I have to write an extended essay and I might write about the affect of Christianity on modern society?

Question

The paper has to be subjective in some way and it's for my IBO extended essay. Would this be a good topic? Would it be easy to find sources?

Answer 1

Hmm I do not know what IBO is but I would emphasis to you that the first rule of writing is to understand your audience. Audiences can be very bias and when you audience is a professor it may mean an F if he doesn't agree with what you put.
It should not happen but it does.

Answer 2

1st paragraph, 1st sentence: "Major threats to humanity's well-being have evolved throughout history, but never disappeared." 1st paragraph, 4th sentence: Never use the first person (I, me) in a formal essay. "Each person has a unique perspective, so many issues can be embraced by some and seen as threats by others." 1st paragraph, 5th sentence: First person again. The phrase "I see" doesn't give the sentence any additional meaning. You write your name at the top of the essay, so readers can assume that these are your thoughts. "One of the biggest threats to our long-term safety is..." 2nd paragraph, 1st sentence: You should try to find a statistic instead of generalizing. 2nd paragraph, overall: There is a logical flaw here somewhere. I don't mean to offend you, but people can get morals from places other than the Bible. I am not Christian, and I don't steal, lie, misbehave, or murder, and I realize that my actions have consequences. I just don't believe that I will run into these consequences in an afterlife. I view morals as rules that make society work so everyone can mutually benefit. More statistical data would help here, to show a general trend of non-Christians toward misbehavior, such as numbers of Christians vs. non-Christians in prison, etc. 3rd paragraph, 1st sentence: Agree with what? Always restate an idea that is carried over from a previous paragraph. 3rd paragraph, 2nd sentence: This is way too nonspecific. Why would it be viewed as a problem by the majority? 3rd paragraph, 3rd sentence: "But for those who are concerned, the best that can be done..." 3rd paragraph, 4th sentence: Atheists are still by far the minority group in the United States. 3rd paragraph, overall: Every paragraph in a formal essay should have at least 5 sentences. You might want to add something about Christians banning together to set a good example, and still acting kindly toward atheists to act as the better people. Overall: The structuring was very good. To shorten it, you can probably delete a lot from the 2nd paragraph. Just put the statistic on practicing Christians and the statistic on immoral behavior by Christians vs. non-Christians, followed by a sentence or two hypothesizing why you think non-Christians do not uphold morals as well as Christians.

Answer 3

I think this could be a good topic for you. There are many books on Christianity and magazines, too. It would be helpful if you could talk to some people, too. I read a book, partway - my daughter kidnapped it, it was called "The Last Christian Generation". It is actually how young people now, "gen X"ers, see Christianity. My daughter never gave the book back, so I don't know if it will help you or not. I am totally involved with Jesus, He's the center of my world. So, I don't always get how things don't mean the same things to my daughters. But, this is a real topic. All the best to you in this project.

Answer 4

No clue what "IBO" stands for. But several topics that you could write about:

How the Christian faith causes so many people to equate science with belief. This to the extent of ignoring facts and trying to have "pseudo science" taught as science.

Repression throughout earlier years of society and how it has cause many unhealthy sex practices and views.

Repression of homosexuality leading to an increase in homosexual numbers.

How Christian "morality" shaped and continues to shape civil laws in a multicultural society.

Answer 5

How about Christianity and politics? There's lots of stuff you could talk about there.

Here are a couple of sources for you. You should be able to get these at your library. If they don't have them right there, ask for an Inter-Library Loan and they will order them for you from a different library.

American Theocracy by Kevin Phillips
http://www.amazon.com/American-Theocracy-Politics-Religion-21stCentury/dp/067003486X

American Fascists by Chris Hedges
http://www.amazon.com/American-Theocracy-Politics-Religion-21stCentury/dp/067003486X

For extra material, you might also like this video about training Christian kids to get involved with politics and other topics of concern in society:
http://www.jesuscampthemovie.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Camp-Becky-Fischer/dp/B000KLQUV2

You might even want to talk about the AFA's campaign to bully all the retail stores into displaying the word "Christmas" in their advertising, too.
https://secure.afa.net/afa/activism/signpetition.asp?id=1480
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47683

Have fun!

Answer 6

God ahead and write about the crusades and the inquisitions of christianity. That will be one longish history you could every end up writing.