"Sinners" Follow Up Post

The true fear that the people felt was electrified through Jonathon Edwards' sermon.  The reactions today would have been different, because society has changed so drastically since then.  Today, God is viewed as an accepting and loving person, who does not judge harshly and will save anyone who asks for forgiveness of their sins.  This belief conflicts with the terrifying sermon that effected so many lives during the Puritan times.  In today's society, the punishments that are described are believed by the Church, but not to such a degree that we are all condemned for everything we have done wrong throughout life.  There is now a wider range of beliefs throughout the world, which would have definitely had an effect on the reaction of this sermon, and would not have been taken too seriously.  Today, life is more advanced where we have more of an understanding of the world around us, and is not related to religion in everything we do.  Life is where science is growing, multitudes of languages are spoken, different ways of life learned, and different cultures flare brightly throughout the world.  These differences make a more understanding and wider ranged area, where religion does not play such a huge role in society in present times.