Reflections on God

Spent a weekend in Lewiston with my mother, brother & sister-in-law. If you know my family history, you'll know that it's steeped in Christianity & I was left thinking these thoughts today:
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Why would God do it? Looking around at the intersections of office towers, there is enough diversity for a catalogue of human experience. Those who’ve risen to the top holding a cigar in one hand, a smoothie in the other. Those who are middling; middle range clothing, middle-range jobs, middle-range looks, middle-range aspirations. Then there are those living hand to mouth, and yes, some even seem satisfied. There are people visibly with backgrounds from all continents (except probably Antarctica). Naturally, there must be a spectrum of religions and spiritual beliefs to accompany. And this can all be observed in a very short period of time; the length measured by the inhalation of one cigarette. So one could assume that beneath the surface of the passers-by, experiences are even more complex and divers. So why would God arrange things so only a small cross-section of humanity is eligible for salvation?

I ask this question in the context of Christian Evangelism. On a quick internet search, I found a pretty general definition that Evangelism is sharing the good news of the salvation that is available through Jesus Christ. [1] It seems like a cruel joke that a belief such as this could exist at this stage of civilization. Otherwise, why aren’t people naturally convinced of salvation? Why aren’t people flocking to church? If the news is so good and prospect of salvation is so readily available to ease the burden of living, what’s so difficult for people to accept?
[1] http://www.gotquestions.org/evangelical-Christian.html)

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And then I saw this article which reports that an American survey shows surprisingly that "70% of respondents agreed with the statement "Many religions can lead to eternal life." and even within the Evangelical community, 50% agree with the above statement. So there's defintely a shift going on that my family may not be a part of...read the article.