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Seven in 10 Americans Are Very or Moderately Religious

wolfman24 said:
It is better to keep it in your heart than on your sleeve you will have to wash it less. Seriously. Personal faith is growing fortunately
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So I hear.
 
Monserrat said:
The US. Solid Christian base meaning over 3/4 of the country identify as Christian.
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i don't want to argue but I think this is abit high considering modern trends towards overall acceptance. I would more like 2/3 as Christian or believe in a Christian dogma
 
wolfman24 said:
ONLY? thats alot.
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It's a big number, but an even bigger number is the total of all American adults (do teenagers count?).

320,000 polled / all American adults (& teenagers) equals...?
 
Paschendale said:
Which is weird, to me, considering how much religion was used to justify enslaving and then oppressing them. The fear of hell and the promise of heaven, based on whether or not a slave was compliant and dutiful, was used to help keep them enslaved. I suppose I can see how they found it a source of comfort in a time when little else was comforting, if someone looks back on the history of how religion was used against black Americans, I don't really see how it could be seen as comforting now.
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How about the message of forgiving your enemies, and praying for those who persecute you? We are all imprisoned, one way or another, in a cell of our own or someone else's making. Those of us that see that for what it is reach out for release from that prison, and many of us find God that way. Others become bitter, angry and resentful. Others become materialistic and selfish.
 
ChuckBerry said:
How about the message of forgiving your enemies, and praying for those who persecute you? We are all imprisoned, one way or another, in a cell of our own or someone else's making. Those of us that see that for what it is reach out for release from that prison, and many of us find God that way. Others become bitter, angry and resentful. Others become materialistic and selfish.
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Certainly not a bad message, but one that is hardly exclusive to any individual religion. And yet its use in oppressing black Americans is unique to Christianity. It seems very strange to search for that message and land upon the very tools of one's enslavement. Why not Islam or Judaism? Those faiths teach the exact same philosophies of forgiveness and divine justice, yet were never used to justify enslaving black Americans.
 
Wake said:
It's a big number, but an even bigger number is the total of all American adults (do teenagers count?).

320,000 polled / all American adults (& teenagers) equals...?
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If you are doing a poll of religious people then why not. Teens go to church.
 
Paschendale said:
Certainly not a bad message, but one that is hardly exclusive to any individual religion. And yet its use in oppressing black Americans is unique to Christianity. It seems very strange to search for that message and land upon the very tools of one's enslavement. Why not Islam or Judaism? Those faiths teach the exact same philosophies of forgiveness and divine justice, yet were never used to justify enslaving black Americans.
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Let's stop nibbling around the edges and get to your main point. That Christianity and other religions teach similar philosophies is a given. That religion is used to subjugate people is a fact of history hardly unique to the US. What is your point in harping on this issue?
 
lpast said:
[h=2]First a disclaimer, I am not trying to start a religious war discussion here. I am merely posting something that I found interesting and I would not have expected to see this result.
I was under the belief religious americans were near or in the minority now.
What I found interesting is that in another thread the other day I mentioned a good friend of mine who believes fully in god the 10 commandments and much of the bible and says emphatically he belongs to no religion nor claims any religion...hes unbranded

But Protestant population is shrinking as "unbranded" religion grows[/h]
PRINCETON, NJ -- Sixty-nine percent of American adults are very or moderately religious, based on self-reports of the importance of religion in their daily lives and attendance at religious services. Within that group, 40% are very religious, meaning that they attend religious services regularly and they say religion is important in their daily lives.


Seven in 10 Americans Are Very or Moderately Religious
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70% of people claim they are very or moderately religious and yet we have a 50% divorce rate.
 
samsmart said:
70% of people claim they are very or moderately religious and yet we have a 50% divorce rate.
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Well thats better than having more dead husbands isnt it :)
 
lpast said:
[h=2]First a disclaimer, I am not trying to start a religious war discussion here. I am merely posting something that I found interesting and I would not have expected to see this result.
I was under the belief religious americans were near or in the minority now.
What I found interesting is that in another thread the other day I mentioned a good friend of mine who believes fully in god the 10 commandments and much of the bible and says emphatically he belongs to no religion nor claims any religion...hes unbranded

But Protestant population is shrinking as "unbranded" religion grows[/h]
PRINCETON, NJ -- Sixty-nine percent of American adults are very or moderately religious, based on self-reports of the importance of religion in their daily lives and attendance at religious services. Within that group, 40% are very religious, meaning that they attend religious services regularly and they say religion is important in their daily lives.


Seven in 10 Americans Are Very or Moderately Religious
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The US is one of the few places left where the pretence of belief can help in business and politics; scarcely any Americans show any sign whatever of having read the New Testament seriously or being prepared to take any action for conscience sake, anywhere, ever; the policies the alleged religious believers support (child-killing in Palestine and the like) are abomination to any Christian or believers in any higher religion. I'd suggest - though I have no windows into other people's souls - that a high proportion of Americans SAY they are religious, when on all the evidence their only god is Mammon - money, money, money, and to hell with everyone else.
 
Penderyn said:
The US is one of the few places left where the pretence of belief can help in business and politics; scarcely any Americans show any sign whatever of having read the New Testament seriously or being prepared to take any action for conscience sake, anywhere, ever; the policies the alleged religious believers support (child-killing in Palestine and the like) are abomination to any Christian or believers in any higher religion. I'd suggest - though I have no windows into other people's souls - that a high proportion of Americans SAY they are religious, when on all the evidence their only god is Mammon - money, money, money, and to hell with everyone else.
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Oh another pro american..how cool is that ....:)
 
lpast said:
Oh another pro american..how cool is that ....:)
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I like most Americans (wheras they seem to hate one another, going around armed to the teeth like mad bandits). Why don't you deal with the issue instead of trying to shoot the messenger?
 
Penderyn said:
I like most Americans (wheras they seem to hate one another, going around armed to the teeth like mad bandits). Why don't you deal with the issue instead of trying to shoot the messenger?
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I can only speak for myself...I prefer to shoot the messenger so they cant annoy me again :)
 
lpast said:
I can only speak for myself...I prefer to shoot the messenger so they cant annoy me again :)
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Well, yes - that IS what is wrong with the US, certainly. Padded cells are full of such.
 
Penderyn said:
Well, yes - that IS what is wrong with the US, certainly. Padded cells are full of such.
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Im kidding with you...you need to take a course in American humor :) Where are you from btw.
 
lpast said:
Im kidding with you...you need to take a course in American humor :) Where are you from btw.
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As is well known, Americans have no sense of humour, so you can't be, even though I naively supposed you were. 'Many a true word is spoken in jest', said I, and continued to explain the true word. I come from a Better Place, somewhere near Abercwmscwt!
 
Penderyn said:
As is well known, Americans have no sense of humour, so you can't be, even though I naively supposed you were. 'Many a true word is spoken in jest', said I, and continued to explain the true word. I come from a Better Place, somewhere near Abercwmscwt!
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Ohhh ok that splains it...thats where they milk goats then take one for their wife
 
lpast said:
Ohhh ok that splains it...thats where they milk goats then take one for their wife
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No - that's where you live, because you believe in lifelong true marriage between equals. Go away and love choirboys and toads, prevert (see Dr Strangelove - whose author I knew, incidentally).
 
Penderyn said:
No - that's where you live, because you believe in lifelong true marriage between equals. Go away and love choirboys and toads, prevert (see Dr Strangelove - whose author I knew, incidentally).
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Ok..hey one more thing...does a goat make a better wife or one of your pigs from the sty...and remember :)
"I GOTS NUTTIN BUT LUVS FOR YA HAWNY" thats a rap song btw :)
 
ChuckBerry said:
Are the religious getting divorced? Plus, many Christians are OK with divorce. I'm not, but many are.
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Divorce is much preferable to what can happen with two people under the same roof in turmoil...I would much prefer a woman being able to get out from tyranny with a civil divorce than live in a VERY RELIGIOUS atmosphere in a muslim country where she is for all intents a slave.
 
lpast said:
Ok..hey one more thing...does a goat make a better wife or one of your pigs from the sty...and remember :)
"I GOTS NUTTIN BUT LUVS FOR YA HAWNY" thats a rap song btw :)
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Sorry - get your Mummy to translate that into English, if it will go. No speakie Puke.
 
Penderyn said:
Sorry - get your Mummy to translate that into English, if it will go. No speakie Puke.
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Awww goatzee your trying to insult my mother now ? you must be a BIG BOY all grown up huh...lololol...so what did you name you goat did you put a ring on his hoof
 
johnny_rebson said:
Yes. They don't go to church, but they can be heard yelling "Oh God, Oh God, Oh God!!!" in their bedroom.
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LOL - God during sex.

I never understood it . . . I say all sorts of stuff but leave god out ;)
 
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