How was religion back in colonial times different than religion today?
I believe that religion is different now because of the ease of sharing knowledge with one another. Using the internet, you can discuss your beliefs with somebody in China who believes something different. Also as the times have changed, people have become more open minded and liberal. With the people, religions have somewhat become more liberal. In example, some Methodist Christian churches are now accepting gays and lesbians into their congregations, and in some cases they are the pastors. During colonial times, people had just broken away from the catholic church and their beliefs only slightly differed from that of the catholics. Over the years people have made new interpretations of the bible and what faith means to them. Today, you can walk outside in most nations and proclaim that you are an atheist, in colonial times you would have been burned at the stake for the same. We also have schools that teach us new scientific theories and facts that change the way we look at things, I
