Hungry and Religious Americans Meet

I read stories like the one I have posted below from the New York Times about food banks in the Bronx and I ask myself is this what it means to be an American? I know this is going on all over the country. I come from Ireland and I have never seen a food bank for working people. I have seen food banks for the homeless but I have not seen food banks for working people. Obviously, Ireland has a much higher social net for their needy.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/longer-lines-at-food-banks-in-the-bronx/?scp=2&sq=food%20bank&st=cse


I found this story on CBS’s Sunday Morning (Oct. 4) on religion in America. Apparently, 6 out of 10 Americans say religion is important to them. According, to the report from Sunday Morning the variety and form that religion -spirituality is a better word – takes varies.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/02/sunday/main5358799.shtml?tag=contentBody;featuredPost-PE


I have seen some Americans pursue religion like they look for a job. They interview and try on a religion until they find the one that fits their personality. How often have you heard, I was brought up Catholic but now I am Jewish or visa versa? Growing up Catholic in Ireland, although not heavily indoctrinated like some I knew, I was not aware of any other religion besides Catholicism or Protestantism and I could never become a member of a church that was founded by Henry the XIII. At least that was what I was thought.

Well thank God for those who believe in some religion because according to the New York Times article they are the saints on the front lines helping America’s hungry.

Personally, I am a believer in Yoga and practice regularly. I don’t know about spiritually but physically it has done me a power of good. What American are you?

The Charter of American Panorama

This is a conversation about the American panorama. The dictionary defines panorama as ‘an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions.’ This blog is a conversation about what it means to be an American? How do you define ‘American’? How do you describe what it is to be an American? How would you describe American politics, religion what role do they play in American life? You the reader define what 'American' means?

What does it mean to be an American in Utah or New York? How is it different? Does your of Americans change daily or is it constant. If you are an immigrant like myself, how do you define the word 'American.'

I want you to contribute opinion, philosophy, and comment - use photographs or videos to help define you perspective.

What made Daniel Webster say, “I was born an American; I live an American; I shall die an American” by Daniel Webster.

What's important to you as an American? What do you think about? What drives you? What's important to you?