Future Religious attitude/philosophy of the USA

[hiker45]

Even though I am an Atheist, I think Protestant Christianity will become even more dominant in the USA.

The appeal of Christianity is simple - Accept Jesus as your savior and he will personally guide you through life, help you overcome your difficulties, and protect you in the afterlife. That is a very appealing and powerful message.

Of course, some people want more specific rules in their religion, so they will be attracted to Catholicism, Islam, or even Judaism. But I think Protestant Christianity will do it for most people.

It has been a real pleasure to live 66 years and observe how the US has changed during that time.

I recall the Rowan and Martin Laugh-In comedy show in the 1960's and one of their skits would make predictions of the future. One of the guys said, "In 1988, President Ronald Reagan ..." and the whole audience roared in laughter. The idea of Reagan being president seemed ridiculous in the liberal 1960's.

They could never have imagined Reagan would be elected President in 1980 and then carry 49 states when he ran for re-election in 1984. He was still so popular in 1988 that his vice-president George Bush was elected president - that had not happened since Van Buren succeeded Jackson in 1836.

The future can be surprising.

[slowlane3]

Originally Posted by LS Jaun

Jews will remain steady as they always have, they reproduce but aren't out there trying to get converts. religions-

Not true - Jews overall have the lowest fertility of any group in the country. Not to mention, that nearly half of them in the U.S. today mary non-Jews. See Jews and the Jewish Birthrate . Although there are exceptions, such as Kiryas Joel, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[catman]

I think that if the human race makes it through the age of warring religions, atheism will be dominant. I expect WW3 to start in the Middle East, probably as a war between Iran and Israel involving nukes, with other countries lining up beside them (take a wild guess who the USA will support). If there are survivors after the radioactivity decreases, I think they will see what brought all the ruin upon them. Sure, it isn't just religion, but God's imprimatur sure makes it a lot easier.

[LS Jaun]

Originally Posted by slowlane3

Not true - Jews overall have the lowest fertility of any group in the country. Not to mention, that nearly half of them in the U.S. today mary non-Jews. See Jews and the Jewish Birthrate . Although there are exceptions, such as Kiryas Joel, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I didn't say anything about fertility rates with respect to if they were the lowest?
From what I see in 2001 it was 13.2 million world wide and a little more than that last year. Sounds pretty steady to me.
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Originally Posted by ABQConvict

I live in New Mexico so I am inundated by White Sikhs. In fact, it is a rarity to see an Indian Sikh here.

I can only speak from my experience 20 years ago as a former Sikh with no visibility to New Mexico. The Sikhs I run into these days either through work (East coast) and when I am out (West Coast) are of Indian ancestry. Havent seen a White or Hispanic Sikh in years.


Ideally, if you really are sincere in your respect of someone elses chosen religion the only real answer is to have a benevolent non-religous government.