2006-12-03 21:33:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The ultra strict puritans were the first white folk in the Americas and they eventually cut of ties with their old churches. Also America was the first opportunity to go some where else than the old world.
2006-12-03 21:37:28 · answer #1 · answered by anon4112 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not sure that's true. Only the academically disadvantaged around the world tend to believe in "literal truth" in so-called holy books. these are the luddites who still believe that the world is flat and you'll fall off if you go too far. It seems that as far as they're concerned, truth is only that for which there is no evidence. They've thrown out all science in favour of so-called miracles. The implication is that order does not rule the universe. Only random whims of the great Fuehrer in the sky.
2006-12-04 05:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excuse me, I am a Australian and we believe in the literal truth of the Bible. Do you think we are all atheists?
2006-12-04 05:39:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What ? I'm Australian,and I take the Bible as literally as much as any Christian from America.
2006-12-04 05:36:09 · answer #4 · answered by Serena 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, even Americans don't believe the literal truth of the Bible... only of selected parts that they like to use to "puff up" the way that they think things should be.
Otherwise, every American Christian would have a sword firmly in hand!
[Luke 22:36] "Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one."
2006-12-04 06:00:57 · answer #5 · answered by blind_gregory 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because Europeans and Australians have more sex than Americans?
2006-12-04 05:34:49 · answer #6 · answered by DeadmanWalks 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
americans are brainwashed into by the schools at home on t.v by the goverment and in europeans and oz thay try to brainwash but because we see old churches and the is a lot of history about a lot see religion for what it is a fairy story a con and thay are a lot harder to brainwash and its not in the schools so mutch and the goverments do not try very hard to brainwash you with it
2006-12-04 05:39:42 · answer #7 · answered by andrew w 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's religion brainwashing here in the U.S. Organized religion has been at it longer in Europe and many people have become skeptical of it there. It's still relatively new here in the U.S. so they still can try to brainwash but people are getting wise.
2006-12-04 05:40:51 · answer #8 · answered by The professor 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋