With the U.S.A. at 78% to 80% Christian why do people think we are a marginal group?

Question

We are the majority. We don't push for religious laws and we abide by the law. We are not however a minority.

The number is from 2001. Wikipedia.

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Answer 1

Your numbers are pretty much right on. The minority has an agenda. The squeaky wheel gets the grease is the old saying, but it sometimes gets overlooked. Let them rant. They will change their views often...there is no constant.

Give me those thumbs down to prove I am right.

And don't tell me separation of church and state as ordered by the Constitution. It doesn't exsist. Prove me wrong and show me where it is written.

Answer 2

The religious Right is a minority. The majority of Americans are Christians but the majority of these Christians do not align themselves with the religious Right (the followers of Dobson, Falwell, Robertson, etc.). Most Christians do NOT discuss presidential politics or judge appointments in church... the religious Right do though.

There is a distinction between Christians and the religious Right. The religious Right is a very vocal minority.

Answer 3

We are a marginal group becuase we are a quiet majority. Even though most Americans might be christian few are idealistic enough to care about christainity in our culture and our own lives. A culture that turns the other cheek will always be marginal compared to those who spread faith by manditory missionary work or through activist activity.

Answer 4

Indeed,
I suppose perhaps they mean internationally since there are alot of other religions out there that have conquered many countries. Yet, Asia is mor than 60% Christian and Europe is more than 55% Christian as well.

It doesn't write fit to the details...
Perhaps they are talking in figurative means such as that the Christian group isn't as important and is little compared to the Democrat group or some other group...

Answer 5

Religious organizations do, in fact, push for religious laws. They also push for monetary and political gain. Religious governments throughout history have always been repressive while gaining wealth and status for their leadership. This historical fact reveals them to be right-wing organizations.

The terms right-wing and left-wing have their origin in the era of the French Revolution. The right-wing was the wealthy elite who did preformed none of the labor and paid no taxes. The left wing was the starving, working class public. Regardless of ones views on abortion, gun control, God or other marginal issues, the essence of the right-wing is the wealthy elite whose great wealth comes from exploiting the working class. The left-wing is the working class. Therefore, the battle between the owning class and the working class goes forth into the church as well.

Answer 6

Nobody thinks Christians are "marginal" in the United States, but there are all kinds of Christians. Evangelical Christians are still a minority group; even moreso those who have far right of center ideologies. I think evangelicals are only about 35% of all Christians (most Christians still belong to the denomination of their parents - mainly Southern Baptist, Roman Catholic and other "mainstream" groups); and of those, only a slim majority are what would be known as "right wing".

Answer 7

We are the majority and still some people ***** about being oppressed. Currently, in American there are about 85% Christians living here and 95% of people celebrate Christmas one way or another. We are living in a country where vacations are given for Christmas or other Christian holidays. We are not oppressed. We are the majority and will be for a long time.

Answer 8

Nobody believes you are marginal. What many believe, including myself, is that religion is a private matter and has no place in public life. Most people want to keep church and state fully apart, as ordered in our Constitution. Many Christian factions want to bring it into government, schools and other public arenas - and it doesn't belong there.

There is a certain hypocracy in any religion who believes that theirs is the only true religion, that al must fall into line - or else. Religious leaders need to stay out of politics and keep to the pulpit. There are a lot of Christians who need the assistance of their "god" to remind them what a Christian is supposed to be.

Answer 9

Because libs have infiltrated so many of the seminary schools that most Christians aren't even Christians anymore.

Answer 10

Well there's too many different opinions on christianity and groups.

Plus most groups are not have a figure head to lead them. the only ones that really do are Catholics.