Parade of Faiths: Immigration and American ReligionSince the seventeenth century, millions of people from every continent have settled in America. Seeking a better life for themselves and their children, they braved deprivations, studied an unfamiliar language, adapted to a different way of life, and battled prejudices and hostility. Most of them held on to their faith as well, re establishing churches and meeting houses, synagogues and mosques, temples and cathedrals, and electing priests, rabbis,