MERRY CHRISTMAS! Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are the world´s largest celebrations of something as simple as a baby boy born among the poor in a Bethlehem stable. Recently, this extraordinary child, Jesus Christ, was voted the most significant person in world history. Napoleon and Shakespeare came in second and third place, respectively, in a survey described by Professor Steven Skiena and Charles Ward in Who’s bigger? Where historical figures really rank. Social research has long documented that belief in the spiritual dimension has not decreased in modern secular society, as some previously assumed it would. In the West faith has acquired a private and partially uninstitutional character, yet religion still plays a significant role. Even in Norway, with a government that is one of the world’s most hostile to religion, 84% of the population is a member of a religious community. Three out of four have faith in a God. In the USA the figure is as high as 90% (ISSP 2008). This overwhelming international trend destroys the myth that there automatically is a conflict between rationalism and religious faith. According to the Pew Research Center Forum on Religion 2.2 billion people profess to the world’s largest religion, Christianity. These people actively participate in the development of a modern, rational market capitalistic society, without these actions conflicting with their faith in the spiritual dimension and in God. hannenabintuherland/nyhetshjul/christmas-day-is-the-worlds-largest-celebration-of-a-baby-born-in-a-stable/
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 23:18:30 +0000
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