Posted by Hindu Unity Organisation on April 22, 19102 at 05:23:49:
Let us look at the impact of Christianity at the present time.
Largest number of countries in the world are under Christianity.In Europe the effect of Christianity is very much less marked with an average of only 50 % of the people believing in (Christian) God. In the UK less than 3 percent go to church regularly. People think religion, as represented by Christianity (northern Ireland), is the cause of war. The rich churches have become empty houses, which are taken over by other religious groups. People are trying to find peaceful alternatives, like paganism. In intellectual discussions, secular minds are given prominence to religious ones.
In the USA however, things are quite different. 95% of the people living there believe in God. This has baffled the scientific community. In the early part of this century, perhaps following Darwin's theory, the number of people believing in God was less. I think one of the reason is, USA, the land of opportunity knows the importance of combining religion, with media and money. People are constantly hammered by the commercial media about God everyday. The philosophy is, religion sells and does earn money, and it is a big business. This has not caught up in Europe as yet. At the moment in the USA the people are hammered by the Christian faith so people believe in the God of that faith. If this faith changes another God could take its place- the commercialisation remaining the same.