FREE ESSAY ON SEARCHING FOR GOD IN ALL THE NEW PLACES

SEARCHING FOR GOD IN ALL THE NEW PLACES

Searching For God In All The New Places
USA Today, May 27, 1999
As the years pass by, the focus on religion in the U.S. is becoming more prominent, but
the focus is switching from the traditional Christianity and Catholic roots, to the more
varied faiths of the world, especially the Eastern faiths.
The records show that religions of the world grow through thousands of years before they
become well-traveled amongst the worlds people, and most go through times of chaos before
the religion is even accepted, as seen in the 30 years after the death of Jesus Christ,
where his followers were being killed for practicing their new faith. It took almost 300
years before Roman Emperor Constantine I finally accepted Christianity. Today,
Christianity has grown to have almost 2 billion followers. 
Christianity is still the majority faith in the U.S., but we are no longer Catholic, Jew,
or Protestant. We are now one of the 200 new denominations born in the U.S. Along with
the leading faiths in the U.S., we now have 5 million Muslims, 1 million Hindus, 1million
Buddhists, 275,000 Sikhs, and 133,000 Baha'is.
Despite the diversified religious background here in America, there is not an alarming
sense of despair about people's failing belief in God. Studies show that 96% of the
people still believe in God, it's just their lack of loyalty to one specific denomination
that is leading to the inception of the varied faiths of Christianity.
Regardless of faith, the main focus is on a single God, one main God, and the goal is
apparent, to find one's self in God. However one approaches that goal, which ever road he
or she must take, whether it be a form of Christianity, or one of many Eastern faiths,
the choice is entirely up to that person. There is no right or wrong when it comes to
finding one's inner peace.