The Presbyterian Church of America

Although in the United States of America the government and religion are seperate, that does not mean that religion and American identity are seperate. Infact many of the first settlers to America had fled there to be free of religious intolerance so they could pray and commit to their chosen religion in peace. http://www.pcanet.org/ The Presbyterian Church of America is a fairly new religious denomination in the United States as it was only organised in 1973. Since that time it has grown to include over 1,450 churches with over 300,000 members. Their official website goes into many details about the religious denomination including their beliefs, vision and 'what they are all about'. Through their vision it is rather clear that the Presbyterian church wishes to be entwined in all lives, not just those of the American Identity, for they state "The Presbyterian Church of America exists to glorify God by extending the kingdom of Jesus Christ over all individual lives through all areas of society and in all nations and cultures. Later on in the same passage they also state "We are committed to worship that practices the presence and power of God within the Church to the transformation of the surrounding culture through biblical application in population centres throughout the world." The idea of spreading Presbyterianism throughout the World is backed up by over 600 missions in over 60 countries. Clearly they are trying to represent faith as part of a global identity and not just an American identity. Through the faith of the Presbyterian Church is a generic faith, like all others that want to be the faith of the world, for they, apparently, only read the true scriptures that have not been defilled, but are written exactly the same as the first time that someone put pen to paper to write them. They have an education system for children through sunday schools, an idea that is not unknown and many and American child has gone to Sunday school, it is part of how many grew up. However, I wonder how many American citizens have come into contact with the Christian Education and Publications committee that is there to keep a watchful eye over women and help them learn what women should do through seminars and other such learning devices. The church does not seek political or civil careers, however they encourage their members to become a part of working society and reach great heights. Although they themselves will not play a large part in the politics of America, with a bit of encouragement their congregation plays a great part. They have University Professors and political people who all speak the word of Presbyterianism, infiltrating it through the cracks of the American Identity and seeding thoughts. They themselves said they were the fastest growing denomination in America. This religious denomination it seems, has the idea of the American Identity at its core, but it wants to branch out and make a generic people, where cultures no longer exist and everybody thinks the same way.