yes strange how people think they had their current rights and laws granted to them from unknown sources or quote the greek model etc. the american model and the australian counterpart would not have existed if not for christianity - they may well be speaking dutch or portuguese - even japanese in the latter years
as it is we will have a need to speak chinese
those middle east christians now losing their lives in particular mosel or ninevah of jonah fame has had a presence since christ and can trace their rrots back to the repentemnce of the city when jonah confronted them -