Well that is the case, in a sense, according to this Newsweek article.

Apparently Americans (of who 76% claim to be Christian) kind of see things in "one truth, many paths" kind of way.

Sadly this is not suprising.

U.S. Views on God and Life Are Turning Hindu | Newsweek Global Literacy | Newsweek.com

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Willie Grills
Trinity Presbyterian Church
OPC
Huntington, WV

Less Hindu, more afraid of taking stands and potentially offending our neighbors. And too much television.

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Nathan Tyler
Reformed Baptist
University of Toronto (Student: Hons. B.A. in Philosophy)
Ontario, Canada

1689'er

http://nathantyler.wordpress.com

This isn't really surprising since the New Age Movement has been popular here since the 60's. All the New Age Movement is is a blend of Hinduism and Secularism.

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Toni Cunningham, Wife of Bill (Theognome)
Parkwoods OPC, Overland Park KS

"Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace." ~ Alexander Pope

When you have people like Robert Schuller poisoning the minds of uneducated people with syncretism, in the name of Tele-Christianity, the end result is such.

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Rich Koster
1689'er
Browns Mills NJ USA
Often Goofy Reformed Eccentric
Romans 7:14-25

True true. But I think the that roots of this error go farther back in American history.

I think we see early shadows of this teaching during the sadly misnomered Second Great Awakening.

Post-modern thinking and Hinduism are almost identical as far their epistemology is concerned. It's not surprising that Hindu ideas would cross over so easily. Plus, that kind of thinking is popularized by a lot of our pop culture icons, like Star Wars or all those "follow your heart... just believe in yourself...." type movies out there.

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Patrick
MDiv, RTS Jackson
Pastor, Grace Presbyterian Church (OPC), Lisbon, NY

"He does well, that discourses of Christ; but he does infinitely better, that by experimental knowledge, feeds and lives on Christ." Thomas Brooks.
"Let us not please ourselves that we have deep understandings, but let us shew our understandings by our practice." Richard Sibbes

Uh-Oh you've insulted Star Wars...now the Fanboys will attack.
I think that you're dead-on in your observations. Especially with regards to popular culture.
But i've yet to figure out if our national philosophy has been shaped by pop culture or if pop culture is just an expression of our adopted philosophy?

Exactly. I think "Hinduism" (I put it in quotes because I think that a lot of people who think this way would probably not identify as Hindu nor do they share all of the characteristics of that faith/philosophy) is largely popular because it seems non-offensive. Everyone can be right and we don't have to argue or disagree. And argument is tedious and disagreement is uncomfortable. Heaven forbid.

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Kathleen M
nondenominational
Montana

Yoga, anyone?

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Kevin, husband of a truly angelic woman, and father to ten.
Zion United Reformed Church of Sheffield
Ontario, Canada

Now, now, that's Buddhism. Let's not get our eastern religions mixed up!

Tut, tut, young lady.

Hindu Wisdom - Yoga

Oh wow, you learn something new every day! I didn't know Hindus did yoga too. I obviously need to brush up on my eastern religion.

Some women have branded me a grumpy old witch hunter (when I blasted Joyce Meyer for heresy). I may be old, however, when I find a witch, let's put it out of the assembly eh'?

The Pilgrims had a way to get rid of them...

Ahhh, Monty Python movie skit flashes before me.....