Religion

[21Kid]

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1 In 5 Americans Say Religion Is 'Not That Important' To Them

Americans are losing faith. At least, that's the conclusion of a new poll on religion.

Jointly conducted by NBC and The Wall Street Journal, the poll found that 21 percent of Americans feel religion is "not that important" in their lives.

This, NBC News writes, is the "highest percentage" recorded since the survey was first conducted in 1997.

[sandydandy]

Dooky: Man, look. Do I believe in God? Yeah, I guess I do. How else can you have the sun, moon and stars and shit like that?

Doughboy: Sun, moon, stars, quasars. Motherfucker sound like Elroy Jetson. There ain't no God. If there was a God, why He be letting motherfuckers get smoked every night?

[Kchrpm]

I would expect that number to just keep growing, too. As more and more people grow up without it, and find alternate means to reach out in the community and other support groups and the like to help with their life questions, there won't be major reasons for people to make religion important to them.

If more religious groups, on a micro and macro level, become more open to accepting different demographics and lifestyles, they'll have a chance.

[Fogelhund]

Canadian survey had 42% of people saying religion was important to them.

[Godson]

Speaking from my dealings with Christians and Christianity in a VERY GENERALIZED form and nothing more.


The interesting part for me is that religion is important to them, but when someone says they aren't religious but are spiritual, the religious person tends to go all 20 questions on them how they "don't believe in God."

[Rob]

"The highest percentage of Christians was found in the North East of England, where 1.8 million worshippers represented 68% of residents."

England's Alabama, ladies and gentlemen.

[LHutton]

"The highest percentage of Christians was found in the North East of England, where 1.8 million worshippers represented 68% of residents."

England's Alabama, ladies and gentlemen.

Fucking Southerners.

[Dicknose]

Aussies would be close to the other way, with religious being the minority.

[Kchrpm]

http://teaminfocus.com.au/religion-i...ia-statistics/

-About 13 million or 64% of Australians called themselves “Christian.” However, only about 7.5% attend any church services weekly (NCLS Research 2004).
-The main denominations continue to decline slowly, while 19% of Australians claimed “no religion.” Another two million did not state or adequately describe their religion.

Yeah, presumably the "religion is important" number is closer to the number for ones that attend weekly services.

It was my understanding that Australia is pretty closed-minded about certain cultural things despite this, but it came from a Sex Party Member so maybe it's all relative. I haven't looked that much into it.

[Dicknose]

We do have a lot of people who say "I'm Christian" as they were brought up that way and used to giving it as an answer to a question on religion.
That's why these types of surveys don't ask "what religion".

Look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Importa...ion_by_country

As for close minded, sure we have some conservative people.
Prostitution is legal, as is abortion.
We don't have gay marriage but gay rights and tolerance is good (but far from great)
Women have had the vote for over 100 years

We have some issues that are bad, but generally compare well to most western societies. Behind Scandinavia, but I'd say well ahead of the US.