Assignment: Theme of Religion in  Argueta, One Day of Life

First, carefully read an article from The New York Times of January 20, 1986 on the activities of fundamentalist Protestant missionaries here.

You can get a facsimile of the original article, in PDF format, here.

Please PRINT OUT THIS ARTICLE AND BRING TO CLASS for discussion!

Then, please write 300 words or so, relating the article to the book. Concentrate on the ideological role of religion,, its political functions..

• Whose interest is served by this missionary activity?
• Whose interests are harmed?

Discuss whatever similarities you see. You'll find many of them in the two chapters "The Authorities" and "Them". Please DO NOT SUMMARIZE the articles, but DISCUSS them in relationship to the book.