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Religion In The 1930's And To Kill A Mockingbird

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Maria Georgy
Mrs. Monteleone
English 9, Period 4
29 October 2015
Baptists, Foot washers, and religion in the 1930’s and To Kill A Mockingbird
With millions fired of work ,and many others having lost their life savings, one might have knew that there would have been a strong recovery of the church during the period of the Great Depression,so many people turned to God asking for help. There was a lot of religion in the 1930’s, and in the Southern part of the U.S, the most well known religion was the “Southern Baptists” it is a part of Christianity, the Christian religion, includes the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches which rely on the teachings of The Bible, and Jesus Christ. South Baptists are the largest part of the Protestant …show more content…

It was important because people felt God was the only thing they had left after the Great Depression because they lost everything else which was earthly . It was also important because it defined many people's social statuses based off of what church they went to. Religion influenced decision making in the 1930's. Many Southerners (women especially) wanted to be seen as a "Perfect Christian." They also wanted their family to come across as this too. Therefore, children were heavily influenced by religion due to their parents constantly harassing them about always doing their best for the love and glory of …show more content…

English and American baptists, who were in the 20th century accounted for nearly 90% of all Baptists worldwide, emerged from Puritans

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