Running head: WORLD RELIGIONS REPORT

World Religions Report
University of Phoenix
World Religions
Hum 130
July 30, 20XX World Religions Report
The Church. There is only one faith that is so recognizable that no other description is required. Movies have been made with The Church as the villain behind massive conspiracies. Stories have been told of Cardinals and Bishops that were the real power behind Kings. The Church owns what amounts to a sovereign country as its headquarters. The leader of The Church is treated, world wide, in the same manner as a Head of State, even enjoying Diplomatic Immunity in foreign countries. The Church owns one of the largest and most valuable private art collections in the world. The Church owns one of the largest and most valuable private libraries in the world. The Church owns one of the largest and most valuable collections of ancient writings and texts in the world. The Church has, through the centuries, been rocked by persecution, wars, and scandal, but has survived and thrived. To its members, The Church is a living, breathing line, unbroken, from today back through the decades and centuries to Jesus Christ. The Church is a symbol of traditional faith, an icon of traditional values, and a sanctuary from the evils of the world. To outsiders, looking in, The Church is a dichotomy of imagined and real legends and myths. But to the members, it is their faith and their anchor. The Catholic Church.
I was fortunate to visit St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Garland, Texas, where I observed a beautiful, modern building. Where I had expected a stodgy, overbearing environment, I was taken aback to find myself in an almost a park like setting, with well manicured lawns and flower beds, walk ways and even humorous signs proclaiming that “Thou Shalt Not Walk Upon the Grass.” The stereotypical massive medieval cathedral