PEW says Christians are declining in America

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

The Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing,

http://www.pewforum.org/2015/05/12/americas-changing-religious-landscape/


I dont know until I read it all if people who realize god is a fairy tale, if that number is growing or not.

I call it a fairy tale and as soon as I do many believers will consider me being rude.

Oh well...i have been called worse.

I have said that evolution will eventually eliminate beliefs like this as well as guns, but not in our lifetimes of course.

[cbayer]

1. Dupe, but you did get that fairy tale meme in there….

twice.

Do you often post things you haven't yet read?


http://www.democraticunderground.com/1218197925

[trotsky]

2. Jeebus.

You know, there are more polite and civil ways of telling someone they simply posted a duplicate thread.

[beam me up scottie]

3. Not if one wants to shut down the conversation.

Maybe she'll post another warning in this thread.

cbayer (144,522 posts)

47. Message to all those who have recommended this:

There is not one scintilla of data presented by this author to substantiate the claim that "christians are leaving the faith in droves". Not one.

The inability of the average web reader to actually get past headlines and be able to analyze information is probably one of the most dangerous trends in the world right now. People will believe anything they are told if it suits their agenda.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

5. I dont respond to negative people.

I dont consider it negative to not believe in leprechauns or god.

does that person have the power to post warnings?

or do you simply mean when said poster got angry at the thought of PEW research exposing the truth?


BTW, you will be amazed how fun this place is if you never respond to certain people.

[beam me up scottie]

6. That person thinks she does.

And yes, she is also upset that christians are indeed leaving the faith in droves.

BTW, you will be amazed how fun this place is if you never respond to certain people.

Yep, just keep talking around them, others are interested in actually discussing the op.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

7. I know some really great Christians. Well, a couple.

I love them for what they believe and what they try and do with that belief.

Sadly many Christians use their belief for hate

[beam me up scottie]

8. Yes they do.

They're waging war on women and lgbt people in this country and around the world.

I don't know any atheists who want to restrict the rights of others.

[Yorktown]

9. Ah! But you forget the wonderful inversion of accusation some Chhristians use.

Marriage equality? You are waging war on my beliefs in traditional marriage.

Teaching evolution? You are waging war on my creationist beliefs.

Happy Winter Solstice? You get the drift.

[beam me up scottie]

10. Their war has real victims.

I don't consider them casualties of war because they got their fee fees hurt.

[Yorktown]

11. You are insensitive.

[Warren Stupidity]

13. that person is one of the "Defenders of the Faith" here

who have made it their mission to keep all the BADS ATHEISTS in line, plus DAWKINS!

[trotsky]

15. I wonder if a CNN article rises to the level of a scintilla?

Millennials leaving church in droves, study finds

in [font size=+1]DROVES?[/font] Say it ain't so!!!

[Warren Stupidity]

12. Oddly he might have gotten it from you.

not believing in the fairies at the bottom of the garden is as legitimate as believing in the fairies

[Leontius]

4. Well it's good to know you have your own fairy tales to believe in.

[hrmjustin]

14. I know and love many people who think I believe in fairy tales.

I still love you if you believe the same.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

16. Ahh, but you are a liberal, i.e. adult, thinking, reasonable, etc

Practically ALL non liberal Christians would hate me for my desire to not believe in something.

[hrmjustin]

17. Thank you and I enjoy your posts.