chavez, expelled the U.S. Evangelical group "New Tribes Mission" in 2005. The group was active in indigenous communities in Latin America for over fifty years. The Venezuelan government believed that they were westernizing indigenous people by force, and blaming them of things, but disguising it as preaching the gospel.
  • Sophie Bergelson on 05 Oct 09
     
    In 2005, President Hugo Chavez accused New Tribes Mission, an Evangelical group from the US, of being "agents of imperialist penetration" and expelled them from Venezuela. The group had lived and worked in indigenous communities in Venezuela for many years, translating the Bible into indigenous languages to convert people. Their expulsion came soon after American televangelist Pat Robertson declared that the US government should have President Chavez assassinated.
Elcey Williams

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  • Elcey Williams on 05 Oct 09
     
    This article provides a history of Evangelicalism in Venezuela and may help to illuminate the viewpoints surrounding its rise, as Smilde discusses in his first chapter.
Elcey Williams

Contradiction Without Paradox: Evangelical Political Culture in the 1998 Venezuelan Ele... - 0 views

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  • Elcey Williams on 05 Oct 09
     
    This article looks at Evangelism in relation to politics in Venezuela.
leah williams

Signs of Hope for Mexico City - Articles - God's Word - Urbana.org - 3 views

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  • leah williams on 02 Oct 09
     
    This website is an evangelical Christian fellowship that focuses in on outreach in Mexico. It tells of the opportunities available now that Mexico is no longer striving to be secular, as they were in earlier years before the revolution (because of how much control the Catholic Church had on the government). It is written for people who are looking to do missions in Mexico, but I think it is a good resource for looking at the evangelical outlook on how they see their mission in Mexico, and to compare it with the results that the Mexican people are getting out of it.
liz solomon

RELIGION-LATIN AMERICA: Indigenous Peoples Divided by Faith - IPS ipsnews.net - 3 views

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    • Jackie Moran
      Jackie Moran on 02 Oct 09
       
      This article relates to our course because it addresses the topic of religion in Latin America, and how there is now beginning to be a shift from the dominant religion of Roman Catholicism to other religions such as Evangelicalism and Protestantism. What's interesting is how these shifts of religion affect the people of Latin America, especially the indigenous peoples.
  • Jackie Moran on 02 Oct 09
     
    This article discusses how many indigenous peoples throughout Latin America are experiencing a loss of cultural tradition, along with conflict and violence because of religion. Of the 40 million indigenous people who live in Latin America today, the most prevalent religion is still Roman Catholicism; however, over the years, other religions have surfaced such as Protestantism and Evangelicalism. The emergence of different religions have changed the collective behavior of indigenous people, along with breaking away their traditional nature.
  • liz solomon on 05 Oct 09
     
    Throughout Latin America, indigenous communities are losing their sense of tradition, stemmed from large established religious denominations and lesser known groups. While some churches focus on social concerns, others focus on spiritual concerns, creating a division between communities and families. The "sects" have taken on the role of dividing the people and lowering them to interests of the dominant powers. Anthropologists and religious leaders blame the sects for employing indigenous peoples with money and advertising beliefs that go against their way of life.
janegelb

New Pope May Face Latin America Issues - ABC News - 0 views

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  • janegelb on 04 Oct 09
     
    Mexico City is facing a problem; there are not enough priests to handle the 2.5 million Catholics. The strict restrictions on Catholic priests are making it difficult to attract a younger generation of priests. Catholicism is also losing it's monopoly on Latin America, as between ten to thirty percent of the population identify as evangelical. The article argues that the Catholic Church must acknowledge these issues in order to have a chance of lasting in Latin America.
Elcey Williams

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  • Elcey Williams on 05 Oct 09
     
    This article looks at Evangelism in relation to politics in Venezuela.
leah williams

The Reformation of Machismo - 2 views

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  • leah williams on 02 Oct 09
     
    This article discusses the change that happens when Latino men convert to Evangelical Christianity, and the effects it has on women and family life. Because Evangelical beliefs consider drinking and partying is wrong, the man stays home with his family. Women also become more confidant of speaking out against their husbands to keep them in line, and not to fall back to their old ways. An interesting point that was made in the article was the relief that men felt when going away from their machismo ways- "In Colombia, machismo is, over the long run, very demanding and difficult for all under its sway, including the males who must perform this role"
Arabica Robusta

Adrienne Pine and David Vivar: Saving Honduras? - 0 views

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  • They say that following the coup, Cáceres, working with the pro-coup Marrder family that controlled the HTW website, deceitfully wrested control from the Gutierrez family which had founded the paper and until then had maintained editorial control.
  • The Marrders eventually decided to found Honduras weekly as a competing newspaper, with Cáceres as editor. Stanley Marrder, listed on its website as "Owner and publisher of Honduras Weekly," is a Texan businessman and large Republican donor who grew up in Honduras. As they watched their own paper go under, the staff and owners of HTW darkly joked that they too had been victims of a coup.
  • HTW had been a printed and online English-language newspaper aimed at tourists and investors, employing journalists. Honduras Weekly, by contrast, is a blog that does not employ any trained journalists or paid staff, although you would not know that from its "about" page. In a tally last week, of forty-one "guest contributors," fourteen were evangelical missionaries who had each written one travelogue in classic "Heart of Darkness" style. Here is an example: After months of prayerful, "Jonah and the whale" thoughts, I booked my ticket to La Ceiba, Honduras this past weekend and no longer retain a wussy status. This gives my 'I don't leave home well' feelings a whole new slant. I'm flying out with the Vision Honduras team from Dassel, Minnesota on March 3 for a volunteer eye care mission that will last 19 days, carrying only what I can fit into a backpack.
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  • Cáceres uses deceptive tactics like these specifically to prop up an illusion of balance in a blog masquerading as a newspaper, but which is really Cáceres' personal soapbox. In a similar vein, Cáceres recently quoted me out of context in a way that made the quote appear to support his work in a press release promoting his book, written for the 700 club.
  • One of the articles recently republished to appear to look like it was written for HW was titled "US, Honduran Soldiers Partner on Medical Mission to Colón," describing a "humanitarian" mission to the community Guadalupe Carney, written by Alex Licea .Two important facts are left out in the article: first, that SOUTHCOM specifically targets communities like Guadalupe Carney, named for the revolutionary priest and martyr, that are united in their resistance to the coup and U.S. imperialist policy for its "aid" efforts, and secondly, the full attribution of the article, reprinted from SOUTHCOM's website and written by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea, SOCSOUTH PAO [Public Affairs Officer].
  • Cáceres has been an enthusiastic supporter of SOUTHCOM's operations in Honduras, and Joint Task Force Bravo, and Bravo has returned that enthusiasm, even sponsoring his annual conference in 2008, themed "Building Global Partnerships: Implementing MDG 8 in Honduras." According to a participant at the conference, Cáceres proudly described to his audience the process that led up to the partnership, explaining that a director at DARPA who had been on a mission trip to Honduras with his church and "fell in love" with the country arranged for SOUTHCOM to allocate a substantial sum of money for the conference.
  • a woman from Task Force Bravo spoke. She proceeded to describe what they did as well as how they help humanitarian efforts. But she also gave a short history of the base. She stated that the base was there in the 1980s to combat aggression. That deeply affected me because I know the role of the US government at that time and have seen the effects of US support of Central American regimes like Honduras and El Salvador in that time.
  • As described on an earlier version of its website, the goal of Cáceres's conference is "to inform, inspire and to generate creative thinking about ways to help Honduras through grassroots projects aimed at providing the Honduran people with some basic abilities to live, learn, and grow... so that eventually they are in a better position to solve the problems of their society." The Social Darwinist assumption implicit in this description (as in the missionary travelogues posted on Honduras Weekly) is that Hondurans have not been able to solve the positions of their society for cultural and developmental reasons-rather than military and economic imperialism. Cáceres insists in his writings and in official conference propaganda that the work is apolitical, but this is of course an impossibility in today's Honduras.
  • While these and other individuals representing the U.S. State will be presenting, the vast majority of individuals attending come from reactionary evangelical groups, promoting charity work based on a premise of "apolitical" salvation that stand in direct opposition to the vibrant Honduran resistant movement's goals of justice and self-determination.
  • Why is USAID ("From the American People") officially sponsoring the Conference on Honduras this year? It's not because the NGOs involved are doing any good; they aren't. In their acceptance of a Social Darwinist model that identifies poverty as the result of a lack of "empowerment" and human capital, they can't.
  • In ignoring those voices, they refuse to address the roots of the problem. Instead, they provide ideological cover for a neoliberal agenda, promoting a Protestant ethic of individual responsibility that eschews notions of social justice, participatory democracy and the public good.
  • why, then, does the U.S. State support Cáceres? It is because he, like the NGOs he promotes, has been a truly effective tool in whitewashing the neoliberal undermining of democracy in Honduras, and the role of U.S. policy and military in it. Cáceres' advocacy is Clinton's Smart Power, combining institutions of military force and media and Non-Profit Industrial Complex coercion to undermine democratic processes in the interest of supporting the corporations that funded and have benefited from the coup. And indeed, as long as we don't focus on the pro-corporate, anti-democratic golpista praxis in our own government, as the State Department employee I met on the train said, our fingerprints are all over that.
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