I don't even live in the US, but I get a warm fuzzy feeling to see things like this:
"New Gallup Poll Shows That Atheists Are No Longer the Least Electable Group in America"
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/06/22/new-gallup-poll-...
"Confidence in Organized Religion at an All-Time Low… Again"
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/06/17/confidence-in-or...
"Christians Decline Sharply as Share of Population; Unaffiliated and Other Faiths Continue to Grow"
http://www.pewforum.org/2015/05/12/americas-changing-religious-landscape/
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Maybe there is hope yet. Since I live in the southern United States, I am careful who I confide in concerning religion. There are church buildings all over the place here.
I live in a country which is 98% Christians, and I see little to no decline, though most peope here do not take religion seriosly in the way, like a subject they never wish to talk about or even think about.
Same here. Well, a lot of the people here do not talk about religion because they themselves know very little about it. They only belong to a certain church because they were raised in it. Otherwise, they have not even read the bible nor are familiar with the things that are written there.
"they have not even read the bible nor are familiar with the things that are written there."
Most Christians are like that.
When I tell them that god in the bible accidentally steps on shit and gets pissed about it, they are like: :O
them: "You are lying!!!"
me: "No it is true, since only after Jesus came, god became omniscient so.... :)"
LOL it is funny when you see this human side of their god and when you remember their faces after informing them about it.
Things seem to be going ok in my part of Canada (Maritimes), now I can't speak for everyone here, but I've been sensing a slight decline in faith. It seems whenever I engage in conversation with someone my age (I am 18), some adhere to the customs of religion rather than the belief.
Wow, this took me by surprise!
This has to be a major setback for the Christian right.
"Landmark: Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Legal Nationwide"
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/do-not-pub-same-sex-marraige-legal-n...
"Supreme Court rules gay couples nationwide have a right to marry"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gay-marriage-and-other-major-ruli...
I kinda makes you wonder if this guy going to stand by his word?
http://www.hngn.com/articles/103690/20150624/texas-pastor-will-set-himse...
What does Ted Cruz think?
https://imgflip.com/i/ngj4x
Occasionally I get to feel button-busting proud of my country.
Ouch! Creationism takes one right in the nads in UK! :D
"UK bans teaching of creationism in any school that receives public funding"
http://www.rawstory.com/2014/06/uk-bans-teaching-of-creationism-in-any-s...
Yea that is nice to hear.
Oh, oh oh! Bringing up a point about homosexual marriage finally being legalized in the US, I've heard some Americans are moving here now (Canada) because of it.
Little do they know it's legal here too... Man if there turns out to be some sort of om impotent being (and this is more fatalist for predetermining actions) I'm giving him/her a high five for when they realise this.
"A Renewed Case for Ending Faith-Based Tax Exemptions"
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/06/30/a-renewed-case-f...
It really would be wonderful if this could get approved. If it were to happen in the US, it could inspire other countries as well.
"Half Of Brits Say Religion Does More Harm Than Good, And Atheists Can Be Just As Moral"
This line was especially interesting:
"Even 20% of British people who described themselves as being 'very religious' said religion was harmful to society"
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/11/03/religion-beyond-belief_n_6094...
Thanks for the info
Whoever came up with the idea that only theists can be moral? Why does anyone need God to tell them what is right, or wrong, and what makes sense and what dosen't? Don't these people have their OWN minds...I think not, thats why they are theists!!
Like to add, some of the most immoral,unpleasant, unforgiving people I know ARE theists!!
"How a Former Chaplain Ditched Her Faith and Helped Others Get Away from God"
"A decade ago, Catherine Dunphy was on her way to becoming a religious leader, having already been a Roman Catholic student chaplain… but that changed when she began to have doubts about God. Her journey out of religion led her to start (and lead) the Clergy Project to help others pastors out of the pulpit"
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/07/21/how-a-former-cha...
More gay news:
"Italy violates human rights by not offering adequate legal protection and recognition to same-sex couples, a European court has ruled."
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/21/italy-violates-human-rights...
"After Scandals, Ireland Is No Longer 'Most Catholic Country In The World'"
http://www.npr.org/2015/08/26/434821443/after-scandals-ireland-is-no-lon...
"As More Irish Turn Away From Catholicism, Parents Call For Non-Religious Schools"
http://www.npr.org/2015/08/17/432619097/as-more-irish-turn-away-from-cat...
This reminds me, a theist acquaintance of mine the other day told me that 'people like me' are giving Christianity a bad name. I think I pissed them off, since my response rather shut them up really fast, and I haven't heard anything about it since. I only reminded them that the only thing people like me have done is make it more acceptable to be atheist, we don't rove around door-to-door and shore-to-shore spreading the good news that god doesn't exist. At BEST the only thing we have done is make it more comfortable to be openly atheist in society. Christianity's black-eye comes from people on their side, like Ted Cruise or Kent Hovind(Yep, he's back, and his youtube videos are hilarious.), not people like me. These people do more to discredit their own religion than all of my posts on this site combined!
Hell, if they started a class on how to destroy religion I would attend it, as they have single-handedly done more to give their religion a poor reputation than every atheist combined. We don't need to make religion look bad, the adherents do it better than we possibly could, all we do is point and laugh.
I find it funny that theists, in the face of the scandals that THEY THEMSELVES created, want to blame atheism for all their problems...hey, it wasn't us who were found molesting children, then having to use the donations of hard working people to pay "hush money" to the victims!!!
lumping everyone under a self proclaimed label is dumb. Then using that as a straw man to bolster your own weak argument is even more dumb
As more of us come out of the theistic closet, hopefully this trend will continue to the point where we are a majority and not treated as second-class citizens or worse, not worthy of being citizens at all.
It's going to be a tough, long road though...I live in one of the Catholic capitals of the world, and with the Pope's visit comming, there are polls that say that 86% of all catholics living in this area think that religion is very important to them, although they may not agree with all the Pope's, and the churches teachings...poor misguided souls!!! In my view, they also are condoning pedophilia.
"There are more atheists and agnostics entering Harvard than Protestants and Catholics"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/09/09/there-ar...
Harvard isn't exactly the paragon of intellect and morality. The CEO of Enron went there, and was lauded for his "success" by the school before getting caught. Many scivy financiers came from Harvard and did more harm to the american populace in recent history than all those lone religious nuts combined.
And, the unabomber. *mic drop
"Nepal rejects reverting back to a Hindu state. More than two-thirds of lawmakers vote to keep secular system brought in after fall of monarchy in 2008."
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/nepal-rejects-reverting-hindu-stat...
The first same sex marriage license issued from Kim Davis' office since Davis is back to work. She's hiding out, and Christian protesters are INSIDE the office and shouting abuse.
"KENTUCKY: Deputy Clerk Brian Mason Issues License To Lesbian Couple As Christians Shout Abuse"
http://www.joemygod.com/2015/09/14/kentucky-deputy-clerk-brian-mason-iss...
Scroll down to see the video.
"Thanks to Kim Davis, More Americans Than Ever Before Support Equal Rights Over Religious Bigotry"
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/09/15/thanks-to-kim-da...
Well, I guess even jackasses can have some value, eh?
Absolutely.
I think it's quite common to see people who achieve the opposite of what they want, by being stupid and stubborn. All you have to do is sit back and watch them destroy themselves.
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