2007-08-01 05:03:38 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Or conversely, why aren't American Christians as agreeable as the ones across the pond?
2007-08-01 05:04:05 · update #1
Allow me to state this mathematically
Europe→Evolving
America←Dumbanddumberer
2007-08-01 05:32:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
It is a gross generalisation, but I tend to see American Christians as being rather right wing and reactionary, while, European Christians (or Europeans in general) are more left leaning.
Perhaps all the silly futile wars that Europeans have slaughtered each other in over the past few hundred years has taken the edge off our idealism and made us a bit more pragmatic.
2007-08-01 18:29:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
All is ok and they have a lot of other interests and vices to enjoy and are overall more liberal generally speaking. The only times they get more religious and fill churches are in situations like the occupations of World War II. Right now only about 5 -20% go to church there depending on the country.
I might add though that the mosques over there are 100% full.
Cheers,
Michael
2007-08-01 12:12:29 · answer #3 · answered by Michael Kelly 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because American Christians are 55% Evangelical Protestant. Outside the United States, Evangelicals make up less than 1% of the Christian population.
2007-08-01 12:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by NONAME 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
European Christians are a small lot compared to American Christians. Percentages are quite low actually.
2007-08-01 12:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
American christians get stimulated by TV preachers. Its a fad in America. Mega churches, TV preachers, its all well packaged and presented and the suckers line up to throw their money at the crooked preachers. And the crooked preachers get our tax money now, even though the Constitution says quite clearly that they can't, Bush has opened up our treasury and given these crooked preachers our tax money in order to buy their loyalty and of course because the preachers have NO morality or dedication to God, they are totally bought, much more loyal to Bush than they ever were to Christ/God/The Holy Spirit.
2007-08-01 12:08:37 · answer #6 · answered by jxt299 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
In Europe they survived the religious wars and religion lost. The American Christians were shielded from that and are still fighting the battles of the 16th century.
2007-08-01 12:07:10 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 7⤊ 2⤋
Maybe because Europeans aren't as "offensive" as Americans?
P.S. I'm an American.
2007-08-01 12:06:01 · answer #8 · answered by Stranger In The Night 5 · 7⤊ 2⤋
Because they respect other people and do not try to push their religion on others.
I just think that European culture is much more relaxed in general and they are not under constant threat of hell from their pastors or think the terrorists are gonna kill them.
Even though Europe has more terrorist attacks a year.
2007-08-01 12:06:34 · answer #9 · answered by PSU840 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Unlike the x-tains in Europe, American x-tians hate freedom and they hate America. They want America to be an x-tian police state.
2007-08-01 12:24:34 · answer #10 · answered by Holy Cow! 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
We have a very different culture, didn't "the Pilgrims" all go to the U.S anyway?
I'll explain more later when I finish work if I am not suspended by then.
Peace out.
2007-08-01 12:18:41 · answer #11 · answered by Link , Padawan of Yoda 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋