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How does this religious-political history relate to the region of the world where you live? Can it help you explain the kinds of Christianity you find around you?
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30 years ago only 20% of the population where I live went to church, as of today there is less than 4% attending church. 30 years ago the population of our state was 4 million today it is nearly 9 million. The political atmosphere that has been here for the last 30 years has played a major role in stifling Christianity.
I can’t help believe that this is the same attitude that has plagued Christianity for millennia mostly political.
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While I do not disagree with you, I do feel like we overlook the role Christians play in this phenomenon of driving people from the church by imposing our beliefs on them (in my opinion, moreso than the world pulling people away). We should not be surprized when the world looks like the world, but I feel like Christians seek to place blame on the political atmosphere and take the easy way out by working through politics to shape the culture, rather than draw people closer to God through the difficult work of personal interaction and love. In the great commission we are called to “make disciples,” which is intimate and personal and will lead to transformation, not “transform the culture” from the outside in.
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In my country, the average Christian is not aware enough of this religious-political history to be able to articulate it. We seldom talk about it but we are actually influenced by it. We have most of the Western Protestant denominations here, as well as the “independent churches” which are normally hazy about their stand. On the surface, the various denominations put their differences aside on the National Day of Prayer. I think there is still some segregation in some ways: e.g. a church would send their would-be pastor to be trained by only those Bible seminaries which are affiliate to their denomination; a church would preferably send their missionary to work alone or to work only with missionaries of the same denomination.
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There are I think 138 churches in my county and I’m not entirely sure how many denominations. This shows that we are still having denominational issues going on, however, There the National Day of Prayer is a great mediator between denominations.
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where I come from there was prosecution of christians by muslin dominates govement. the constitution was based on islam and many other non believe in islam reject it. And caused the civil war.
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The history of America is rooted in the freedom of religion and split from the religious-political situations of Europe. As a result, America allows for all denominations of the Christian church, as well as all other religions of the world. The challenges that arise because of this impact our government – both for the good and bad. But the freedom to worship as one wishes is something I do not take for granted. I am thankful that I can speak openly and freely with anyone about Christ because many of my brothers and sisters around the world cannot.