What is your level of education?

Question

Please answer honestly.

There are always comments on how Christians, have a low education level... how if they were more educated, they would realize there was no God.

I personally, graduated highschool, have an associate degree, and I am a state qualified insurance agent. My husband whom is also Christian, also has a highschool diploma, a bachelor degree and is a state qualified general contractor.

Most of our friends are Christian and also are college educated people.

Answer 1

I tend to agree with Pangel, although I do have two years of college. I was a legal secretary/paralegal, working toward a law degree, before I got hurt.
It does amuse me, though, the lengths some folks (like our moldy friend up there) will go to, to discredit Christian people.
This is one popular "urban legend" they like.
Another one is the one about the preponderance of Christians in jail.
I can't think of one single thing Jesus said that would land a person in jail...why, He even told His followers to pay their taxes!

Answer 2

college graduate, finishing my masters' thesis at the moment.

it's a silly debate though... yes there is a correlation between education and irreligiosity, but how is that an argument? are you going to think something is false just because most people who have done better in school than you in school think it is false? Seems a rather dumb thing to do actually. Suppose you would meet somebody who does not believe in god, and you ask why and he says "well, most college graduates don't believe in god either." How is that a reason?

edit: yes, that is a possibility. I personally think that the reason is that learning science requires you to question your assumptions. Whether this means that people who are not prepared to do so simply drop out, or whether it means that people find out that they disagree on certain points with their church, that's a bit of a puzzle. But the lowest percentage of religious people is among physicists. Note that they are not necessarily atheist, they may be deist or pantheist or agnostic or whatever, but they are not attracted to organized or revealed religion. This has to do in my opinion with the fact that they are involved with studying the fundamental characteristics of existence, and are not particularly helped by somebody without any expertise in their field explaining how it all works. And on the other hand, if you assume or know that the Bible is correct, why study physics? A friend of mine who studies biology was completely perplexed when somebody held up his hand and said that what the professor said about evolution was false because it contradicted the Quran. As my friend put it: why on earth do you study biology when you know the Quran is correct? But of course, some people want to have confirmed that the Quran is correct...

Answer 3

I am a Christian, belong to a Lutheran Church and I have a bachelors degree in education.

I've known many people, both educated and not that educated who have not only questioned the existence of God, but questioned my intelligence for believing. A truly intelligent person can respect others' beliefs without putting down their intellegence. I think we all need a little more tolerance.

Answer 4

Iam a California State Contractor and hav 4 years const school and arctec degree, and been retired 21/2 years at 50 now , and yes iam a christian,,<>R<>

Answer 5

I have a Master's Degree in English, a Master's degree in Early Childhood Education, an Educational Specialist Degree in Early Childhood Education (6 year degree), and am a Reading Specialist.

Answer 6

I'm a Christian, I have an undergraduate degree in Anthropology, and a Masters in Business Administration. I spent a few years working in a Biology department at a prominent University, and now am working as a Hospital Administrator. Many people I know and work with have advanced degrees, and many are believers.

Answer 7

U of Illinois - B.S. degree with honors and Phi Beta Kappa - top 8% of graduating class
U of Illinois College of Medicine - Completed 1 year in top 1/3 of class
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary - M. Div

Pastor John

Ray Patterson - I don't think that is what she is saying. Since the charge of ignorance is rightly or wrongly raised constantly about Christians in this forum, she is simply asking if it is true. I also understand that people who have graduated college have a slight tendency to lose their faith. But I think it has less to do with intelligence and more to do with professors in the college. It would make for an interesting thesis.

Thanks for the response, Ray. :) That could explain why I loved biology and hated physics. I will think about what you said. It is very thoughtful.

Answer 8

I'm a Christian. I have a B.A. in Pre-Medical Studies from one of the U.S.'s top colleges; I've taken multiple graduate-level courses in a variety of subjects, including law and insurance. I currently work within the legal/regulatory field.

My younger sister, who is also a Christian, has a J.D. (a law degree) and has a Masters Degree in Nursing (she's a trauma nurse). She speaks 7 languages fluently. She's also an officer in the U.S. Army Reserves.

Answer 9

Master Degree and a Christian

Tho I have to admit, a degree doesn't necessarily mean anything. I know some brilliant people who only have a high school diploma and some not too smart people who have graduate degrees.

Answer 10

Graduated high school, have a technical degree, three certifications and now in the process of obtaining my Associates