Title: Newsweek: "The End of Christian America"
Post by: Martian on April 08, 2009, 02:36:28 PM
Post by: Martian on April 08, 2009, 02:36:28 PM
Ahh, it's been a while since I was last at these forums.
This interesting article reminded of you guys: http://www.newsweek.com/id/192583/page/1
The article is about the decline of Christianity in America. (written with a little Christian bias)
This interesting article reminded of you guys: http://www.newsweek.com/id/192583/page/1
The article is about the decline of Christianity in America. (written with a little Christian bias)
Quote from: "The End of Christian America"Americans who claim no religious affiliation has nearly doubled since 1990, rising from 8 to 15 percent.Hopefully this trend will continue!
Title: Re: Newsweek: "The End of Christian America"
Post by: Kylyssa on April 10, 2009, 05:45:06 PM
Post by: Kylyssa on April 10, 2009, 05:45:06 PM
It was pretty disgusting that that piece of tripe made it to Newsweek.
The problem with their study is that they are (once again) lumping all people without a specific religious affiliation together as non-believers. It's not that it wouldn't be nice, it's just that a bunch of folks who claim to not be religious will tell you they believe in Jesus,God, Sasquatch, or the ever annoying "something" some folks use to indicate they are Deists.
The problem with their study is that they are (once again) lumping all people without a specific religious affiliation together as non-believers. It's not that it wouldn't be nice, it's just that a bunch of folks who claim to not be religious will tell you they believe in Jesus,God, Sasquatch, or the ever annoying "something" some folks use to indicate they are Deists.
Title: Re: Newsweek: "The End of Christian America"
Post by: PipeBox on April 12, 2009, 03:01:41 PM
Post by: PipeBox on April 12, 2009, 03:01:41 PM
Quote from: "Kylyssa"It was pretty disgusting that that piece of tripe made it to Newsweek.
The problem with their study is that they are (once again) lumping all people without a specific religious affiliation together as non-believers. It's not that it wouldn't be nice, it's just that a bunch of folks who claim to not be religious will tell you they believe in Jesus,God, Sasquatch, or the ever annoying "something" some folks use to indicate they are Deists.
Funny thing is the fundies hate it as much as we do. For different reasons, of course, but all stem from it being a shoddy article.
Title: Re: Newsweek: "The End of Christian America"
Post by: pastafarian on April 12, 2009, 11:42:08 PM
Post by: pastafarian on April 12, 2009, 11:42:08 PM
Aside from it being a shoddy article, they are calling it "Christian America." There never was a Christian America; there is an America made of Christians, but that is entirely different. Christian America implies that America is based and/or follows and incorporates Christianity with the government, that is not what America is. The United States was founded on the basis of freedom of and the freedom from religion, that means no religion in the government. America may have a Christian majority, but so what? all that means is that there are mostly Christians, but we do not and should not run this country based on Christian principles or ideology. Christian America is and idiotic term that says there is no separation of church and state and that would be horrendous. Goddammit Newsweek, are your editors dumb enough not to know that? 
Sorry for the little rant, but idiocy makes me angry
Sorry for the little rant, but idiocy makes me angry