America's Christianity Looks Bad at Modern-Aura Social Globalization?

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When, I watched a documentary titled "God Bless America: Welcome to the Land of Limitless Religion" on Youtube. You can watch this link. I've read some interesting comments are saying:

"I grew up an Evangelical pastors daughter in the south and moved as far as I could to get north. No one understood how dangerous and sick the situation was until the Trump cult and the explosion of social media. Watching everybody see this with horror gives me hope. To save America we need good people understanding the actually seriousness of what's going on." @smokyquartz5817

"Personally, I almost died laughing at their realistic vision of religion in America" @uladzimirsiauruk5557

"I am from Spain.I was born in Europe....A lot of people who lives in EU (European Union) thinks that the American citizens evangelists are mad and are dangerous." @elmalasombra

Still many comments that you can read there. 

As a Christian, I'm just feeling, like that's usual reading these comments which they just do not know about Jesus or Christianity. However, I could understand because they might have had bad experiences with Christians who did not show what Jesus was supposed and taught. Anybody who is radical and fanatic Christians that they perhaps met with. For real Christians, are supposed to have and grow God's love every day when meeting with people. But, yeah, I could get it, buddy. 

I may never been to America in my life, but surely, I have many American friends who visit, serve, and live in Indonesia, which they would serve and attend at our church. Still, Americans who take Indonesian lessons regularly here. I also met an American Christian who, despite being baptized in a church, skipped Sunday service and supports LGBTQ rights. I believe they are from a variant of the US states, like Illinois, Washington state, California, New York, South Carolina, Colorado, Florida, etc. So, I have an experience with Americans. 

As of previous that I wrote, Americans are tend up to show their faith without a shame, compared to Europeans, personally - expect of Eastern Europeans probably still have a faith as Americans - are less expression about religion. Most of my American friends are still Gen-Z, which they're faith of God and regularly spend their most of time with a Christian community at college or home. The churches in the United States always full-packed on Sundays, either busy days, still worshipping God. They also love reading the Bible. The documentary, so all means so truth of reality America's Christianity life. 

A 2020 study released by the Pew Research Center said, around of 73% of teens answer similar as their parent about how crucial religion is, then 68% of parent representative will give similar answer as teens do so. The survey describes it overall proven that at single of American is socially at religion talk as more often as Europeans. For anywhere at Bible study, church community, house, or college club, even at workplace as it seems to be quite normal practice. Prayer is considering essential at the US presidential effect on policy decision-making. The 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan at Republic Party National Convention reported on July 17th, 1980, was held in Detroit, Michigan, asked the audience in a moment of silent prayer. The tradition was early began by the 34th President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower, in 1953, began his inauguration address with the prayer of "Almighty God". President Bush openly express his faith at a public appearance. As of today's current of the 47th President Trump begins his work with prayer. That already shows how important religion is in the United States. 

The question is about, "America's Christianity looks bad at modern-aura social globalization?"

Surely, NO. My answer is NO. The world, in fact, needs Jesus, that's clear. We need to pray when we are at the modern era, by advanced technology and smart intelligence artificial community. We need to take lessons from America's Christianity. Here's why?

• America's Only Remained Hope for the World

America's only single Western country that we still have a hope of Christianity amid of woke culture rising. We see dying and empty churches in Europe, even I either know for it is real or not, but sadly we have heard of them at many times. Compared to American churches, still like full-capacity. Passion Conference 2024 was just held at Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia was filed by over 70.000 people worshipping God and listening the sermons from multiple pastors. You can watch the video. Even, the stadium is used for sporting and entertainment events, like American football, soccer, basketball, concert, but they just turned into a church conference! It is amazing! That's why America's our only hope for Christianity in this world.

  

• America Shows the World on How Important God's Relationship 

Young people often lack of their intense relationship with God, but it does not ever happen in the youth American community. They are really strong at that point. Despite it being advanced technology and education massively, Americans, at still defend their faith expression freely which in a wide contrast to worldwide has to hide because of shame. My favorite basketball player, Hailey Van Lith, still 23 years-old, a Wenatchee native, is a strong Christian. Christian Pulisic's Hershey native often mention the Bible verses on his Instagram post even though he's busy with a strict football schedule. They're one of example of young Americans show the world that we need to start our relationship with God and show our faith without a shame.

• As of "What You Cannot Stand Up For When You're Christian"

In media-influenced of what I've seen, Americans to strictly categorize that while the woke culture remains rising, where people begin doing self-interpretation at their church, STILL has to face its super big opposition from Christians who strongly against it. Like, they say, "You cannot be Christians when you're supporting for abortion rights" That's how strictly Christianity conversation in the United States, which is the world's reasons on hate Americans, 'very obsessed  with religion'

So, three why on America's Christianity takeaways that we need to learn from. Imagine without America, we could do nothing. So, we need Americans, because the Americans are the example of faith in the world - that we want to show, express, and practice without a shame. 

I'm personally extremely thrilled that America currently is back on the right path where they begin revolution with two-gender only, healthy food, traditionalism, abortion ban, protect women's sports, and anything that we're excited to see what happens. We hope our country and the world will follow what America's policy that we really need to, especially prayer culture commonly practice in free and fearless. 

Make World Prayer Again! 

Reference

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2020/09/10/u-s-teens-take-after-their-parents-religiously-attend-services-together-and-enjoy-family-rituals/

Pomaranski, Marcin. 2013. 'God Bless America'. Prayer as a political ritual in the USA. journal. vol. XX,1. Lublin, Poland: Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland. DOI: 10.2478/v10226-012-0027-5