Migration

Ghanian Immigrants Churches in Italy: A Segregationist Attitude towards racial Discrimination or a Strategy to Achieve course Integration? By Edmond Akwasi Agyeman (E-mail: kwasikyei2004@hotmail.com) Abstract Sun mean solar day is a busiest day for majority of Ghanaian migrants living in Italy. They dress in a festal mood, in traditional and modern cloths and zip to immigrants churches. Some blend longer distances to reach these cans, often regain at the outskirts of the towns. There, they border fellow Ghanaians and spend several hours singing, dancing, tenet and praying. It is on that point that industrious Christianity and worship begin for a lot of Ghanaians who never unspoiled Christianity seriously while they were in Ghana. Newcomers hurry to these places. They take alive(p) roles and freely surrender to be baptize and initiated into these churches. It is there that they lackon contacts and seek information about accommodation, occupant permits, and jobs. Indeed, what goes on there has imprints and influence on the daily activities of the migrants as they seek to oblige into a racially and culturally diverse world.

These churches are not built upon any doctrinal or ideological motivation, exactly they respond to the migrants quest for identity, a place to be at home and spiritual satisfaction (Adogame, 2003; Manu, 2005). almost of their members were Catholics, Protestants, Pentecostals and non-Christians prior to migration. In these churches, we find them teaming up to establish a Pentecostal/ charismatic Church or an immigrant Catholic Church. In this paper therefore, we shall, fence in with empirical evidence, that the mig rant churches, in spite of the apparent seg! regationist character, provide an opportunity for the migrants to reach social integration in Italy. To achieve that goal, we shall analyse the nature, organisational structure, piece of music and activities of the Ghanaian immigrant churches in the responsibility of Vicenza (Italy). This paper is based on...If you want to get a abundant essay, order it on our website: OrderEssay.net

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