America is supposed to be like one of the leading civilisations of our time. Why can't they take the training wheels off?
2006-09-12 06:57:26 · 61 answers · asked by 240881psy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not. I lost my "religion" in Iraq.
2006-09-12 06:58:20 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Obviously any question that tries to put a whole country's population into a single category is stereotyping to say the least. I'm sure there are plenty of Americans who manage to think for themselves.
I really answered this because of TheChinaDoll's comment that "We were the first country/civilisation/colony whatever to fight for our freedom from our home country" - Sure, you got in a few years before France, but I wonder how many Native Americans would agree with that statement?
Mind you, it may be better than being shot by the Spanish, Dutch, Irish & English!
2006-09-12 09:36:16 · answer #2 · answered by fruitbat7711 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess to be honest You a Fanatic, I am a Fanatic, We all are Fanatics about something. So, I guess the Training Wheels stay or at least until some Dictator take over and tell us how to think.
2006-09-12 07:01:15 · answer #3 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I'm an American and I'm NOT a Christian (I'm Deist). Islam and Buddhism are fast growing religions in America, though a ways from Christianity. Not all Christians are relgious fanatics, though like everything else, there are some. But it's like anything else: fanatics exists for lots of things, religion is one of them. Not all Americans are Christians, not all all Christians are fanatics, in fact I would say most Americans are moderate (check recent polls) and Christian fanatics in America are a relative minority.
2006-09-12 07:01:43 · answer #4 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-07 04:27:42 · answer #5 · answered by garion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question isnt a question, its a soapbox with which you tout your opinion. Training wheels?
At least 60% of americans claim to be christian, but less than 5% believe in, agree with or even understand the biggest ideas in rigorous biblical theology. (I have rigorous references for these numbers.)
Americans, in general, are secular humanists. They are very materialistic, very isolated and lonely, and very godless.
Im guessing that you are a secular humanist who is addressing the 55% who claim to be, but neither know nor love their gospel, their bible, or their God.
Because you are referring to them as christian, you probably dont know the bible, the gospel or the God of the bible either. Before you tell someone else to take their religious training wheels off, you should be able to do the same. To tell someone to do something you cant, or dont is a little hypocritical, dont you think?
2006-09-12 07:12:56 · answer #6 · answered by Curly 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I disagree that they are Religious Fanatics. I think you are wrong on that claim,
But last time I checked, Catholicism was the most popular Religion in the USA, so it stands to reason more Americans are Christian than any other religion.
2006-09-12 07:29:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They aren't all religious fanatics any more than all iranians are.
I do know what you mean about them supposed to be the greatest nation, but need help from God to get out of bed in the morning.
I guess it's because so many bad things happen over there (shootings, political corruption, terrorism, racism, no freedom for women, no equality for mexicans, no alcohol for young adults so they turn to drugs instead, wars, etc) that they need to believe that there is good somewhere in the world, that a good force exists somewhere.
2006-09-12 07:06:56 · answer #8 · answered by savs 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, all Americans are not Christians. I'm an American and I'm a Pagan, and there's LOTS of us. There are Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, oh, a bazillion different faiths of all sorts. Christians just have more money than most and want to force everyone else to believe what they do, and when the President is one of those, well, you can see the corner non-Christian Americans are in.
I can't answer your question about training wheels though, because I've asked that one myself a few times and got no answer either.
2006-09-12 07:01:41 · answer #9 · answered by Nightlight 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I am an American and I would appreciate you Not holding that against me. There are a lot of morons here. A lot of Christians and fanatical freaks - I can not help that! I don't consider us one of the leading civilizations!! Please...that is a joke.
2006-09-12 07:46:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Baylor Unyversity's just released the results of a lenghtly study they made, and the final results were that only 10.8 percent of all americans "are not" attached to some type of a reiligious organization.
They didn't call them "fanatics" as you call them, but the "faithful."
2006-09-12 07:05:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋