Why do the people from the countryside speak more often about God or the devil , then the people from cities?

Question

I noticed that people from countryside speak more often , about God , or the devil , some even dayly, while people from cities , hardly do it , with some exceptions..Maybe we can find an answer together...One of my own answers is that people from cities are very busy and upset with their work and family ...a lot of other activities are on ...they must take care not to commit accidents , and not to be hit by cars...they are in discussions with thier boss , and they work to much ..they should also rest...because we are not machines...And so and so , they are exhausted and they forget to thank to God ,or course the devil .for the bad things that happen to them .So and so , people from cities become proud and they think about God only when they are in big trouble that they cannot solve by themselves , and realise that they need help from God , because a poor human being cannot help them....What do you think..?

Answer 1

I was born and raised in Worcester,Massachusetts
a City.I always have time for God.

Answer 2

You are on the right track.I will give you the same answer,that people who live in the country..farmers,and the Amish for example are more religious oriented.They go to church much more often than city folk,and because of thei working the land,they see the wonders of God,the growth of the Season's bounty,and are more grateful for God and for what they have in general than "us" cityfolk,who buy our food at large grocery stores,and have no sense of the miracle of the Earth and the Life cycle,that farmers and people in the country who have their own gardens and put up vegetables for the winter and raise cattle,horses,chickens,etc..and who are surrounded with this wonder all through their growing years.
I spent my childhood in both worlds,the school season in the city,and the summers on a farm,with real chickens and cows to milk,and fruit trees that yielded real fruit,and gardens to weed,and tomatoes to pick,and an outhouse,because we had no indoor plumbing.I had to churn the cream to make butter,and gather the eggs every morning from the henhouse,but those were the freshest,best tasting eggs,I have ever had..just laid,and now being fried up by my grandmother.Water was gathered by a well,then from a pump that had to be primed before you could pump water into the sink.At a friends house in the mountain's was a spring house..where fresh cold spring water ran down the walls and it was the best water I have ever tasted.It was a special time,a time of exploring and growth.You couldn't help but get close to the Creator of this,God,as we went to church every Sunday, as it was an event,a place to greet the neighbors in their Sunday best and see and be seen,and go visit after the service.It was a day of fellowship with no work and of gearing up and planning for Monday and the start of the hard work ahead in the New week.Sunday was like Thanksgiving everyday.I think that is how God meant it and I still do no work and stay in on Sunday's,take a hot bubble bath,read the Sunday paper,and relax..a day of rest,and fellowship with my friends..by long distance phone these days though.I make a nice Sunday dinner for myself..more deluxe than the rest of the week..perhaps a steak dinner..that is how I feel about God and Sundays.

Answer 3

Living in a city, having been raised in a small town, and with parents that live on the generations-old family farm in the country, the reason people in the city do not talk about God daily is this:

We city dwellers encounter a far greater array of people and beliefs than you do in a small town or the country. It has nothing to do with devotion. There is an entire mile on one of the main streets in my city that has a church on every freakin' corner. But in the city, you're much more likely to run into someone who does not believe in God the way you do (or even in the specific God that you do, or even that there is a God), and if you talk about your own personal beliefs on a daily basis you are likely to either offend someone, or in my case as a Wiccan, be harrassed.

It has nothing to do with whether people need or want help from God. It has to do with exposure to more than one mindset and belief system and the respect that frequently grows out of that exposure.

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Answer 4

I think you're being awfully judgmental toward people that live in the city. I personally, am not religious, but I have many friends who are, and they go to church regularly, say grace before a meal, they even bring up God in fitting conversations. They however do not push their beliefs, partly in respect for the people in company who may not feel the same way. We all live in the city. To the same effect, I have met people from the country who have no religious barrings and no interest either. Then again, there are the radicals that to me, well, are pretty freakin scary!
Anyway, dont be so quick to judge.

Answer 5

Many people move to countryside to be more intune with their spiritual side. In the city, it appears if most people are out to make a buck off spirituality and smart folks listen to their hearts and steer clear of those types. A natural environment seems to make people feel closer to their God. For example, Jesus preached outside (countryside) or similar for the whole beautiful and natural effect it has on our souls. This is only what I think. I hope it can help in your question goal.

Answer 6

Cities are more culturally heterogeneous and the country is more culturally homogeneous. People in cities will be more reserved since there are more people that have differencing views on God and faith; while in the country can be more open because of the higher rate of people sharing similar beliefs. It's not about who has more faith over the other, it has to do with maintaining a harmonious community by limiting conflict.

Answer 7

The primary split in attitude occurred around the 1920's (in America at least)

The church had always been a social center for society and therefore a topic of conversation. As cities grew into metropolises, other cultural intuitions emerged (movies, radio, sports etc.) and religion wasn't the only thing to bring people together. These cultural institutions have yet to permeate into more rural regions and religion remains the focus of many smaller communities.

Answer 8

I agree with some of what you say, but there is a component in the country that you may be missing. Country has more a sense of community, of belonging, family, shared culture, etc. Church is a part of the definition of shared community, and people are hesitant to upset this dynamic, even if they are just involved superficially.

The city life is more composed of individuals acting pretty much alone. Community is not as evident, and there is less cohesiveness, less pressure to belong to a community of believers.

Answer 9

I think that people in the city are overly stimulated with bright shinny objects and every aspect of entertainment at their finger tips. It's easy in this situation to overlook the graces that they are afforded every day. It is also typically more expensive to live in the city therefore people have to work harder and longer to make ends meet. Country folk live simpler. Entertainment is having friends over to watch sports on their dish, or quilting club. People talk about stuff and ultimately it all comes down to the creator. Church on Sundays is as common to countryfolk as taking in a show for city folk. City folk pop into Starbucks etc, for coffee, countryfolk drop by their neighbors house or the local gas station. It doesn't mean that country folk are more spiritual then city folk. We all make our choices of where we choose to live or how, but it all comes down to the fact that spirituality comes from within.

Answer 10

People from the countryside may have more time to find and be found by God. They are closer to nature and one can often see the artist in His creation. And folks in the city are too busy to go inside them-self or to spend time in the silence of God. As Thomas Merton said "God is alive and well in the depth of all of the silences of the world". To find Him one must spend some time in silence.

Answer 11

This is because people in the city are in an *artificial* environment, wheras people in country are in a *natural* one|


Your envioronment tends to influence your thinking|

If you are in an ugly man-made unnatural environment (which is the state of most of our cities), then that will warp your thinking|


People in the city also are far more likely to support artificial birth control (and be liberal in all other areas), than people in the country|


People in the country also tend to be kinder and more genuine (less phoney) than city people (unless a given area of the country has deliberately been engineered)|





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