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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:43 PM Original message |
Yes Christianity IS losing in the religion war. |
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Melodybe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. Thanks again, for all of your hard work |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Thanks Melodybe |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. Christianity is going down, as is the US and its military |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I so agree with this |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I think it's always been so. |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. Perfectly good religion? |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:44 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Of Course they did |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 11:14 PM Response to Reply #32 |
48. The Roman Empire coopted Christianity |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 03:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. You may not want to believe this - and maybe it is not true |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. You left Atheism off your list, I am sure we are at least 1% |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Atheism is between 5% and 12% |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Does 'atheism' include agnostics or lapsed participants? |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. I had to look up Deist - it sounds like Agnostic |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 05:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Reading that definition, I don't see myself |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 05:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Well I tried eom |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 11:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
49. I'm sure the founding fathers wouldn't see themselves either |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 07:49 AM Response to Reply #20 |
53. Depends on who is doing the survey |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 03:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
59. I would call you nonaffiliated Christian or Christian |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. According to this |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Here in West Michigan it's very Dangerous to admit. |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. It is in most places |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 09:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. What do you do if you have to swear on the Bible and you are atheist |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 09:14 AM Response to Reply #41 |
54. In Britain, you can 'affirm' instead |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 03:40 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. Oh how COOL is that! |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
26. The reason I left Atheism off is because there are no stats on |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. Just like a cornered or wounded animal... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. I think you're exactly right |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. I guess we should grow the Iraq crusade to Iran et al |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 09:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
45. Now you're sounding like Ann Coulter! eom |
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phaseolus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. This illustrates part of their motivation... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. The growth of the non-churched is great news. |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
11. As a Christian, I am not worried about that at all! |
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AmBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. And a hearty AMEN to that!!! n/t |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. THANKS! |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. The problem |
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Kazak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
12. Religion war? |
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frictionlessO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. Very very good stuff... Hoping the Christians that are left are the kind |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Thanks for the vote of confidence! As queer person of faith |
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frictionlessO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 05:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. Hey, believe me I empathize. |
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toddaa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:18 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Depends on how |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
46. What religion baptizes dead people???? |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 05:48 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. LDS |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 03:17 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. OH MY GOD! |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-04-05 11:56 PM Response to Reply #57 |
64. They're STILL doing it. There was a piece in the news recently about it. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-04-05 11:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
63. The cult known as Mormonism. |
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manic expression (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 06:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
39. Not exactly |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 09:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
44. I think on that site it said Christians are losing a point a year |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
22. Didn't know I was in a footrace |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
23. this is playing right into their hands |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
31. This is exactly one of the reasons the fundies are so paranoid |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 09:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. I don't think the Bible says this: |
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tmorelli415 (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
35. STOP STOP STOP STOP!!!!!! What the F*ck are you thinking?!!!! |
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Singular73 (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 05:49 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. You know tmorelli, I say the same thing everytime..... |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 05:49 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Christianity, or lack there of, has NOTHING to do with being a Democrat |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 06:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Then why on a political forum |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-05 12:00 AM Response to Reply #40 |
65. Who's cheering? The OP just pointed out a fact. |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
47. WAIT a minute! |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 07:32 AM Response to Reply #35 |
52. How does the national Democratic party "blast away" at Christians? |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
42. P.S. to the moderator |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 05:44 AM Response to Original message |
50. spirituality |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
55. Looking at growth rates is still simplistic |
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catbert836 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
56. Thanks for posting this. |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
61. And speaking of smudging - I talked with a teacher friend |
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Kire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-04-05 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
62. that's all right |
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Chauga (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-05 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
66. It doesn't even seem like the same church into which I was born. |
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Chauga (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-05 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
67. It doesn't even seem like the same church into which I was born. |
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