does anyone think that the rise of christianity has a negative impact on the world as a whole?

Answer 1

Personally, I think it's the extremism in any religion that has had a negative impact upon the world. It doesn't matter if it's Christianity or Islam, it's the extremism that causes the problem.

If all those who believe in some religion would just realize that those of us who don't believe in god or religion have the same rights. We have the right to decide for ourselves, and shouldn't have someone else's beliefs forced upon us.

Answer 2

That depends on what kind of christians the rise of christianity brings. Some christians have helped the world like Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II. Others like the crusaders and those people who profess to be christians during the nazi regime were not so great.

Answer 3

With the ongoing problems with fanatics in other religions, the rising+ of any other religion will always be seen as a challenge by fanatics and thus creating a more hostile environment.

Not that these christians are wrong for rising.

But i also have to add that many people relate fanatism to other religion and this easter i have seen some christians that sure need some help.

Answer 4

Some people think so, sure.

But those people are wrong, because they are completely failing to realize that Christian churches -- with the Catholic Church at the lead -- feed, house, clothe, educate, heal, and counsel more people than any other organization in this world.

Only a total ignoramus -- or a raging anti-Christian bigot -- would think that the world has gotten worse and not better due to Christianity.

I don't feel ill will toward such people, but at the same time, I don't take them very seriously.

Answer 5

Absolutely! Religion narrows the mind and is used as behavioral control rather than a cause for true good in the vast majority of religious countries.

Most christians spend their whole life living in fear of god and waiting to die in order to "live" and miss the whole point of life. The others prey on the very fear that christians depend upon for "salvation" for their own personal motives such as money and power. Humanity cannot be furthered by people who have no hope for the present and the real world and it certainly cannot be furthered by people who use other people for their own gain.

If more christians (and religious people in general) would do good things for the sake of doing good things or for the good of other individuals rather than for "god's sake" we could connect to one another on a much more intimate and intelligent level. This in turn is VERY positive for the direction of humanity. Anything counteractive to this is definitely "negative to the world" as you put...

Answer 6

If you think about it, every religion has some negative impact... "only we believe in the one true God! The rest of you non-believers are damned hell!" Pretty much every religion thinks they have the corner on God and Heaven. We can't all be right and we can't all be wrong. I think if you just believe in a "Greater Power" (call it what you must) and you live a good/moral life, you'll get what's coming to you, a happily ever after

Answer 7

Why would there be a negative impact? If someone is really a Christian it should only have a positive impact.. Love thy neighbor... Do good deeds...Be Moral... Don't steal.. Honor thy mother and father... Don't kill... Do good works... Believe in Jesus Christ and be saved.. How is that bad? I would say.. that is great.. please read John 3:16 and help the world become a better place.. :)

Answer 8

If a lot of close-minded christians, like racists that cling to bad ideals, then the world would suck, but if they are real folllowers of Jesus, then no, Christianity would not have a negative impact.

Answer 9

What you see isn't the rise of Christianity, it is the rise of democratic capitalism pretending to be Christianity.

With that in mind, the answer is an individual one.

I wish real Christianity was on the rise, I could use someone to talk to.

This I believe; http://homelessheart.com/testimony.htm

Answer 10

Xtianity IS NOT increasing, it's decreasing. Europe has already left its Xtian roots. The only reason Xtianity still exists is because the freaks came to the US and started it all over. Within 100 years we'll be talking about Xtianity the same way we talk about Zeus and Apollo--mythology.