What is an American? According to Peter Ferrara, an American is not just one type of person. Americans come from all different religions, all different nationalities, and all types of different cultures. Americans do not all have to live in "America," but American's do share one thing in common; the personification of freedom.
In Peter Ferrara's journal article, What is an American, he states his definition of an American. He says, "An American is English or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan (Ferrara, par 3). Americans come from all different descents and backgrounds, originating and living in very different parts of the world. Americans all look very different and have many different skin tones. They can be anything from short to fat, to black to white. The looks of Americans may vary, but their beliefs are one in the same. They all believe strongly in fighting for their freedom and their own personal beliefs. .
Whether Americans live in the United States or not, they all believe in their own personal choice of religion. Americans believe that all people have the undeniable right to choose whichever religion they want to practice and whichever God they want to deem worthy. According to Mr. Ferrara, "An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in American than in Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them choose. .
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An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God (Ferrara, par 4)." In this statement, Peter Ferrara is also making the claim that Americans are entitled to whichever religion they choose.
