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This isn't a surprise. People are getting tired of the GOP culture wars and the Southern Baptist Church is up there among the worst offenders of preaching politics from the pulpit. I wouldn't immediately jump to the conclusion that the rise of atheism is to blame as much as the fact that conservative denominations like the Southern Baptist church today is little more than a political machine.
This isn't a surprise. People are getting tired of the GOP culture wars and the Southern Baptist Church is up there among the worst offenders of preaching politics from the pulpit. I wouldn't immediately jump to the conclusion that the rise of atheism is to blame as much as the fact that conservative denominations like the Southern Baptist church today is little more than a political machine.
Then there is this.....Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived......Isaac Asimov
I'm confident that Pew surveys are accurate within their sampling error of plus or minus 0.6 percentage points.
Fully 36% of young Millennials (those between the ages of 18 and 24) are religiously unaffiliated, as are 34% of older Millennials (ages 25-33). In addition, people in older generations are increasingly disavowing association with organized religion. Nearly a quarter of Generation Xers now say they have no particular religion or describe themselves as atheists or agnostics, up four points in seven years. Baby Boomers also have become slightly but noticeably more likely to identify as religious “nones” in recent years.
Face facts Jeff, your version of belief will be gone within a couple of generations or less.
People have been trying to stamp out Christianity since the Roman era. (which says a lot about the truth of our faith) We're not going away. The same people in these polls who say they have turned away from religion wouldn't hesitate to ask for prayer the moment the chips fall in their life and tragedy strikes.
People have been trying to stamp out Christianity since the Roman era. (which says a lot about the truth of our faith) We're not going away.
Lol! What about Islam? It's the fastest growing religion in the world today. Better convert to the True Religion of Islam before it's too late!
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Originally Posted by jeffbase40
The same people in these polls who say they have turned away from religion wouldn't hesitate to ask for prayer the moment the chips fall in their life and tragedy strikes.
You're engaging in psychological projection. There are plenty of people who face tragedy without resorting to desperate tactics like prayer. There really are atheists in foxholes.
You're unwittingly admitting that prayer is an irrational act of depression.
People have been trying to stamp out Christianity since the Roman era. (which says a lot about the truth of our faith) We're not going away. The same people in these polls who say they have turned away from religion wouldn't hesitate to ask for prayer the moment the chips fall in their life and tragedy strikes.
Actually the opposite is true. One form of Christianity or the other has been trying to stamp out non-believers and other religious viewpoints since at least the Middle Ages.
It's what makes individual forms of Christian cultism like fundamentalism so very, very dangerous.
People have been trying to stamp out Christianity since the Roman era. (which says a lot about the truth of our faith) We're not going away. The same people in these polls who say they have turned away from religion wouldn't hesitate to ask for prayer the moment the chips fall in their life and tragedy strikes.
People have been trying to stamp out Christianity since the Roman era. (which says a lot about the truth of our faith) We're not going away. The same people in these polls who say they have turned away from religion wouldn't hesitate to ask for prayer the moment the chips fall in their life and tragedy strikes.
Ahh, the old no atheists in foxholes lie....Sorry Jeff, but it IS a lie.
It would be a far better world if there were no religion in it...If I could help stamp them out nothing would make me happier.
Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion - several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isn't straight. He has made a graveyard of the globe in trying his honest best to smooth his brother's path to happiness and heaven......Mark Twain
“This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it”....John Adams.
The same people in these polls who say they have turned away from religion wouldn't hesitate to ask for prayer the moment the chips fall in their life and tragedy strikes.
And you know this how exactly?
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