Americans after World War II sought refuge in Christianity. The majority of the population was Christian during that time and Congress even changed the Pledge of Allegiance and the motto of the country to incorporate God. Christianity was pivotal for Americans in order to return to the “normality’s” of life because it was “polite, white, respected, and community-oriented” (Jacobsen 202). Protestantism was most mainstream among the Americans do to its locations in prime downtown and suburban areas. Catholics remained in their own ethic neighborhoods but Judo-Christian’s is what they were called by society. Once mainline Protestantism hit the baby boomers generation support began to fall and Evangelicalism took its place at the top. Evangelicalism is currently the largest religious movement in America. The reason why Evangelicalism has risen to the top is mainly due to Pentecostalism and the distinct difference between spirituality and religion in Americans. Religion is viewed as the rules and dogmas used to control people where as spirituality is from within oneself being real and unique. Both Pentecostalism and spirituality are hand in hand with each other explaining why both are so popular.

Freedom is the foundation on which America stands. There has always been religious freedom for white Christians but it took until the Civil Rights movement to get religious freedom to everybody and every religion. Americans have had the choice of what they want to believe in but when a group starts spiritual bullying to their cause they are labeled as a cult. But since the Waco Texas incident more caution has been used for labeling groups as cults. The freedom of religion has molded the Americans Christians to where they are now. Being able to choose opened multiple options and added to the diversity of thoughts and ideas about Christianity. Although it is good to chose what one wants to believe nowadays people are unsure what to even call themselves or just blend to religious identities together like Buddhist-Christian.

If I were to create a “super Christianity” I would balance the individualistic influence Western Christianity has with the communal influence African and Asian Christianity have. I would stay along both Protestantism and Pentecostalism because I believe Protestantism can blend well with modernism and secularism where as Pentecostalism focuses on the experience one has. The balance between rational logical thinking and ones experience is very important. Ultimately though I would have love be the main focus. If a genuine love was done in everything a person did the world would be a peaceful place.