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 The Reason Rally, sponsored by secular organizations, draws a crowd to Washington.
May 29th, 2013
03:06 PM ET
Poll: America losing its religionBy Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) – More than three in four of Americans say religion is losing its influence in the United States, according to a new survey, the highest such percentage in more than 40 years. A nearly identical percentage says that trend bodes ill for the country. "It may be happening, but Americans don't like it," Frank Newport, Gallup's editor in chief, said of religion's waning influence. "It is clear that a lot of Americans don't think this is a good state of affairs." According to the Gallup survey released Wednesday, 77% of Americans say religion is losing its influence. Since 1957, when the question was first asked, Americans' perception of religion's power has never been lower. According to the poll, 75% of Americans said the country would be better off if it were more religious. The poll doesn't reflect Americans' personal religiosity, such as church attendance, but rather how large events and trends shape shared views, Newport explained. For example, the sexual revolution, the Vietnam War and the rise of the counterculture fed the perception that religion was on the wane during the late 1960s, he said. Views of a secularizing America peaked in 1969 and 1970, when 75% of Americans said faith was losing its clout in society. A similar view dominated from 1991-94 and from 2007 to the present. Americans saw religion increasing its influence in 1957, in 1962 and at a few points during the Reagan presidency in 1980. This number also spiked to its highest point ever - 71% - after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The pollster didn't speculate on the contemporary factors that led to the current views on faith's influence. Still, the poll numbers are dramatically influenced by church attendance, according to Gallup. More than 90% of people who attend church weekly responded that a more religious America would be positive, compared with 58% of Americans who attended church "less often." The Gallup poll was conducted via telephone from May 2 to May 7. A total of 1,535 people were sampled for the poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. soundoff (6,389 Responses)« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 Next »
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Wow! Shows they know the answer to their problems in in God … but not in Christianity.
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Appropriate conclusion: the god/religion stuff is unnecessary and we'll never agree on the right sky guy to follow. No "god" would need worship anyway, and no priests are needed (nor do they deserve your time and money).
Just be a good person, help others and live a good life. You only get one short life, as far as we can prove, so make the best of it.
KTShamin be link spamin. No thanks. Getting lots of money from those ads? God needs money...
Go sell your god stories somewhere else from a soundproof room without a net connection.
What WAForest said. Right on the mark.
Kind of like losing your badly soiled, torn, worn out underwear and getting a clean pair for free that fits your reality better. Not exactly a "loss".
bit harsh, but pretty apt.
in this case the filthy underwear are being forced to be among the youth of the boy scouts
No longer true, ".". The baptists are leaving!
That was a fun day in the rain.
Some believe they're better because of their religion.
That is not just an opinion; it's a prejudice.
You seem damaged. Go away and get well.
@(no name)
Some believe they're better because of their religion.
That is not just an opinion; it's a prejudice.
Some believe they're better because of their religion.
That is not just an opinion; it's a prejudice.
Some believe they're better because of their religion.
That is not just an opinion, it's a prejudice.
Some believe they're better because of their religion.
That is not just an opinion, it's a prejudice.
Some believe they're better because of their religion.
That is not just an opinion, it's a prejudice.
batting 100.
they cannot discuss him or his blood. just watch. or just look at the thousands of hours they've wasted here
“When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. And that's my religion.”
― Abraham Lincoln
That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular. abe
All men and women were born equal, regardless race or religion.
No one race is above another. No one religion is above another.
the high and lofty one
he who inhabits eternity
king of kings
lord of lords
he that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high
nah, fool. he was born far above everything
and he chucked it all
ain't no big deal he figured
and he became the son of man
TheTruth
All men and women were born equal, regardless race or religion.
No one race is above another. No one religion is above another.
@faith
Faith doesn't always mean religious belief.
Definition of Faith:
Noun
1. Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
2. Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
Some believe they're better because of their religion.
That is not just an opinion; it's a prejudice.
Pole dancing for Jesus
That lord is one vindictive sob
make up my mind.
nazi god-haters either deny he exists or insult him like he's lil fatty sambo's momma.
these fools run from jesus christ and the power of his blood. they cannot speculate on the origins of all things "pantas alles" and they have no idea who their lord and savior is. none. he's fsm or zeus or sky daddy. that's the best they can do. scholars is right. geniuses. the intelligentsia.
lil fatty sambo's mommy is quite proud of her daughter. delightful girl. sweet. non-demon possessed. what her parents must have done to her. holy cow.
who r u blowing 2day sambo? wipe off ur chin doll
Remember chad./faith.......... the talking donkey you like so much might of chewed on that BONE.............that created eve.
nazi fascist god haters r quite a nice bunch in reality. very respectful of others' faith.
y did those ancient sheep and goat herders write that comic strip? that's the question. then, all the hands it went through of people desiring to forge it. (they've got em fixed, baby. they don't miss nothin.) once the tards can answer them and a couple other high-brow questions, then they will try to lower themselves to the tard's level to engage in serious debate.
all the while jesus remains in the shadows, listening. our impotent god-man doing nothing to show his might to them personally bolsters their conceit. come down from that cross, "god" they command. like al qaeda instructing me 2 answer her!
his winnowing fork lies rusting among the wheat and the chaff on the barn floor, and it holds its edge, sharper than all human thoughts and intents
our noisy bill ni has much in common with talking donkeys and snakes
"Science
Remember chad./faith.......... the talking donkey you like so much might of chewed on that BONE.............that created eve."
by A Guiterman
First dentistry was painless.
Then bicycles were chainless,
Carriages were horseless,
And many laws enforceless.
Next cookery was fireless,
Telegraphy was wireless,
Cigars were nicotineless,
And coffee caffeineless.
Soon oranges were seedless,
The putting green was weedless,
The college boy was hatless,
The proper diet fatless.
New motor roads are dustless,
The latest steel is rustless,
Our tennis courts are sodless,
Our new religion — godless.
Prayer changes things
If prayer worked their would be no illness or wars.
Some believe they're better because of their religion.
That is not just an opinion; it's a prejudice.
Teach your children well. Teach them to be free of prejudice.
this idiot nailed it. duh. of course the universe itself has nothing to do with evidence for gods. nah. universes just explode onto the scene out of nowhere every other day. nothing unusual there.
absolutely correct! rally-o
what a moron
Really-O?
Things that are neither necessary nor sufficient evidence supporting the hypothesis that the god of Israel exists:
1) Origin of the universe
2) Origin of life
3) Fine tuning
4) Fossil record
5) Empty tomb
6) Existence of the laws (of science)
These are simply evidence of the fact that Chad does not understand the nature of evidence.
faith, there's a bridge up in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you.
Your phony religion already bought it stenchy!
America finding its New Religion,
to be a real great and blessed Nation,
under one Real GOD,
here now:
http://www.holy-19-harvest.com
UNIVERSAL MAGNIFICENT MIRACLES
Ancient life...............3.5 billion years ago.............NO god(s) or horn-y red devil never has been
Disappearance of Stromatolites, Earliest Visible Manifestation of Life: Ancient Enigma Solved?
May 28, 2013 — The widespread disappearance of stromatolites, the earliest visible manifestation of life on Earth, may have been driven by single-celled organisms called foraminifera.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130528143756.htm
Same applies to you two, there's a bridge up in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you. Which one wants to buy it first?
I told you stenchy............ your religion is the ultimate con game! Thanks for playin!
Summarizing for the new members of this blog:
Putting the kibosh on all religion in less than ten seconds: Priceless !!!
• As far as one knows or can tell, there was no Abraham i.e. the foundations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam are non-existent.
• As far as one knows or can tell, there was no Moses i.e the pillars of Judaism, Christianity and Islam have no strength of purpose.
• There was no Gabriel i.e. Islam fails as a religion. Christianity partially fails.
• There was no Easter i.e. Christianity completely fails as a religion.
• There was no Moroni i.e. Mormonism is nothing more than a business cult.
• Sacred/revered cows, monkey gods, castes, reincarnations and therefore Hinduism fails as a religion.
• Fat Buddhas here, skinny Buddhas there, reincarnated/reborn Buddhas everywhere makes for a no on Buddhism.
• A constant cycle of reincarnation until enlightenment is reached and belief that various beings (angels?, tinkerbells? etc) exist that we, as mortals, cannot comprehend makes for a no on Sikhism.
Added details available upon written request.
something new from reality tv.
u must b kidding.
Reality is shaking in his boots while using the word "probably". Are you hoping that Jesus probably won't fry you?
Jesus lies a-mouldering in the ground somewhere outside of Jerusalem and as such is harmless.
Is this Friday May 31st or the 13th?!
Our hearts and prayers go out to all affected!
http://news.yahoo.com/2-dead-tornado-hits-oklahoma-city-area-015538099.html
http://news.yahoo.com/4-firefighters-killed-houston-motel-fire-220422732.html
That lord is one vindictive sob
http://news.yahoo.com/arizona-fire-officials-planes-collide-4-dead-185152407.html
pole dancing: it is petty, too
Neither side has an answer to my question, that is my point. Neither of you can explain loss.....
How many sides are there?
Oh, I know... 4 to a square. There you go. Now you officially have received a solution from an atheist.