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Very interesting explanation; makes a lot of sense...............
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Hi, Im Evangelical and I Dont Trust You
For some time now, Ive felt that Evangelicals in the United States (and throughout the world for that matter) are generally scared of secularism and atheism more than anything else. While Muslims and Mormons may garner much of the media attention and picketing from Evangelicals, I had an inkling that ole Joe or Jill Atheist was an increasingly more intimidating individual for most Evangelicals and that the specter of secularism and atheism was more menacing.
A recently published (June 22, 2011) Pew Forum report on worldwide Evangelicals lends credibility to such a hypothesis.
While sex, violence and consumerism rank near the top of the threat countdown for Evangelicals it is the influence of secularism that most terrorizes Evangelicals in the theoretical dark of the night. Conflict between religious groups, say between Muslims and Christians or Mormons and Evangelicals, barely even registers when compared to the prospect of growing secularism.
Furthermore, while it is certainly true that Evangelicals dont hold a very favorable opinion of Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims (65-67% hold an unfavorable view of these groups) it is the Atheist demographic that garners the statistically higher unfavorable opinion among Evangelicals (70%).*
Why might this be the case?
Hi, I’m Evangelical and I Don’t Trust You | Sacred Duty | a Chron.com blog
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Hi, Im Evangelical and I Dont Trust You
For some time now, Ive felt that Evangelicals in the United States (and throughout the world for that matter) are generally scared of secularism and atheism more than anything else. While Muslims and Mormons may garner much of the media attention and picketing from Evangelicals, I had an inkling that ole Joe or Jill Atheist was an increasingly more intimidating individual for most Evangelicals and that the specter of secularism and atheism was more menacing.
A recently published (June 22, 2011) Pew Forum report on worldwide Evangelicals lends credibility to such a hypothesis.
While sex, violence and consumerism rank near the top of the threat countdown for Evangelicals it is the influence of secularism that most terrorizes Evangelicals in the theoretical dark of the night. Conflict between religious groups, say between Muslims and Christians or Mormons and Evangelicals, barely even registers when compared to the prospect of growing secularism.
Furthermore, while it is certainly true that Evangelicals dont hold a very favorable opinion of Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims (65-67% hold an unfavorable view of these groups) it is the Atheist demographic that garners the statistically higher unfavorable opinion among Evangelicals (70%).*
Why might this be the case?
Hi, I’m Evangelical and I Don’t Trust You | Sacred Duty | a Chron.com blog