| Welcome
to Vol. 27 of the Spanish Online Newsletter! Spanish lessons with
mp3s, as well as links to Spanish travel spots and more. Since religion
is very important in Latin America, I thought it would be nice to
explore the words surrounding faith and the different religions.
Lesson
of the Week: Palabras de Religión - Words for Religion
cristiano
judeo
musulmán
hindú
budista
católico
protestante
mormón
presbyteriano
luterano
evangélico
metodista
anglicano
episcopalo
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Christian
Jewish
Muslim
Hindu
Buddhist
Catholic
Protestant
Mormon
Presbyterian
Lutheran
Evangelical
Methodist
Anglican
Episcopalian
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Don't be surprised of
somebody you meet in the Spanish speaking world asks you straight
out "eres católico?"
or "qué religión eres?"
For them religion is a big part of life,
and approximately 80 to 90% of Latin Americans are Catholic. When
I was first living in Zacatecas I was a little bewildered at trying
to explain in my broken Spanish that I was Episcopalian, which few
had ever heard of! Some people even asked me "no eres
católica, pero crees en Dios?" (you're not
Catholic, but you believe in God?) Despite the emphasis on Catholicism,
there are many
other religions practiced througout Latin America. Here are some
general statistics for religious groups from the CIA World Fact
Book.
| Dios
fe
creer
creencias
el alma
la biblia
rezar
oraciones
iglesia
catedral
misa
sacerdote
padre
monja
misionarios
bautizmo
el cielo
angeles
santo
espíritu
el infierno
diablo
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God
faith
to believe
beliefs
the soul
the bible
to pray
prayers
church
cathedral
mass
priest
father
nun
missionaries
baptism
heaven
angels
saint
spirit
hell
devil
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Activity/Worksheet:
Religious
Words
Quiz:
Religious
Words
Hangman:
Palabras Religiosas
Further
Reading
Religion
in Latin America - articles and many links
Interesting
article about religious shifts among Latinos in the U.S.
Religion
& Theology in Latin American
from UT's LANIC - one of the best sources on the net for researching
Latin America
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