Disbelief of evolution on the rise...but not in the US

[Aemilius Paulus]

Grace?

Find that somewhere else, as in unmerited, uncontractural salvation achieved solely through love.

Find that in the Old Testament. The Bible is overtly contradictory anyhow. And the last time I checked, up until recently, fear was the main trump card of a priest proselyting... People nowadays mainly say they "love God", but not too long ago everyone affirmed their piety by insisting they "feared God".

That said, I am sure it is not too difficult to find holes in that. So how about Hinduism and the bhakti marga? Same principle - love brings salvation. Read Joseph Campbell. His works will show you how similar everything is. And he is no random demagogue. No, he is the father of comparative religion, in the sense that he is the most respected figure in the field. There are four yogas, four paths to moksha, the liberation of the soul from the samsara. They are raja, jnana, karma, and bhakti. Meditation and self-mastery, knowledge, work, and love (all respectively). The four paths.