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I would feel most confident answering a question related to the effects intersectionality has on religion. I would feel less comfortable answering a question related to the specific rituals within a religious group.

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I would feel most confident in answering questions related to Aponte and any of the theories or ideas about the Latinx community in his book. Specifically about Transnational connections, Race and Power. I would not confident in a short answer essay about a really specific ritual or tradition.

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I feel confident about anything from the Latino/a/x identities and sacred, exploring "holy" in the Latino/a/x communities and Latino protestants from the most recent readings. I find those to be easier to explain and elaborate on more. I am not as confident on week 7 or 9 on transnational connections, Race, & Power (week 7) and Ritual & Latino/a/x Religious Communities (week9) those readings were a bit harder to contextualize and understand.
With the right things to review I think I could make my way through the short answer for the ones I am not as confident on but I would need some guidance on what to review or look for.

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I feel most confident answering questions that have us back up our response with evidence from the course. I do not feel as comfortable answering a very specific question from one reading. I think the midterm is a good example of a prompt I would feel comfortable answering.

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Given what we have learned about this week, I feel that there’s isn’t a definitive answer because it can go both ways as in I can see the good and the bad. We understand that there are different types of Latinos immigrants in the US and I feel depending on where you fall there might be more positive. For marginalized, fleeing and assimilating  this role of having a Protestant religious identity helps in navigating ethnic identity in the US because there are majority Anglo churches and service and worship and programs are in English and the culture is very much someone living in the US. However the negative that comes from this is that since they are not denying their place of origin and history the church’s might act to condem their ancestors or family members that they might have experienced that. The Protestants church might make part of their existence feel invalid and negatively impact their mindset and how they see and act even if it forms a contradiction to themselves.

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I think that belonging to religious identity while navigating the US can either help or hurt. I think it is completely situational. I feel like it could be helpful for adults because they are better able to distinguish their beliefs as they navigate assimilation into the US. A child or young adult might have a hard time with their identity and belonging to the church because they are navigating assimilation alongside their peers. Since these peers are likely counterparts it seems like it would be difficult for a young child to find comfort in their identity while also trying to assimilate during developmental/ youth years. Still situational, it would very well depend on the family and specific church as this community is diverse.

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I think the Latino Protestant Church hurts members for the latinx community through its forms of assimilation. While trying to navigate their religious identity, I think its good to have a community but not one that is trying to force their view and practices onto someone. I think its already hard enough for members of the Latinx community to find their identity the church helps and hurts.

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When reviewing the material we covered this week, I believe that connecting religious identity with ethnic identity in the United States will help with navigating this sense of belonging. This is due to the support within the religious group of their choosing. With the option of a church focused on preserving cultural traditions or assimilation the individual can receive adequate support to determine their place.

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The participant that stuck out to me the most is Yolanda, she mentioned how she converted when she was young. She stated how she used to be surrounded by people who identified their religious identities with their identity and how she feels it should be separate. She has kids of her own and mentions how she is raising them to understand and embrace their identity as Mexican but how it doesn’t have to tie with your faith. This stood out to me because she is practicing what I hope to one day pass on to my kids because I believe you although intersectionality is present in both my identity and my religion I believe you should be able to embrace those things separately and it doesn’t have to be together. I think we should get away from these preconceived notions about individuals and their identity and tiring that to their chosen religion.

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I think Yolanda stuck out to me the most because it was easy to see the difference between Catholic and Evangelical that Cavillo concluded on. I feel like her story almost hit every point, I can see where she brings up her citizenship, lack of confidence in response, and how she uses a Pan Ethnic label like Mexican American for her daughters. I researched Yolanda so this could be another reason for why she stuck out to me, but her response stuck with the points Cavillo made in terms of the difference between the Catholics and Evangelicals he researched overall.

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Her connection to her identity stood out to me the most because it was about inclusivity. Her main focus was on connection with those in her immediate community as well as region. By choosing to be called Latina, she was connected with those from her regional identity, Mexican, and anyone else who identified as Latinx.

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Margarita Luna stuck out to me the most due to her identifying as an Mexicana de Oaxaca, a term i had never heard before. I also like her due to her strong love for her home region and bring that with her to Santa Ana

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Did you know that Latino Protestants have different forms of worshiping all across the Unites States. In Texas, Latino Protestants worship has been called a "dance club atmosphere" where as in the Pacific Northwest they worship in "disciplined manner".

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Did you know that Latino Protestants have historically been oppressed in the way that they have not been able to practice their religious beliefs to their full extent because they feel this external culture pressure but their resilience is the reason they are still here and continuing to grow even to this day

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Did you know that Latino Protestants in the US are the largest growing group of church attendants? This conversion could be due to the pressures of assimilation into the mainly protestant US religious practices. This denomination allows Latinx individuals to incorporate their historical traditions into their religious practices.

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Feel pressure to culturally assimilate because Protestantism is a founding religious tradition. There is even a connection to Latino Protestants and US history becuase of how how religious discrimination/ oppression effected immigrants in the 1870s and how Latino Protestants are treated now.

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I always thought that a quienceañera was a birthday celebration celebration but I was unaware of the historical context revolving around the ritual. Specially the "coming-of-age ceremony". I also thought about how I have been to a merged quience/ sweet 16, but was unaware of the rituals involved. I knew that beliefs could be changed depending on the persons, family, etc, but to me the word ritual had strict implications. I now know people incorporate rituals to fit their situation.

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One thing that stood out to me during the video about the rituals related to Quinceanera was the effort the girls had to put into leading the horse riding routine. That showed me how dedicated the Latinx community is to their rituals and history.

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The most fascinating grouping of rituals to me is the initiation into the family. The variety of ways this incorporation can be achieved is interesting. The examples provided of infant baptism, a public presentation, and even a naming/blessing ceremony are all intimate ways to incorporate the new child into the family. The importance of family that is a common thread amongst the initiation helps to enforce the support group of the child.

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Before reading chapter 4 I thought that spiritual rituals where set in stone, meaning they had to be performed a specific way with no exceptions. This chapter taught me that rituals are up to interpretation by the participants and open to innovation and change.

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I was previously aware of how important family was within the Latinx community but I wasn't aware how big and encompassing it is for members of the Latin x community. I found hija/o de crianza very interesting due to the fact that a latinx family would take in someone with whom they had no blood relations with.

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I would like to know how popular the practice of intersectionality is across the varying religions in the Latinx community and within which religions this is possible.

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I was really intrigued by the concept of faith and how it allows individuals to still practice other religions. This practice seems to add a sanctity to whatever people incorporate it into and focuses on the importance of mindfulness.

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I heard of the term globalization before but I thought that Marquardt gave a better explanation of what globalization was in the term of different countries, identities and how we benefit from different voices and how it has expanded from the grassroots stage of identity.

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Intersectionality in the eyes of Latinx identity 

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Intersectionality in the eyes of Latinx identity 

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I thought that it was interesting to learn how transnationalism is embedded in the circle of Latinx religious identity. I never thought to think of how your new life in a new country even if you entered other religious beliefs and practices is still a form of intersectionality like it adds to it because I didnt think to see it in that light.

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How would President Biden be able to intervene in foreign affairs like these when called upon? 

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How would President Biden be able to intervene in foreign affairs like these when called upon? 

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I have only heard of transnationalism in terms of trade. The videos gave much better idea of how people who feel a connection to both their place of origin and current home. Their participation can be expressed through protests for their place of origin while living in the U.S. And voting!

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I perviously thought that all the members of the Latinx community had originated terms like "Hispanic" and "Latino/a". I never thought of the European hegemony that influenced both of those terms. Also Latin America got its designation in the nineteenth century due to Emperor Napoleon III.

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I've heard transnational before, used in business but I've never heard it used in religious senes. The concept of being connected to your country of origins even though that person might reside in a different country. This stuck out to me due to all the different aspects of a Latinx community members life that are affected by transnationalism.

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Through this video I learned that many converted Muslims that are Latinos feel that the reason that they come to the US is to feel excepted and to be able to express their beliefs and also encourage the immigrant community to stand up for what they believe in and educate others along the way. I did notice that throughout the video they talked about how they converted to Islam because of the simplicity that the Islamic faith has there is no middleman and there is no misunderstandings and it is honestly a way of life. This video was eye-opening to the fact that many Islamic Latinos  have different faiths growing up especially some being Catholic but have found their place and have found the reason behind why they worship who they worship . What I thought was interesting about the video is the need for Spanish Quran  since the language is being translated many different times before we to Spanish, I see that Spanish Quran’s are in dire need. I feel that they are constantly having to learn more and more to better educate themselves and their families that are not of the same faith.

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Watching this video allowed me to better understand the great "revert" to Islam. Wilfredo talked about how Islam was appealing to him through its simplicity and the inner peace it brings its followers. These attributes could be a way of support for the new reverts who may experience a negative reaction from their families. However, they are faced with discrimination outside of their families as well and are sometimes viewed as radicals or as not Muslim enough for those within the religious community. This change is a brave step for them when faced with so much adversity.

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The video provided insight on barriers Latino Muslims face. While many of them face push back from their family after conversion, they also face misconceptions, like being Anti- American. Latino muslims convert for a variety of reasons; a popular reason being connection to the culture of the Moores in Spain. I did not know that there are no intermediaries in the Islamic faith. Many Latino muslims convert from Catholicism despite the challenges and additional discrimination they can face. The connection to Islam is worth the sacrifice.

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The video describes why so many members of the Latinx community are drawn to Islam such as the sense of tradition. The video also shares some of the hardships faced by Latinx Muslims. Such as their family not accepting their new faith, even persecution by Muslims from Muslim states. The video ends with ways the Latinx community in Miami are helping/guiding new latino/a Muslims.

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Having family that lives in New Mexico I had never heard of this before and was surprised to learn about this practice. I now wonder where I have encountered this and was unaware. Since these are artistic creations (statues and plaques) I know they could have easily been overlooked.

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Often times I only though of African slaves coming to America. It was different to see how many people from Nigeria were brought to Cuba, and how their religious beliefs were impacted in Latin America. For example, the mixed African and catholic symbols of Santeria.

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I am curious to know how they create these new saints or gods. Like they mentioned in the videos. What qualifies the creation of one and what is it based off of?

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Would freedom of religion be enough to drop the charges of those in the last video?

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I learned that participants in Santeria, not only believe in multiple Gods but also still carry out animal sacrifices during ceremonies to this day. Also you can tell someones religious statutes by the colors they wear.

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I thought that the term Evangélico was the same as Evangelical   because in Spanish it seemed like the same translation but I now know that it means spiritual or of faith but not Catholic.

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Has the City of Philadelphia or any politicians taken action to improve the so called "Bad Lands"?

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Has the City of Philadelphia or any politicians taken action to improve the so called "Bad Lands"?

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I learned that  Cuba, since they were enslaved and forced to be Catholic because of the colonizers faith, they decided a way to practice their faith was by hiding their God’s behind the Saints of the catholic faith during services as a way to practice their faith even though they couldn’t do it publicly so they did it by mixing their faith with the catholic faith.

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I had previously thought the African American community originated "The Cristo Negro de Esquipulas" or better know as "The Black Christ".

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Why does Anzaldúa only put the Spanish into her writing? To Spanish speakers I know it is truer to meaning and doesn’t get lost in translation, but for those who do not understand Spanish, this leaves them clueless as to what was said and left out of the meaning.

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a theoretical framework that covers topics such as knowledge and literacy production, power, race, and gender constructions. Decolonialism specifically is the response to colonialism and its imposed constructions.

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One thing I thought was interesting was her way of putting crossroads and bridges. She is creation of a new cultures in her physical,
spiritual and loving form. I liked that she said even if she is
queer and disclaimed other accept because queer is in all cultures.

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Racial counterstance is a new concept I  learned from Anzaldua. The mestiza conscious deals with a trapped soul that is cradled in one culture, sandwiched between two, and is straddling three. This is why the mestiza conscious has a probelm with authority and encourages a third, alien way.

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I have heard of intersectionality but I  didn't know how much we have been able to progressively dissect our identity, compared to how it was back in her day.

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What do the boarderlands look like today? Have Anzaldua's ideas become a reality in terms of embracing a cosmic race?

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At first I thought only land was divided up to the high ranking Spanish. However, this seems to also have included the Amerindians who resided there as well.

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The fact that it was finally in 1550 that there was a debate about the morality of the colonized peoples. The postponing of this debate is shocking due to the hight of religious beliefs in that time.

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We understand that now the Catholic Church has apologized for the genocide, rape, and other crimes that were committed during these times but the question I have is, will there ever be a way to actually fix what happened? How did they justify what happened then now?

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“Natural Born Slave” this term was new to me because I think the thought of considering someone less of a person because they are not similar to you or your beliefs is sickening to read about especially when they thought that they were soulless as well.

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A new concept I was introduced to the connection between war and religion or violence and religion. Sepulveda represented the new concept of the sword and cross being intertwined in the 16th century.

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I had never hear of the term Ladino before but I thought that was interesting to hear as to why some were opposed to the term “Latino” when it first came out. Ladino was in reference to Jews who were dispersed in 1492.

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practices that do not always align with "official" organizations, denominations, or systems of thought.

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I thought all latino/a/x were Catholic or Christian.

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Traditional religion is a term I had head but after learning the definition  (Institutional church ex: Christianity, Buddhism) I have realized that I have been referring to all practices and lived religion ideals as "traditional religion".

-Maddie Mitchell

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I thought that Latin@ was a good term to use but now I know that certain groups in the Latino culture do not like that and use the place of origin to define them.

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How does colorism currently effect the Latino a/x community?

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How does colorism currently effect the Latino a/x community?

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From Abalos Reading

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I thought that the Valladolid debate was effective until another classmate brought up the point that the damage of the conquest had already been done. I thought this was a really good point in terms of the timing of the debate. Now I am thinking the the debate was more for clearing moral conscience.