How Does Christianity Impact On Society

Christianity’s Impact in Society – An Enhancement or a Restriction?
Christianity plays a huge role in many a parishioner’s life, but does the influence of a man in the heavens make a positive impact on the world’s society? I’d argue not.
I believe that one of the main problems is the singularity of religion. Often Christianity is believed to be infallible, leaving no room for change or movement with the times sometimes leaving religion and those who follow them behind on social opinion. This may not be a problem in some cases as due to social media and the widespread use of television public opinion on major issues is not hard to find. However in a tiny minority of people the general acceptance on issues such as the access to abortion remain negative causing rifts in society and these rifts tend to encourage the stereotyping and discrimination of people on either side of this conflict.
It still plays a giant part in forming the opinions in the many that cross paths with God. However due to recent studies the number of people under the age of 25 who are devoted to a religion has almost halved in the past twenty years. This has laid way to the rise of the atheist, who now account for 34.6% of people’s stated religious backgrounds. Shouldn’t a groups impact on society be mirrored by their following in the population? Despite this the impact religion has on everyday life hasn’t changed. Why should a minority group control aspects of majority