Religion

TM99

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8. Organized religion is a big category.

Tue Apr 22, 2014, 09:22 AM

Apr 2014

Most if not all mainstream protestant denominations have changed. They are incredibly diverse, tolerant, and embrace many varied believers and non-believers alike. Anglican's have been ordaining women and homosexuals for pushing 25 years now. Catholics in American have always tended to be more liberal than those in Rome, and with Pope Francis there is a real possibility of further change.

It is only the fundamentalists that are living in that kind of bigoted field of hatred and intolerance. I sincerely doubt they will ever change as that type of thinking has been with mankind much longer than Pentecostals have been handling snakes.

I do believe strongly that many young people, in part due to the internet's influence, are living in thought bubbles. They only know and experience what they have already known or experienced. We talk about the Internet as this great bastion of knowledge and liberation, and really it is still just lol-catz, porn, Wikipedia, and the sites that support our own worldview.

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If millennials leave religion, then what? [View all] cbayer Apr 2014 OP

Then their kids will simply TM99 Apr 2014 #1

While I think your theory on this is valid, I am also seeing, cbayer Apr 2014 #2

I also see it on college campuses TM99 Apr 2014 #5

I also think the language is going to have to change. cbayer Apr 2014 #9

I would tend to disagree... unless... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #3

I think you and I do agree. TM99 Apr 2014 #4

In part, yes. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #6

Organized religion is a big category. TM99 Apr 2014 #8

I don't know that that will be the case Goblinmonger Apr 2014 #11

I know lots of individual cases such as yours TM99 Apr 2014 #14

anecdotal Warren Stupidity Apr 2014 #28

My children are third generation atheists. Warren Stupidity Apr 2014 #15

Anecdotal. TM99 Apr 2014 #16

The internet. JNelson6563 Apr 2014 #7

Excellent point in terms of how the internet has changed socialization cbayer Apr 2014 #10

I believe that children coming out of school now Goblinmonger Apr 2014 #12

That is such an elitist attitude. Warren Stupidity Apr 2014 #17

Perhaps I was lucky. JNelson6563 Apr 2014 #29

Do you recall what forum that was? cbayer Apr 2014 #30

Another thing that really impacts the ability to have a discussion... trotsky Apr 2014 #31

It died long ago, sadly. JNelson6563 Apr 2014 #32

There are some thoughtful and lengthy discussion here, cbayer Apr 2014 #33

I think you bring up a key point: trotsky Apr 2014 #13

I think they may likely coalesce around various groups that fit their social/ethical/moral viewpoint pinto Apr 2014 #18

I agree with you. cbayer Apr 2014 #19

And I think millenials are more likely to refashion religion instead of vica versa. pinto Apr 2014 #20

That is what I am seeing as well. cbayer Apr 2014 #21

While I agree about religions impact on the issues mentioned edhopper Apr 2014 #22

That has clearly been the trend over the past 30 years, but cbayer Apr 2014 #23

One would hope edhopper Apr 2014 #24

OWS had strong participation from religious groups and people. cbayer Apr 2014 #25

Yes edhopper Apr 2014 #26

Nice talking to you, edhopper. cbayer Apr 2014 #27