Why is the West Powerful?

"The heart of your culture is your religion, Christianity.... That is why the West has been so powerful. We don't have any doubt about that."

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=5e36b0a0-a449-4979-bd8c-b630be3d803a&k=80643

Too bad so many in the West don't listen to the same scholars.