Monday, August 31, 2009

Religion in America

Crossword and the Mask have a great deal in common in the cultural sector, but they are celebrating their religion completely different. Crossword has a loud, entertaining show with great media use, whereas the mask celebrate their religion very meditative and traditional. Crosswords seems like a modern modern entertainment center, a combination of cinnema, concerthall and cultural center. Their is a kids club, info points and coffee stations. The mask has also class rooms, a gym and halls for different celebations, but everything is more traditional. In the community thing they vary in the point of their outside behavior. Crossword has a professional marketing, the Mask is more cautious. I think the kind of celebrating their religion is the most importend Point for the people to attend. The people which goes to Crossword wants' to get entertained and the believers of the Mask likes the meditative character and the guided rules for their live. This is also what the Mask demand from their members, to abide by the rules. Unlike the Mask, Crossword calls on their members to being committed to others, insight as well as outside their community. I think the Mask neither divide nor unite the larger Cincinnati community, because they work reclusive and become rarely perceived by the larger Cincinnati community. Crossword is more present in the general public because of their activities in the neighborhoods and their advertising, but I can understand the people which are afraid by their behavior.

2 comments:

  1. I think you make some good observations about the community relationship of the Mosque and Crossroads Community Church. It does seem that the Mosque promotes more inward activity, but for a Mosque, it is really quite inviting of outsiders. Of course Crossroads is more inviting of outsiders because you don't have to already know the prayers, as there aren't really any prayers. If there is a prayer, the words are up on the video screen. Crossroads depends on converts, and the mosque depends more on cultural tradition to bring new people to the religion.

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  2. It would be interesting to hear more about your last point - about people who are afraid by the behaviour of Christians.

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