The original form of Christianity was Catholicism. Catholicism was a strict religion that many people did not agree with all of its practices and beliefs which made people branch off from the Catholic Church. There are different forms of Christianity based on individual beliefs and practices such as Presbyterians, Lutherans, and Baptists. There is more freedom in religion in America and on how an individual wants to practice their faith. It seems like the basic point or idea in all of the Christian forms is the belief in Jesus Christ and that he died for everyone’s sins as long as you accept him as the savior then you will be saved and go to heaven. For example, some Christian Churches accept homosexuality and some Christian Churches do not accept homosexuality. People in America can pick and choose what parts of the Christian religion that they want to keep and practice and find the church that agrees with their views and what they find true to follow in the Christian faith. There are so many denominations of the Christian religion in America that anyone can find the church that they feel they belong with and hold the same values and beliefs as them. There have been so many leaders such as Martin Luther that have branched themselves away from the Catholic church that people in America today can follow the leader on where they see themselves most fit.

If I were given the task of creating a “Super Christianity,” of beliefs and practices from various forms of global Christianity. The element that I would de-emphasize would be the belief in forgiveness and that all sins are equal. I believe that the Christian religion focuses too much in forgiveness which makes people do bad things because they think that as long as they ask Jesus for forgiveness no matter how great the sin, that they will be forgiven. I feel like the Christian religion takes advantage of the part of the New Testament in the Bible that talks about Jesus and the forgiveness of sins. If I were to create a “Super Christianity,” I would change it to the practice of forgiveness if you were doing something that you didn’t know was wrong but once you found out it was wrong you ask for forgiveness and never make that sin again. For example, many women wear diamond rings when they get married. These blood diamonds have caused many wars in Africa and caused many people to die in the process of getting the diamonds. In my religion, a woman would be forgiven of her sin when she finds out the history of diamonds and where they come from and understand the blood shed it causes and from there decides to throw away her diamond ring and not wear it anymore because it is wrong. Then, I believe she should be forgiven however, if a woman knows and understands where her diamond comes from but still chooses to wear it on her hand knowing the death that comes from it, then that sin should not be forgiven. I belief in my “Super Christianity” people would be more careful about what they do and do more good than bad in society because they would fear God more knowing that you are held accountable as soon as you understand when something is wrong.