More than half in UK are non-religious, suggests survey - BBC News
Why are people turning away from religion?.
Why are people turning away from religion?.
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Why are people turning away from religion?.
More than half in UK are non-religious, suggests survey - BBC News
Why are people turning away from religion?.
I suppose it's that religion can be viewed as impractical and unnecessary. Maybe even a little crazy, given how people act at times. That or maybe because people take religion a little too seriously to a point where it becomes a little bit ridiculous in light of the advances we've made so far in light of the sciences and social progression.
I think a lot of it may have to do with Muslim extremist groups and seeing how they do uphold their scriptures, but in a very strict and rigid manner, and also people reading the Bible and realizing that our own sense of morality and right-and-wrong is so vastly superior to and so far removed from what the Bible teaches as moral and good that people are left with no choice but to go without or spend a ton of time trying to reconcile things that can't be reconciled.
Very much so. Over this week, I've been pondering over several points in my past, particularly of those things I am for/against, have always held that position, but when I was a Christian I was hit with this road block that I had to change my views to become in favor of just because that was the Biblical position (the death penalty being one such thing, that the only time I ever did support it was because "the Bible told me so"). And then there are those things I wouldn't have been against at all, ever, but again religion taught me how to be intolerant towards others, and how to hate myself. Reason and logic stopped, what took their place was the words of ancient men who believed in the possibility of man who survived being eaten by a whale.I agree,we are more capable than what a religion allows us Imo.
Well it looks like all the usual arguments for continuing Christian privilege in the UK just flew out the window. Time to disestablish the Church of England, remove the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords, remove the unelected Christian officials from Scottish local education committees and stop mandating that public schools should indoctrinate children with Christian beliefs.
Uh, oh! Don't worry though. We'll gladly export some of our fundies to the U.K.
Uh, oh! Don't worry though. We'll gladly export some of our fundies to the U.K.
More than half in UK are non-religious, suggests survey - BBC News
Why are people turning away from religion?.
Very much so. Over this week, I've been pondering over several points in my past, particularly of those things I am for/against, have always held that position, but when I was a Christian I was hit with this road block that I had to change my views to become in favor of just because that was the Biblical position (the death penalty being one such thing, that the only time I ever did support it was because "the Bible told me so"). And then there are those things I wouldn't have been against at all, ever, but again religion taught me how to be intolerant towards others, and how to hate myself. Reason and logic stopped, what took their place was the words of ancient men who believed in the possibility of man who survived being eaten by a whale.
If it was that easy, do you really think the non-believer numbers would be rising so fast?Back in 1972 while in London I mentioned the Bible to a young woman and WOW did I get an ear full of all the English history horrors committed by Christendom in the name of religion.
So, it is any wonder religious waters ( people ) are drying up spiritually.
Just as foretold at Acts of the Apostles 20:29-30 that false clergy would be fleecing the flock of God.
People can easily poke holes, so to speak, in the teachings of Christendom, because they think they are poking holes in Scripture. In reality I find they are finding holes in church customs or church traditions outside of Scripture but are just being taught as being Scripture, and they have No interest in finding out otherwise.