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2000 years of shaping the west : Comments
By Simon Smart, published 2/7/2012Geoffrey Blainey is used to compressing the uncompressible, and has done it again in A short History of Christianity.
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Posted by drab, Saturday, 7 July 2012 6:38:22 AM
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Catholicism is still a major force in Ireland and Poland, while the Russian Orthodox faith seems to be making a comeback since the demise of soul-destroying, atheistic communism.
It is true, however, that Christianity is on the wane in the vast majority of European countries, a trend that is also apparent in Australia.
One need not be a believer to recognise the positive role Christianity has played in shaping Western civilisation. Christianity was responsible for the West's moral framework, and the decline of moral standards in Western society over the last fifty years or so is directly correlated with the decline of the Christian faith in Western countries. This is a lamentable development.