(September 2, 2014 at 1:39 am)robvalue Wrote: It's already happening in the UK really, christianity is so toned down as to be non existent everywhere I have been.There are 2 big aspects to this in the UK. Firstly, the majority of us really are tolerant of other beliefs. Brits have a strong social paradigm that 'everyone should pull together when it's really needed'. That means we're taught, from a very young age, to focus on what people have in common rather than what our differences are and that we should limit the impact that our beliefs have on others so that our differences don't get in the way of achieving common goals. This paradigm is pretty recent, developed over the 20th century in response to the world wars but it's now an ingrained part of the British national identity.
Secondly, extravagant displays aren't generally encouraged (empty barrels make the most noise!). That's impacted the evangelical side of religious expression meaning that indoctrinal reinforcement isn't as powerful as in the US and most believers keep their beliefs to themselves, by and large. Consequently, we tend not to identify people by their beliefs but by their actions.
Sum ergo sum
