Why is secularism so slow in coming to America?

Question

I have this theory that Mono Culturalism sped up the race to secularism in Europe. This would be analagous to mono cropping exhausting the soil. The great Cathedrals of Europe are empty because everyone was Christian and became culturaly bereft of new ideas, new impetus. Just like planting corn on the same field over and over. Look at Israel, it is one of the most secular countries in the world, because they are all jews so whats new to talk about, they have heard it for centuries. I think that maybe in the US the proliferation of many Christian sects has kept some freshness in the dialog. But I am curious about why American Christians don't take the lead from the Europeans and pack it in. After all, Christianity is largely a European construct. Don't beleive it? Think of Rome and all its pronouncements many followed even by Protestents. If France grounded the Airbus, a European construction, we would look into it. Europe has "grounded" religion, a European construct...

Answer 1

Hmm. I like your theory, and I think it makes sense--there's fuel here to feed the fire, where in Europe there's been very little.

Also, to sort of add on a bit...America doesn't quite have the enormous backlog of culture and heritage that European countries do. As a country mainly composed of immigrants, we've had to create our own heritage to fall back on, much of which is largely religious. Look at how deeply entrenched being Christian is alongside the concept of being American. And while the same argument could be made for Catholicism in Europe, they've also have a good five hundred years or so of dissent from the Catholic Church. We've only had a bit over two hundred years to establish a national identity, let alone rebel against it...

Then again, we're also a country founded on rebellion.

Answer 2

It's because the majority of the US relies on religion as a support for day-to-day life apparently. Don't ask me why they need it when the majority of the rest of the world gets on fine without linking all good and bad things to reward and punishment from a higher power.

Answer 3

no longer in basic terms our land borders--yet our air area--that's what it would take to guard us from terrorists and from added drugs entering into the rustic. in spite of the incontrovertible fact that, I dislike the thought next year we can desire PASSPORTS just to bypass to Canada or Mexico--all area of North usa. i've got self belief in case you fly right into a type of international places you already desire a passport--yet you probably can tension in without one. we would desire to continually be helping our troops right here--get them out of that idiotic neverland--and enable them to guard US AT domicile.

Answer 4

Because a lot of people pertain to be religious

Answer 5

Because Americans have nothing to do with it.