What place does God have in our lives in this modern day? God used to be a way of life, a way of control over the masses centuries ago. God fearing populations were led by preachers and monks. They feared the unknown, so they took the words from their leaders. God had united much of Europe, but also waged wars amongst various factions. And in some ways, that is still used today. God is still used as a way of justification. It can be used as a justification of a way of life, and especially in America, political views. The old views of God that the Founding Fathers had set upon the nation, still run on with many politicians.
But in other ways, God is simply a way of life. It is a path for people to take in their life, to guide their decisions and to simply think about. They look at questions such as “Is there a God?” “If there is, what can I do and what role does God have in our lives?” People pray to find some sort of stability in their life. They look for some control. It’s a way to channel their hope of help for whatever it may be. There are people who don’t believe in God as well, and in some regards, God in 2010 is much more open as a way of life than it was years ago. Times are changing, and so is the human perception of God. But people still look to God for the same reason; they hope to regain some control on what they perceive they cannot.
The idea of God in modern times is definitely more open. Today, people have varying degrees in how much they believe and devote their life to God. This would not have been possible many years ago, when religious persecution was still present.
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