Peru Religion
If the Catholics, the Mormans or the Evangelists were the answer to Peru's problems, Peru would be perfect by now.
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Sign outside the main Catholic church in Chiclayo. At the bottom it says "Respect the house of God"
A Morman church in Chiclayo. On the top of the wall is an electric fence. Every Mormon church looks like this. I have seen at least twenty of these in Ecuador and Peru and they all look exactly the same. And all look very expensive. In the middle of a poor neighborhood, you will find a church like this with a wall all the way around it.
Two copies of the bible in a mechanic's workshop. The old testament on the bottom and the new testament on top.. Hanging above is what I would guess is the baby shoe of one of the owner's kids. Maybe it was from the day they took their first communion or something.
When I was in Chiclayo there was a big drive to collect funds for the Catholic church. The highschool students were sent out to walk around collecting money. As near as I could tell all the highschools sent students out. And of course, as nearly everything in the school system, it was mandatory. But they highschool students would walk right past homeless people begging on streets with their cans of coins. They told me the money went to the church who would then give it to poor people in other countries!
Selling raffle tickets outside the Catholic church in Tumbes. The sign says "Big Raffle" Then it says something about Seņor del los Milagros, Mr. Miracle Man, in other words, Jesus. And then it lists the prizes (premios).
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More stuff for sale outside a church in Trujillo. The woman standing there is wearing some kind of religious costume. The face on the one walking by is typical of the faces on women in Peru.
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Church in a small town on the north coast. All you see in Peru are Catholic churches and varieties of Christian churches.There are a lot of Adventist churches. I suspect there aren't as many Mormon churches as in Ecuador because Peru is poorer and the Mormans don't think they can't get as much money out of the Peruvians.
Another church in the north of Peru. It is nicely painted as compared to the house in front of it and the adobe/mud brick houses in behind it. A man is riding a mule past the church. Another reminder that the churches always have money.
Three Evangelists shouting about sins like women, drinking, drugs. The have a car battery, amplifier and loud speaker in front of them which they are using to blast out their propoganda. The one in the yellow shirt on the left has the microphone.
(Near Zorritos on the North coast)
Getting ready for some kind of religious parade at night. They like to hang this kinds of thing across all the streets for their religious celebrations. I saw this in other cities too. The purple and white evidently have some religious meaning. The amount of time and money they spend on religous stuff is amazing to me.
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Here is a the procession at night. They waste a lot of money on candles, like the Hindus wasted a lot of money burning incense everyday. The light in the middle of the second picuture is an image of Jesus, all lit up. People walk along carrying this image on their shoulders. Behind is a man with an generator to power the lights. The pic is lighter because he was under the street light when I took it
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Sign in the hallway of an all girls highschool in Trujillo. It says A Domican soul loves God, loves Jesus Eucharist, loves Maria, loves to study.
Spiritual Retreats
retiro espiritual.-es salir en grupos pequenos y reflexionar
acerca de toda tu vida, recibir consejos.
they cant go if they are not baptised. and pilar is thinking of
getting baptised but it is months of preparation and study.
the church or the high school charges to give catechism lessons.
then they take them out in groups to live together for a while or
on trips.
then there is a test
and they ask what you thought of it and what you learned and they
give you a grade.