U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time

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  1. cd8ed

    cd8ed Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    And I asked for a source showing where these Christian children were being so bullied by others that they decided to leave religion. Which you have dodged like it is a professional sport.

    My narrative is not important nor am I arguing anything — I posted an article on a subject with no positive or negative personal commentary, you have imagined that. Maybe reflect and think on what you are trying to convey because it seems all over the place.

    So again, free free to back up your narrative.
    Or don’t (because you can’t)
     
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    You are the source LMFAO Read your own link :)
     
  3. yabberefugee

    yabberefugee Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    It is updated. Blm has Marxist Leaders, Universities are saturated with Marxist teachings. Media embraces them, cancel culture, CRT training, the list goes on and on.
     
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    Good.

    Religion is one of the largest cancers in society.

    ALL religion.
     
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    cd8ed Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I see you are having trouble understanding the word “from” and and are trying to swap it with the world “towards”.

    I use to enjoy your game. This is just sad for you.
     
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    Get it right....! That wasn’t her ‘manhood’ you could see bouncing....it was obviously her lizard tail that she had to tuck under....!

    Good grief...........
     
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  8. crank

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    The problem is ideology generally, not specifically religious ideology. ALL ideologies are dangerous, or at the very least potentially dangerous.

    What's needed is more actual atheism. A disinterest in and denial of all ideologies - whether religious or political. It matters not whether there is a godhead involved, the mechanics of ideology are identical in all variants. It's those mechanics which cause the problems, not the particular flavour of the ideology.
     
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    Do you doubt those images of Big Mike's manhood? Seriously, have you actually watched the footage? There isn't any way on G-d's green earth that that isn't a penis.
     
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    There is nothing wrong in mature belief. Unfortunately, the way most people present their image of deity is more similar to Santa Claus than what a supreme being capable of creating the universe would have to be like.
    Political "beliefs", "right" and "left", don't display much more maturity either.
    People who present as Christians would do well to examine closely what Jesus is cited as having said. Forget the overlays that religions and society have placed in the way. As for other religions, one also needs to be awake.
     
  11. Ronald Hillman

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    If people want to understand why others are leaving Christianity go over to the religious forum and read the thread,
    The Intelligence Of The Anti-Faith Secular Humanists Will Vanish.
    I do not recognise the Christianity portrayed there as remotely connected to the Christianity of Jesus.
     
  12. Woolley

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    If an economics department teaches Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Keynes and Friedman does that mean its a Marxist economics department? If a philosophy professor even mentions Marx does that make him a Marxist? I actually have a copy of the Communist Manifesto here in my office, does that make me a communist?
     
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    Whatever that means :)
     
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    I would ask do you have a copy of the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, the Federalist Papers??? If you don't.....it might well mean you are a communist. Give me a break....these Marxist philosophies are floated around in our educational system and very little American History is taught. It is pitiful. So, is your copy of the Communist Manifesto a well worn copy? Does it cover up your Bible if you even have one?
     
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    90% of the right wingers on this forum who complain about Marxism don't even know what the word means. Hell, I've probably spilled more ink actually criticizing Marxism (the real thing anyway) than any of the conservatives on the forum have. In fact, I've had to spend more time defending capitalism from Trump supporters here than I have from actual Marxists. Same goes for the Constitution. Not that any of this has th slightest thing to do with church attendance.
     
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    It does have something to do with Church attendance because Churches hardly flourish in Marxist controlled countries because government is the god who provides there. God is a threat.
     
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    Anyone who believes in rules established divinely puts his allegiance in that above man's laws. His saying otherwise would be lying.
     
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    I have more books on history of all kinds than most people do, a lifetime of reading and loving books will end up as a library if you keep them all. Yes, I have plenty of books on our founding documents. I have several college level texts on the pre-constitution decade too. I have books on philosophy, logic why, I even have a copy of Newts "Contract on America" which has managed to survive my book burning Marxathons over the years. As for the Bible, I have one too given to me by some wonderful sisters in Marsabit, Kenya with a wonderful inscription. I have the Koran too. Why I have books on all kinds of religions even though I am an atheist. Books galore baby, books galore.
     
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    That's a pretty fair point.

    I don't know that its humanly possible, just due to our social dynamics. But you are in essence correct.
     
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    Marxism's ultimate goal is anarchy. Central government planning is only a stepping stone, not a god. And no one with two braincells to rub together seriously believes the US is in danger of becoming a Marxist country.
     
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    Did you support trump?
    If not, by default, you are a marxist communist according the those people.
     
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    Well if you are an atheist, I understand your fascination and acceptance of Marxist theology.
     

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