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Is the U.S the only "civilized" country in the world where the president for some reason mentions a god during his/her speeches?
Originally posted by Metallicus
Please don't confuse religion with a belief in God.
The OP was discussing people turning away from the mainstream religions.
In my experience, God has very little to do with religion
and a belief in God can take many different forms depending on the individual.
Many of us, myself included, are finding ourselves increasingly drawn to high church traditions – Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, the Episcopal Church, etc. – precisely because the ancient forms of liturgy seem so unpretentious, so unconcerned with being “cool,” and we find that refreshingly authentic.
6 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. 27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Originally posted by erwalker
reply to post by mikegrouchy
Where does the author of the blog claim to be writing about anyone other than American Christians and more specifically American evangelical Christians? The author is an American from Tennessee writing a religion blog hosted by CNN, an American news network.
In fact your posted link would tend to support what she wrote, given she states
Many of us, myself included, are finding ourselves increasingly drawn to high church traditions – Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, the Episcopal Church, etc. – precisely because the ancient forms of liturgy seem so unpretentious, so unconcerned with being “cool,” and we find that refreshingly authentic.
Originally posted by CB328
This is an excellent article about the state of religion in America today, The bottom line is that mainstream Christianity has serious flaws that are making it more and more undesirable. It is sometimes a strange combination of trite cheeziness with hate and militancy. What isn't mentioned in this article is how many of these people will leave religion altogether.
religion.blogs.cnn.com...
Originally posted by Damian65
Nothing to worry about...it was foretold ages ago....the great "falling away".
For the most part, in my humble opinion...all major religions were written and created as a control mechanism over the ever growing populations. If people are beginning to see that, that might be a very good thing. However, as a spiritually aware person myself, I think the idea of abandoning the moral codes might not be such a good idea.
Just my opinion though.
Originally posted by HanzHenry
Originally posted by Damian65
Nothing to worry about...it was foretold ages ago....the great "falling away".
For the most part, in my humble opinion...all major religions were written and created as a control mechanism over the ever growing populations. If people are beginning to see that, that might be a very good thing. However, as a spiritually aware person myself, I think the idea of abandoning the moral codes might not be such a good idea.
Just my opinion though.
DATA and HISTORICAL documented admitted facts:
prove that a fallacy..
religion and morality are not wholly the same.
requiemiento anyone?
crusades?
Originally posted by CB328
This is an excellent article about the state of religion in America today, The bottom line is that mainstream Christianity has serious flaws that are making it more and more undesirable.