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Christianity in Latin America
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Christianity in Latin America
Howdy. So I live in Belo Horizonte, Brazil currently. One of the most astonishing things I have seen is just how deeply intertwined culture and religion is here. When you ask "how are you", or "tudo bem?", it is not uncommon to get a reply with an added "gracas a deus" or thanks to God. When someone is leaving you will very commonly hear "vai com deus" or go with God. The things that I have seen on TELEVISION about the sermons are jaw dropping. (I will try to find some good stuff on YouTube for you"

My question is do you know of any effort being made to spread awareness down here? Specifically in Brazil but anywhere in Latin America? Has anyone else had any experiences that were eye opening or alarming?
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Christianity in Latin America - by Glenn - May 28, 2015 at 3:49 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by AFTT47 - May 28, 2015 at 5:40 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by SteelCurtain - May 28, 2015 at 7:00 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Huggy Bear - May 28, 2015 at 7:10 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Nope - May 29, 2015 at 8:31 am
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by dyresand - May 28, 2015 at 9:23 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Losty - May 28, 2015 at 11:54 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by SteelCurtain - May 28, 2015 at 7:23 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Huggy Bear - May 28, 2015 at 7:38 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Cato - May 28, 2015 at 7:24 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by SteelCurtain - May 28, 2015 at 8:21 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Huggy Bear - May 28, 2015 at 8:42 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by SteelCurtain - May 28, 2015 at 11:13 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Huggy Bear - May 29, 2015 at 1:25 am
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Minimalist - May 28, 2015 at 9:58 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by ronedee - May 29, 2015 at 12:30 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Nope - May 29, 2015 at 3:58 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Lemonvariable72 - May 29, 2015 at 6:41 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by dahrling - May 30, 2015 at 12:19 am
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by SteelCurtain - May 29, 2015 at 12:04 am
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Losty - May 29, 2015 at 12:22 am
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by SteelCurtain - May 29, 2015 at 11:25 am
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Huggy Bear - May 29, 2015 at 12:10 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by JesusHChrist - May 29, 2015 at 12:01 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Minimalist - May 29, 2015 at 3:38 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Losty - May 29, 2015 at 11:22 pm
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by SteelCurtain - May 30, 2015 at 12:02 am
RE: Christianity in Latin America - by Huggy Bear - May 30, 2015 at 10:44 am

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