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Thread ID: 8980 | Posts: 6 | Started: 2003-08-12
2003-08-12 16:42 | User Profile
hi, could anywon tell me what is the present religious demography in america.and is it changing. thank u.
2003-08-12 16:52 | User Profile
Originally posted by arya@Aug 12 2003, 16:42 * hi, could anywon tell me what is the present religious demography in america.and is it changing. thank u.*
Honestly, no. You have the basic numbers, but what's more important is what's behind the numbers. And this isn't something this forum seems to have in the past generated very intelligent discussion on.
A goggle search on the noted sociologist James Davison Hunter might be illuminative if you're really interested in this.
2003-08-16 01:36 | User Profile
Wowful amazement:
*Scientology (55,000)*
Just booming along, ain't it? J. Ron Hubbard's "scientific religion" just spreads like wildfire, adding maybe one-and-a-half converts a year despite constant reprints of Dianetics and every other Hollywood performer giving it a good word. Another century of this stunning growth and it might crack the six figure barrier. Let's not laugh: Something on earth moves even slower than white nationalism.
2003-08-16 05:50 | User Profile
I'd wouldnt put judiasm at 1.8% like you have it.
A huge number of jews are Atheist and its not like they behave much different when it comes to taking sides in the "culture war". Someone mentioned before we have to factor jedeo-christians, I agree.
One of the big "Favorite" fallacies being pushed on modern people of european dissent is that our ancestors where idiots. If they were idiots we wouldnt be here today. If anything they were smarter a screwup back then often meant death from infection when injured or what not. The idiots today are US, look in the mirror. Our ancestors spent the bulk of their time doing productive things necessarily for survival and growth. I wouldnt put the number of "real or 10%" christians any higher in the past than it is now. A lot of people pay lip service to these things.
2003-08-16 06:55 | User Profile
thank u wintermute,i got the information i needed.it was very interesting,but also a little bit confusing.i have only one question. can chiristianity survive in us after 100 years as a majority religion.
2003-08-16 16:23 | User Profile
Of course Christianity will survive in the USA. That's really not an issue. Gallup reported about 86% of Americans are Chrisitian and unless these 220M people suddenly disappear (a rapture?), the nation is Christian. here's more:
**The Harris Poll. July 17-21, 1998. N=1,011 adults nationwide.
ALL Christians Non- Christians
"I will read you a list of things some people believe in. Please say for each one if you believe in it or not. Do believe in it (All Christians....non-christians)
"God" 94 99 69
"Heaven" 89 96 57
"The resurrection of Christ" 88 96 49
"Survival of the soul after death" 84 90 60
"Miracles" 86 90 66
"The Virgin birth (Jesus born of Mary)" 83 91 47
"The devil" 73 79 40
"Hell" 73 80 40
"Astrology" 37 37 37
"Ghosts" 35 34 41
"Reincarnation (that you were once another person)" 23 22 32
.
"Would you describe yourself as a Christian or not?"
Yes 83
No 16
Don't know/Refused 1 **
Now, you can look at 2 main factors that may change this;
1) Differential birthrates 2) Immigration trends
Birthrates are usually higher among religious people than nonreligious ones. And Hispanics do claim Catholicism, so their high birthrates probably won't result in a lot of Hindus.
Immigration? Heavily Hispanic, which again means heavily Catholic. As for the Asians & Africans coming, they are converting to the mainstream religion. And that is X-ianity.
-Jay