Teaching the faith is especially important to counter children's exposure to Christmas, Halloween and other non-Muslim customs, said MetwalliAmer, an Egyptian native and head of the Sacramento Area League of Associated Muslims mosque by American River College. If we don't leave them a legacy of building a faith, and of an infrastructure, then they could be really lost. They could really forget their identity as Muslims. The past century has left an indelible mark on the family. Grandmother is less likely to be a presence nearby than a voice on a long-distance telephone call.
Mother is less likely to be found in the kitchen than behind a computer.
And Father is less likely to be the sole breadwinner and undisputed authority of the home. How we've changed For women, years of change open doors to clergy The increasing practice of ordaining women has had a profound effect on 20th century religion in the United States. From pulpits to the top position at the National Council of Churches, female members of the clergy have grown both in number and prestige. In 1900, just five Protestant denominations had changed their rules to permit female ministers. The numbers have risen in other traditions, including two of the main branches of Judaism.