Spread of Religion

The striking similarity apparent when comparing the spread of Christianity to the spread of Judaism is the sort of commercialism and differing sects / branches which emerge as the religions become more widespread.

For example, the more radical, roudy traditions and rituals of original Jews were considerably toned down to make the religion appealing to those participating in more conservative belief systems - and to relieve some of the harsh persecution subjected to Jews. In the same way, participation in Egyptian, Episocopalian and other conservative sects of Christianity shot up rapidly as these branches were considered to be less extreme / invasive than their Roman Catholic counterparts.

As such, it is apparent that as religions spread to wider areas, numerous sects emerge which make religions more attractive to a wider, more conservative population.

After all, as George Bush has eloquently put it,

"Information is moving -- you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets."