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There are times when adjusting to a new culture can be very confusing. What things should you assimilate and what things should you keep the same? You have probably found great comfort and strength in your religion. In three words, "Keep The Faith".
The United States is a multicultural society founded on tolerance and mutual respect. Do not hesitate to seek out opportunities to practice your religious beliefs. There are organized religious groups at Kennesaw. Unlike the public schools in the United States, which have banned any religious displays, you are free to explore your religious beliefs in college. In fact, there are some schools that are church-related, which means they have a relationship with, and their religious observances reflect, a specific church's doctrines.
| Following is a small listing of the religious affiliations in Atlanta. For a more extensive roster consult the BellSouth Yellow Pages. | |
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American Jewish Committee Marcus
Jewish Community Center of Atlanta
Dor
Je Ling Buddhist Center
Byzantine
Catholic: Epiphany Church
CME
Sixth District Headquarters
Catholic
(RC) Archdiocese of Atlanta
Church
of God, State Offices
Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Christian
Science Committee on Publication (404) 577-5624
Coptic
Orthodox: St. Mary Church (770) 642-9727
Eastern
Orthodox: St. Elias Antiochian
Episcopal
Diocese of Atlanta
Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America, Southeastern Synad |
Georgia Baptist Convention Greek Orthodox Diocese
of Atlanta
Hindu:BSS
Hindu Temple
Islamic:
Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam 560
Fayetteville Rd. SE
Moravian:
First Moravian (770) 491-7250
Presbyterian
Church in America (PCA)
Presbytery
of Greater Atlanta/Presbyterian Church USA
Quaker,
Atlanta Friends Meeting
Russian
Orthodox
Seventh
Day Adventist, Southern Union Conference 3978
Memorial Dr.
United
Church of Christ, Southeast Conference
United
Methodist Church Headquarters 159
Ralph McGill Blvd. NE |
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YOU KNOW. . .
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. . The Lord's Prayer appears twice in the Bible: Matthew VI and
Luke X? .
. . "Jesus wept," John 11:35, is the shortest verse in the Bible? .
. . The American Bible Association, founded in 1816, has published
almost a billion Bibles? .
. .The King James Version of the Bible has 50 authors, 66 books, 1,189
chapters and 31,173 verses? .
. . Christianity has 1 billion followers?
Islam is the next in representation with half this number. .
. . There have been 262 popes since Saint Peter? Of these, the first 34
popes after St. Peter were saints. .
. . 25% of the males in Tibet were Buddhist Monks before the 1952 Chinese
takeover? .
. . Priests in ancient Egyptian temples plucked every hair from their
bodies, even their eyebrows and eyelashes? .
. . The Bible mentions salt more than 30 times? . . . "In God We Trust," the motto of American people, was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956? . . . Tidal waves move faster than any wheeled vehicle on earth? On the open seas they sometimes approach speeds of more than 500 nautical miles per hour. .
. . Three billion Christmas/Holiday cards are sent annually in the U.S.? . . . The state of Washington is the only state in the U.S. named after a president? President George Washington is the only man whose birthday is a legal holiday in every state. . . . The average American sees, hears or reads 560 advertisements each day? . . . The month of July is named after Julius Caesar and August is named after Augustus Caesar? . . . America's Most Wanted has been on TV since 1988? . . . Martin Luther was the first to put lights on a Christmas tree? The candles he used represented the stars in Bethlehem on the night of Christ's birth. |