Religious Experiences in America

Today I went out on a exploratory trip of Carrollton in a bid to check out the historical locations in the small city. According to the city website the city got its name from the hometown of early settlers, who came from Carrollton, Illinois. The name became official on May 16, 1878, when the first […]

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Last sunday I read this article in Dallas Morning News, in which the author Christine Wicker expresses concern about a sharp decline in Christian Evangalism. Reading the article I was surprised to note that the Southern Baptist Convention, one of the leading christian denominations is experiecing rapid decline. The SBC currently has over 43,000 churches across the country […]

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Last evening we were driving on West Parker road in Plano city (Texas) and at a traffic signal I chanced upon this grand church. Sited on the intersection of Parker and Coit roads this church is really huge. Since we were travelling on the road I could not stop by and collect more information about […]

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I came across this article in the Dallas Morning News about a church in Rowlett city, Texas planning to start a skate boarding facility with equipment donated by the local municipal government. I was definitely pleased to read the article which details how the city’s skate boarding facility (SkateZone) had been closed down by the city […]

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During the past couple of  weeks we had been to Austin, capital city of Texas once and also visited couple of other cities around the DFW-Metroplex area. As I was on the field I thought I would capture some religious spaces in my camera and here they are for your reference. Both the spaces I […]

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On March 29, 2008 I read this news report on Dallas Morning News about the impending closure of Trinity Presbytarian Church sited in the Oak Cliff city in south Dallas area. The report started off with a bold statement: “About the only thing Trinity Presbyterian Church has had to stock up on lately is Kleenex. Tissues will […]

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This is one of the nearest churches to where I live, it is right across the road. I have never been inside but am curious to visit. Some day I will visit. It has a kindergarten school attached to it. Apparently the church was founded in 1982 when the Denton Baptist Association and Woodlake Baptist […]

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This is the only place where I have seen Churches blatantly advertising to attract people to become members of their congregation. I was under the impression that every Christian automatically attends Church every Sunday, at least that has been my experience in India. It seems otherwise in the US, where everyone is constantly fighting for […]

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Here are the spires of an impressive looking Church I noticed in San Jose.

I was so surprised to see this cross placed atop a hill on the road from San Jose to Los Angeles. I was under the impression that this kind of unattended display of religious symbols was typical to India. But I guess […]

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Here are some pictures of a church a church and other religious symbolisms I noted in Santa Cruz as wel walked along the beach.

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