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U.S. Views on God and Life Are Turning Hindu | Newsweek Global Literacy | Newsweek.com
- By Lisa Miller | NEWSWEEK
- America is not a Christian nation. We are, it is true, a nation founded by Christians, and according to a 2008 survey, 76 percent of us continue to identify as Christian (still, that's the lowest percentage in American history).
- But recent poll data show that conceptually, at least, we are slowly becoming more like Hindus and less like traditional Christians in the ways we think about God, our selves, each other, and eternity.
- The Rig Veda, the most ancient Hindu scripture, says this: "Truth is One, but the sages speak of it by many names." A Hindu believes there are many paths to God.
- "It isn't about orthodoxy. It's about whatever works. If going to yoga works, great—and if going to Catholic mass works, great. And if going to Catholic mass plus the yoga plus the Buddhist retreat works, that's great, too."
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
U.S. Views on God and Life Are Turning Hindu | Newsweek Global Literacy | Newsweek.com
