CitizenVectron Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/13/us/no-religion-largest-group-first-time-usa-trnd/index.html Quote For the first time "No Religion" has topped a survey of Americans' religious identity, according to a new analysis by a political scientist. The non-religious edged out Catholics and evangelicals in the long-running General Social Survey. Ryan Burge, a political scientist at Eastern Illinois University and a Baptist pastor, found that 23.1% of Americans now claim no religion. Quote Whatever the causes, the non-religious represent a growing constituency. Yet this demographic is greatly underrepresented in Washington's halls of power. There is not a single open atheist amid the most diverse Congress in history, according to a Pew study. Christian groups in the US are only going to get more and more crazy as their power shrinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Let's be clear though: "no religion" doesn't mean "atheist" or "agnostic". A person can self-identify as having "no religion" and still be a Christian. All it means is that person doesn't identify with an organized denomination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentWorld Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Let's be clear though: "no religion" doesn't mean "atheist" or "agnostic". A person can self-identify as having "no religion" and still be a Christian. All it means is that person doesn't identify with an organized denomination. Then wouldn’t you be Christian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, SilentWorld said: Then wouldn’t you be Christian? Yes, but it appears that this study doesn't take into account someone identifying simply as a "Christian" with no affiliated denomination, but rather only includes specific denominations within Christianity (Catholic, Mainline Protestant, Evangelical Protestant, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 There’s a place where everyone can be happy, it’s the most beautiful place in the whole fucking world... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: There’s a place where everyone can be happy, it’s the most beautiful place in the whole fucking world... Cleveland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I hear people all the time say stuff like "I'm not religious," but they're definitely not atheist or agnostic. Still good to see religious people declining. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Let's be clear though: "no religion" doesn't mean "atheist" or "agnostic". A person can self-identify as having "no religion" and still be a Christian. All it means is that person doesn't identify with an organized denomination. Also, for the purposes of the specific point being made, it seems a little disingenuous to treat Catholic, evangelical, and mainline Protestant as three completely distinct groups. Even without considering your point, you're still left with a majority where there's no confusion about whether they're Christian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentWorld Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Well that’s dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 15 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: There’s a place where everyone can be happy, it’s the most beautiful place in the whole fucking world... I'm a simple man. I see bad religion lyrics, I up vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Not really a Bad Religion fan but that song in particular always makes me think of Tony Hawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 The survey should include a follow-up question for those who responded as "no religion" which asks if they consider themselves to be non-denominational Christian, atheist/agnostic, or spiritual/other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyle5150 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Thank God 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, Boyle5150 said: Thank God ur whale cum 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 The attack on Christianity continues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: The attack on Christianity continues Literally happy holidays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 7 hours ago, SaysWho? said: Cleveland. Ive heard Cleveland is pretty shitty, unless that’s the joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 All those new atheists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 21 minutes ago, Dodger said: Ive heard Cleveland is pretty shitty, unless that’s the joke. It's a 30 ROCK reference (I hope), and it clearly is the joke. Also, you live in Arizona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Phoenix is pretty nice though admittedly a little boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Go to Pizzeria Bianco. Best thing in Arizona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 24 minutes ago, Jose said: Go to Pizzeria Bianco. Best thing in Arizona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Hot in Cleveland doe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness35 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 8 hours ago, SFLUFAN said: The survey should include a follow-up question for those who responded as "no religion" which asks if they consider themselves to be non-denominational Christian, atheist/agnostic, or spiritual/other. Pretty much. Poor questioning or lack of further qualitative options to explain the quantitative answers results in a poor survey design. Might be nice... but at the same time this survey is a double-edged sword if anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Dodger said: Ive heard Cleveland is pretty shitty, unless that’s the joke. /thatsthejoke.gif I was specifically thinking of this video when I said that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 @Dodger Really though, go there! Best pizza in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I'm really pissed that Youtube won't let me embed that video. I the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 5 hours ago, Jose said: @Dodger Really though, go there! Best pizza in the country. I'll have to check it out. I've been kind of over pizza lately, or at least the shitty average pizza you get in the South West. I don't think I've ever had true "New York" pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Dodger said: I'll have to check it out. I've been kind of over pizza lately, or at least the shitty average pizza you get in the South West. I don't think I've ever had true "New York" pizza. More importantly, you should watch the video for good Cleveland ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foosh Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 In there bay area, there are a few Christian churches claiming to be "Not Religious." C3SV and Epic Church are some that I can think of off the top of my head. I don't really understand what it means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 1 minute ago, foosh said: In there bay area, there are a few Christian churches claiming to be "Not Religious." C3SV and Epic Church are some that I can think of off the top of my head. I don't really understand what it means. It means "non-denominational". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 14 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: It means "non-denominational". Which really almost always means “Baptist”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 It means they believe in Jesus however they want to believe in Jesus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foosh Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 It's some weird trend here. Most of them claim to be "start ups" too. I think the churches here are a great way to polish your resume if youre willing to build a portfolio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, foosh said: It's some weird trend here. Most of them claim to be "start ups" too. I think the churches here are a great way to polish your resume if youre willing to build a portfolio. Of course churches in the Bay Area would adopt the nomenclature of the dominant industry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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