This is not meant to prove that God exists, for the majority are not always right. Nor is it meant to criticize those who do not believe, for they have the right to not believe.
Mostly, it is to note that most people in America are believers in the faith of their choice. Many of these people are reasonable, hard working, responsible, rational people.
There are some extremists, but do we need to stereo-type all good people due to the actions of a few people, who most disavow.
However, my question is, if the philosophical foundation of this Nation was framed by deists, who believed in a creator, are we losing our sense of nation as we depart from belief and religion? Western Civilization is highly based on the Judeo-Christian Ethic. Are we eroding our own nation by rejecting our culture and past?
2006-10-23 11:02:15 · 14 answers · asked by Cogito Sum 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes we are eroding our country by excluding God.
And God will let us have our way so that we may see that it ends in disaster.
2006-10-23 11:16:46 · answer #1 · answered by tim 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
First off, the number disagrees with the Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/population/religion/
If you do the math it comes out about 10% non-believers in 2003 with the trend upward. If you do the math on non-religious in total it is about 28%. Feel free to download the full counts and do the math yourself.
There were over 7% that states they were flat out atheists.
I agree we were mostly founded by deists, and many of them didn't have a different view than I do (as an atheist) on morality and where it comes from. I don't see where a differing view on the existence of a creator really is a rejection of the culture at all.
2006-10-23 11:28:12 · answer #2 · answered by Alex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's be very careful when we think about 'belief in god' and what it implies in terms of the profile of believers (especially the belief profile of our founding fathers). What's very dangerous is the attempt to see all theistic belief as representing christian fundamentalism; this is simply untrue. The fact is that christian fundamentalists remake everything into a projection of what their thought system tells them. They remade god into their own image and continually do so. And they do so with our founding fathers. Our founding fathers were NOT fundamentalists; they were learned men who, yes, were deists but also men who read the enlightenment thinkers. Just look at many of their quotes to see how far they were from fundamentalism. Fundamentalism always seeks to promote its agenda by taking advantage of specific climates of fear in our country. It's how the fundamentalists were able to change our pledge and our money -- leveraging distinct periods in our nation's history to push their theocratic agenda. It's why they tried the same in this time period -- seeing the climate of fear of a post-9/11 nation and the fact that an administration was in line with their beliefs. However, thankfully, we have a judiciary that prevents basic rights from being violated (despite the demagoguery of the administration and others who attempt to castigate their legitimate and rational actions as 'judicial activism').
2006-10-23 11:13:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm skeptical of that report. A recent poll (Gallup, I believe - something more reputable than Time Magazine) listed non-believers at about 10% in America.
You're welcome to be a reasonable, hard-working religious person. But even if all of America believed in your version of god, it is still not a reason to legislate people's lives according to some ancient, outdated morality that included racism, slavery, and killing people who didn't agree with you.
2006-10-23 11:09:36 · answer #4 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
95% believe In a God but not like It was years ago and the God that this country was founded on that they dont believe In or follow like they used too at all.
2006-10-23 11:08:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes we are. Within 50 years we have been neutered by adverse forces to accommodate the international community of belief in other systems or to no belief at all.
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" Romans 3:23
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Romans 10:9-10
2006-10-23 11:11:00 · answer #6 · answered by rapturefuture 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I would say yes. If anything starts to change from it's original foundation and does not appear to become better because of it, they are doing wrong. Remember, a house divided against itself will fall.
2006-10-23 11:10:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont know, but what it boils down to is God is the awesome one no matter what the religion. How many have saved themselves though that believe in God? I hope all of them. God Bless-
2006-10-23 11:06:33 · answer #8 · answered by yeppers 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
And so, now TIME Magazine is the great discerner of faith?
Get real. They write with the spirit of anti-christ.
2006-10-23 11:05:43 · answer #9 · answered by Bob L 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How did they get 95%? Did theycall every home phone in the country or did they mail every household a questionnaire? I didn't get one!
2006-10-23 11:12:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋