Personal Narrative: Christianity As An Antiquated Religion

Out of the 381 million Americans living in the United states, 71% of them consider themselves a Christian ("US Christians Numbers 'decline Sharply'” 1). While the number of Christians in America has declined, their influence remains prevalent upon American society. Moreover, in terms of society, Christianity has influenced the development of the United States, and its social and cultural society.

For years members of certain extremist organizations have been attempting to convince people that America is, or at least should be, a Christian country and was founded by Christian men. It should go without saying that this is, at best, revisionist history or, at worst, deliberate despicable deception. However, it does not. The discussion is necessary and has become more necessary due to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Millennials, backed by the rising Generation Z, have proved themselves to be the most secular demographic that the United States has ever borne witness to. On the political spectrum, too, there has been an increase in support from these generations for leftist viewpoints and alignments. This palpable change within the nation’s politics has raised concerns about the communion between religious people and the far left. Matthew Sitman’s article, “Against Moral Austerity: How Religion Can Revitalize the Left,” emphasizes a need for the conjoined forces of faith and liberalism to inspire political change. Written from the biased perspective of a devout Catholic, Sitman struggles to appeal to the secular end of the spectrum through a valid argument but provides enough supportive detail behind his ideas to create, at the very least, an acceptable

The religion of Christianity is a practice that has been apart of the American nation since it’s early founding, but what is the United States relationship to Christianity? In this class we have discussed three very different versions of the “Christian Nation” dialogue in the books that we have read throughout the semester. These books include John Fea’s Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?, Matthew Sutton’s American Apocalypse: A History of Evangelicalism, and Kevin Kruse’s One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America. Each book gives a different interpretation of the relationship between the United States and the religion Christianity, and how this relationship shaped the United States to the country that it

In our book “American Jesus” by Stephen Prothero, the chairman of the religious department at Boston University, has published an engaging book that explains how the Son of God “Jesus Christ” became the nation’s most known and forming celebrity figure. While the United States of America was founded on religious freedom, Prothero explains to us that America has more active Christians than any other nation in history. And while this nation has been somewhat of a hedonistic society, Americans are more interested in the figure of Jesus than their Puritan forefathers, who were, as Prothero writes, "a God-fearing rather than Jesus-loving people." But that’s no surprise; Prothero warns us that Jesus may rule the country, but the people in the country

This paper will cover the topic of American Evangelicalism addressing the Twentieth Century ideologies. While viewing how Christianity interacted with the terms of the activities of evangelicals and the ecumenical movement. This paper will also cover how Christianity interacted with the terms of the activities of the Vatican II, religion, and politics and the global aspect of Christianity.

The Founding Fathers of the United States came to North America to escape the religious persecution of the Old World. Our Constitution was created with a proponent that state and religion can come together to achieve common goals. For the hundreds of years since then, a majority of Americans have surrounded themselves with one notion: the belief in God. Mark David Hall, a distinguished professor of Political Science from Hoover University, believes that although the US was not founded on Christianity, it embodies Christian rooted values and principles (Hall 2011). What would the United States be like without Christianity? Sometimes it is devastating to ponder such a serious and prevalent possibility. It is no coincidence that the drop in

In The Next Christians, Gabe Lyons presents how the next generation of Christians turns the tide by bringing the truth of the Gospel to bear on our changing, secular society. While many Christians are worrying about the growing disregard for Christians and deviation from our faith, Gabe holds an optimistic attitude and believes now we are restorers, and Christianity’s best day are yet to come

“The greater the interests, and the more sacred the rights which may be at stake, the more resolutely should he appeal to the generous feelings, the noble sentiments, the calm considerate wisdom, which become a free, educated, peaceful Christian people (McGuffey Fourth Reader, pg 285).” This quote correctly identifies what the world does today. When certain rights are in jeopardy America turns to Christian beliefs. Therefore, we as Christians have the same responsibilities as those orators of pronounced positions. We, like American orators, must reject selfishness, jealousy, fear, and disrespect among our people. Additionally, we must encourage patriotism and

Another issue facing today’s Americans is the idea of “Christian privilege”. I do not deny that there are some privileges to being a Christian, but I also feel strongly about showing both sides of the proverbial coin. There are also notable “non-Christian privileges”. By non-Christian, I am encompassing Muslim, atheist, and most other religions, as this is my

I grew up as a Catholic in Vietnam. I have never been in an environment truly united with faith outside of church. As I went to school, we Catholic students were surrounded and outnumbered by other religions or non-believers or agnostics. Though we usually receive an understanding and tolerating stance, some still find it a “cool” and funny act to tease or make fun of one’s religion and beliefs. At sixteen I traveled to America hoping I’ll get a better education. Here, I was introduced to a whole new environment: most of the people were Christians. The opportunity not only boosted my confidence but also enriched my knowledge and understanding in Christian belief. For the first time, it felt like “home” (I found no better way to express this

Pastor Caleb Kaltenbach contends that Christianity in America is not the same as Christianity in many other parts of the world, especially those places where Christians face life and death persecution. He believes that because these Christians are faced with extreme circumstances they are able to understand much better than we are what Jesus meant by "love your enemies" and "pray for those who persecute you".

From American journal Daedalus ‘Biblical Religion and Civil Religion in America’, pages 1-22, written by distinguished American sociologist Robert N. Bellah in 1967. Bellah examines presidential addresses and argues that American civil religion is distinct from other religions present in America but, displays significant characteristics of religion. The purpose of this review is to critically evaluate ‘Civil Religion in America’ and the key concepts of whether a secular society is guided by religious ideologies, concentrating Bellah’s argument that there is an unconsciousness ‘civil religion’ guiding the American society.

The author's main purpose for writing A Myth of a Christian Nation is to explain how the world has claimed to be founded on christian principles but has neglected to see that this is a lie that we as christians and people in society have told ourselves to make it seem like we are “ one nation under God”. Boyd also focuses in on and introducing our role in the kingdom of God vs the kingdom of the world and our role in politics and society.

Over the past few years we have often heard conservative politicians speak of the decline of so-called “family values” in America, to the point that the very term has become cliché. In most cases this longing to return to family values is a thinly veiled reference to religion, specifically Christianity, and the belief that the United States of America was established upon the tenets of Christian dogma and has somehow fallen away from its beliefs. This apostasy has resulted, they reason, in virtually all of the bad things that happen in our world, from increases in violent crime to decreases in church attendance and revenues.