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Runningdawg

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11. Churches in OK are telling members to answer the question this way.

Tue Dec 14, 2021, 03:21 PM

Dec 2021

Just like if anyone asks you if you own a gun the answer is always NO. Even when it's in your pocket. To answer otherwise is to be put on "the list".

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What's your religion? In US, a common reply now is "None" [View all] dalton99a Dec 2021 OP

I don't answer it at all, so mine is not even "none". If someone asks if I'm gay, none of your brewens Dec 2021 #1

Depending on context MurrayDelph Dec 2021 #22

Many of us are ex-something or lapsed-something. keithbvadu2 Dec 2021 #2

Oftentimes, the method of religion is more important than the God of religion. keithbvadu2 Dec 2021 #3

My Daddy told me that anyone who tells you they know God's will is either a conman or a fool. Midnight Writer Dec 2021 #4

Just tell them you are still doing your research Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2021 #5

Perfect answer. Solomon Dec 2021 #63

Less than none. nt Earth-shine Dec 2021 #6

I thought it was BS from an early age gay texan Dec 2021 #7

I Would Be A "None" ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #8

Same here. smirkymonkey Dec 2021 #51

Want to make someone uncomfortable that asks, stare at them in complete silence PortTack Dec 2021 #9

My neighbor asked me what church I went to Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2021 #14

Yep, that's the line musette_sf Dec 2021 #41

Actually, having dealt with my wifes hyper-Evangelical family, sir pball Dec 2021 #37

I'm an agnostic, dyslexic insomniac. panader0 Dec 2021 #10

Dog?? USALiberal Dec 2021 #48

Dyslexic--dog is god spelled backwards. panader0 Dec 2021 #49

Churches in OK are telling members to answer the question this way. Runningdawg Dec 2021 #11

They're supposed to deny that they're Christians? Mariana Dec 2021 #18

Not any more. You can't fight the next crusade in prison. Jesus understands. Runningdawg Dec 2021 #25

Hilarious. The majority of the people in the country are Christian. Mariana Dec 2021 #28

Yes and yes. They truly believe we are hunting them. Who do you think the III% are?? Runningdawg Dec 2021 #45

The Episcopal Church explicitly preaches sir pball Dec 2021 #35

My point - That people don't follow EVERY tenant of their religion. Runningdawg Dec 2021 #44

Hmmm. Name some religions and I'll tell you. LakeArenal Dec 2021 #12

So you don't think the National Cathedral should be religious? nt sir pball Dec 2021 #34

More like I don't care if the National Cathedral is religious. LakeArenal Dec 2021 #40

Funny Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2021 #42

A big fat NONE! I finally realized it's mostly about feeding the blackholes of existence of ARPad95 Dec 2021 #13

"unaffliated" covers a vast range, as this religious person (who denies she is religious) shows muriel_volestrangler Dec 2021 #15

Spiritual mvd Dec 2021 #16

Unitarian Universalist pagan nt Wicked Blue Dec 2021 #17

Love the UUs Hekate Dec 2021 #24

CUUPs didn't interest me, to be honest Wicked Blue Dec 2021 #29

sigh. I moved 4+ years ago and never managed to really hook up with the local UUs... Hekate Dec 2021 #32

Episcopal Agnostic here sir pball Dec 2021 #26

I was raised Lutheran but gave that up in my late teens nt Wicked Blue Dec 2021 #30

I was raised a Catholic but I rarely attend church anymore FakeNoose Dec 2021 #19

I was raised Irish Catholic....but now I'm an American. albacore Dec 2021 #20

Had None on my dog tags in the late 80's and still None. sarcasmo Dec 2021 #21

I don't adhere to any particular religion. Elessar Zappa Dec 2021 #23

I'm atheist and my wife is Roman Catholic. old as dirt Dec 2021 #27

I don't need such nonsense to be a good person Skittles Dec 2021 #31

That's nice. The government has endorsed "nonsense" though sir pball Dec 2021 #33

people can have what they want Skittles Dec 2021 #38

I have made it fairly obvious quaker bill Dec 2021 #36

In a hospital, I respond, "why?" iemanja Dec 2021 #39

Every time I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2021 #43

I'm sure some ambitious preachers are paying attention Buckeyeblue Dec 2021 #46

After the past six years, not surprising . . . hatrack Dec 2021 #47

It's a bit more complicated than that. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2021 #50

True enough, though I'd wager events since 2015 are going to accelerate a trend already in place hatrack Dec 2021 #55

THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH IS BREAKING APART Mosby Dec 2021 #64

My sister is a none VGNonly Dec 2021 #52

I've been a "none" for a very long time. Greybnk48 Dec 2021 #53

Atheist since about 12 years old. I'm 68 now. Goodheart Dec 2021 #54

I do not believe Pew has the nearly the complete picture msfiddlestix Dec 2021 #56

Here you go: muriel_volestrangler Dec 2021 #57

Thank you. msfiddlestix Dec 2021 #58

Nearly 4,000 respondents is a pretty large sample muriel_volestrangler Dec 2021 #65

yeah I spotted that, but frankly it pretty much went over my head msfiddlestix Dec 2021 #71

It's a self-selected response - i.e. totally meaningless poll Sympthsical Dec 2021 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author Sympthsical Dec 2021 #67

that's my uneducated view... msfiddlestix Dec 2021 #69

I have a Research Statistics final in five hours Sympthsical Dec 2021 #70

oh my gosh, good luck! msfiddlestix Dec 2021 #72

Polling companies have no way in law to force people to answer their surveys muriel_volestrangler Dec 2021 #73

The Census does a lot more than that Sympthsical Dec 2021 #74

Again, all you're saying is "only the census is meaningful" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2021 #75

You didn't really address any part of what was said Sympthsical Dec 2021 #76

Can you describe a poll, other than the census, that is not "self-selecting" under your definition? muriel_volestrangler Dec 2021 #77

It's literally Chapter 1 in any elementary statistics text Sympthsical Dec 2021 #78

So, all polls outside the census are self-selecting, according to you muriel_volestrangler Dec 2021 #80

I'm a theological noncognitivist, myself. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #59

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2021 #60

None, as in Non Believer and Anti-Religious Organizations Across the Spectrum msfiddlestix Dec 2021 #61

When asked, I say just like our founding fathers Deism! Emile Dec 2021 #62

Self-selected response with a 30% response rate. Doesn't mean anything Sympthsical Dec 2021 #68

Various religions at one point used their funds to... Xolodno Dec 2021 #79