The Christian belief has been the most influential and most widely accepted in America for hundreds of years. This surge of self-proclaimed morals has had the biggest effect on the church and the way people relate to religion and God. As Wolfe says, “The desire of so many Americans to have a greater say in the moral choices they make is anything but a bitter renunciation of religion” (p. 227). The ultimate implication of the idea of moral freedom is not that “people are created in the image of a higher authority. It is instead that any form of higher authority has to tailor its commandments to the needs of real people” (p. 200).In April of 2000, The Wall Street Journal published a story that focused on the way Americans redefine God to suit their own tastes and feelings (as cited in Wolfe, 2001, p. 226). “Like alcohol, too much moral freedom can be a dangerous thing” (p.
The Christian belief has been the most influential and most widely accepted in America for hundreds of years. This surge of self-proclaimed morals has had the biggest effect on the church and the way people relate to religion and God. As Wolfe says, “The desire of so many Americans to have a greater say in the moral choices they make is anything but a bitter renunciation of religion” (p. 227). The ultimate implication of the idea of moral freedom is not that “people are created in the image of a higher authority. It is instead that any form of higher authority has to tailor its commandments to the needs of real people” (p. 200).In April of 2000, The Wall Street Journal published a story that focused on the way Americans redefine God to suit their own tastes and feelings (as cited in Wolfe, 2001, p. 226). “Like alcohol, too much moral freedom can be a dangerous thing” (p.