Updated and Revised! Includes Glossary of Popular Religious Symbols
We North Americans live in a remarkably diverse society, and it's increasingly common to be invited to a wedding, funeral or other religious service of a friend, relative or coworker whose faith is different from our own. These can be awkward situations ...
What will happen?
What do I do? What do I wear? What do I say?
What should I avoid doing, wearing, saying?
Is it okay to use a video camera?
How long will it last? What are their basic beliefs?
Will there be a reception? Will there be food?
Should I bring a gift? When is it okay to leave?
These are just a few of the basic questions answered in
How to Be a Perfect Stranger
. This easy-to-read guidebook, with an "Everything You Need to Know Before You Go" checklist, helps the well-meaning guest to feel comfortable, participate to the fullest extent possible and avoid violating anyone's religious principles—while enriching their own spiritual understanding. For people of all faiths, all backgrounds.
African American Methodist Churches
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Assemblies of God
Bahá'í Faith
Baptist
Buddhist
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist)
Churches of Christ
Episcopalian and Anglican
Hindu
Islam
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Jewish · Lutheran
Mennonite/Amish
Methodist
Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Native American/First Nations
Orthodox Churches
Pentecostal Church of God
Presbyterian
Quaker (Religious Society of Friends)
Reformed Church in America/Canada
Roman Catholic
Seventh-day Adventist
Sikh
Unitarian Universalist
United Church of Canada
United Church of Christ