(September 15, 2014 at 6:37 am)robvalue Wrote: I haven't been alive long enough to see what change christianity dying off has had since I've never felt oppressed as an atheist. I certainly believe it would be a worse place with the kind of christianity hold there is in the US.
This country is far from perfect of course. If you have any reason to think things would be better or haven't got better with specific examples or evidence that relate directly to religion, I'd be interested to hear them.
I don't know for sure if it is the cause or one of the causes, but I see the western world in decline and it coincides with the move away from christianity. I view the US's heyday as being in the 1950s when we had the highest percentage of christians in our history. Asia is moving upward these days, where christianity is growing at a remarkable pace. China is moving away from communism, growing economically, and has the fastest growing christian population in the world. Personally, I see a connection there. Of course, you're right about the Scandinavian countries. I guess time will tell.
