I mean this country is the most affluent country in the World and slowly but, surely the Christian religion is falling by the wayside more and more. Do we need to be poor to appreciate God more?
2007-06-12 07:17:29 · 10 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I was asking myself the same thing.. if people like bill gates.. ect believe in God or nothing because they are so rich,.. it supposes they dont need nothing from God.. I think so.
2007-06-12 07:20:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Karl Marx called religion the "opiate of the masses", meaning that it was something that eased the pain of poverty. The United States does not follow that maxim and it is probably the most religious country of all the wealthy countries on Earth. It's not always reflected in our culture but if you look at polling data, most people are quite religious.
2007-06-12 07:32:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Falling by the wayside? Over 80% of americans believe in god.
Industrialized countries aren't spoiled, they're EDUCATED and grow out of childish myths.
2007-06-12 07:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is harder for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle.
Still, with God all things are possible.
All nations will be humbled. It's just a matter of time.
2007-06-12 07:23:51 · answer #4 · answered by David 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor people have much less leisure time and less education... they don't have time to think about religion in a deep way, and are more likely to adopt the mythology of it more easily.
Highly industrialized countries have a population that is educated and literate, thus fewer are going to find religion credible. Rational educated people leave religion, like a child who grows up to abandon their belief in Santa.
2007-06-12 07:25:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
industrialized nations have more access to education, that is why the christian religion is "falling by the wayside more and more".
2007-06-12 07:23:28 · answer #6 · answered by Heart-Shapped Poe 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
cerntanly.
I'll tell you why,
because when people are rich they think: I have everything, what can God possibly offer me? And their pride blocks them from seeing the truth.
and in a poor society people are more open, and they see God's wonders.
2007-06-12 07:26:06 · answer #7 · answered by HideousStrength 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think the poor are prayed upon by religion, if that's what you mean. Go to your downtown and take a look at your city's "Rescue Mission" -- they'll make you pray (basically to them) for your food.
2007-06-12 07:21:41 · answer #8 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
good question...there are many rich people that appreciate what they have..but for the most part society in general is geared towards self and not God....cultural marxism has taken over schools and universities, courts etc...hard to break that grip so late in the seasons and near harvest....lots of evil in the world....
2007-06-12 07:21:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes, I think so.
Rich people have too many distractions, and are too self satisfied.
2007-06-12 07:27:22 · answer #10 · answered by Randy G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋