Why Christianity Stands Apart From All Religions,

…and why its moral foundation matters

srgg6701
11 min readMay 19, 2024
Why Christianity stands apart from all religions
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Religion, in one form or another, has existed among all peoples, and there are grounds to assert that it will always be with humanity.

Islam and Hinduism are flourishing in the modern world, and nothing foreshadows their decline. Buddhism can be added to them, which, although different from traditional religious forms, shares many of their characteristics.

As for Christianity, it still remains the largest religion (about 2.3 billion followers), but nowadays its prospects are unclear. It continues to lose ground in the most developed Western countries, although it retains its position in many other regions.

Meanwhile, its fate interests us the most. We are convinced that the significance of Christianity goes beyond what is usually understood by the term “religion.” Its disappearance threatens to lead to the spiritual degradation of a vast part of humanity, and below, we will try to find out why.

Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity

Christianity’s uniqueness is most easily understood by comparing it with the two other great religions mentioned above. These differences may not seem too significant compared to the similarities, but upon closer inspection…

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