A second important characteristic of the religious practice in the United States today is the emphasis on social problems and humanitarian ideals rather than on the Calvinistic concern with individual sin.

• 今天，美国宗教惯常做法另一个主要特征，是把重点放在社会问题和人道主义理想方面，而不是放在按照加尔文教义对个人的罪恶表示忧虑方面。