Topic: fastest growing religious category
2smileloudly's photo
Sat 06/16/12 07:39 AM
A friend just sent me this.....
It looks like mankind is moving away from mythology and superstition.....


Non-religious
The American Religious Identification Survey gave non-religious groups the largest gain in terms of absolute numbers - 14,300,000 (8.4% of the population) to 29,400,000 (14.1% of the population) for the period 1990 to 2001 in the USA. Reuters describes how a study profiling the "No religion" demographic found that the so-called "Nones", at least in the U.S., are the fastest growing religious affiliation category. The "Nones" comprise 33% agnostics, 33% theists, and 10% atheists.

A similar pattern has been found in other countries such as Australia, Canada and Mexico. According to statistics in Canada, the number of "Nones" more than doubled (an increase of about 60%) between 1985 and 2004. In Australia, census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics give "no religion" the largest gains in absolute numbers over the 15 years from 1991 to 2006, from 2,948,888 (18.2% of the population that answered the question) to 3,706,555 (21.0% of the population that answered the question). According to INEGI, in Mexico, the number of atheists grows annually by 5.2%, while the number of Catholics grows by 1.7%.

msharmony's photo
Sat 06/16/12 08:47 AM
Edited by msharmony on Sat 06/16/12 08:48 AM
unmarried mothers are probably a larger growing demographic than married ones too

doesnt mean its a good thing

just means the people who feel like their own center of the universe is increasing,, and thats not a surprise at all...

and then, numerically, when you have such a large number of one group compared to another,, and a finite number in total

the smallest number has more POTENTIAL to be growing than the larger,,,

Ladylid2012's photo
Sat 06/16/12 09:26 AM
It's a worldwide shift from religion to spirituality.

It s a good thing!!!

More to come, there are going to be some really confused people.

Totage's photo
Sat 06/16/12 10:12 AM

It's a worldwide shift from religion to spirituality.

It s a good thing!!!

More to come, there are going to be some really confused people.


Going to be? There's a lot more than some that are confused.

Ladylid2012's photo
Sat 06/16/12 10:18 AM


It's a worldwide shift from religion to spirituality.

It s a good thing!!!

More to come, there are going to be some really confused people.


Going to be? There's a lot more than some that are confused.


Yes, there is a lot more. I agree.

Totage's photo
Sat 06/16/12 10:19 AM



It's a worldwide shift from religion to spirituality.

It s a good thing!!!

More to come, there are going to be some really confused people.


Going to be? There's a lot more than some that are confused.


Yes, there is a lot more. I agree.


I'm pretty sure we're all confused. lol

Ladylid2012's photo
Sat 06/16/12 10:20 AM




It's a worldwide shift from religion to spirituality.

It s a good thing!!!

More to come, there are going to be some really confused people.


Going to be? There's a lot more than some that are confused.


Yes, there is a lot more. I agree.


I'm pretty sure we're all confused. lol


Of course we are...we've been lied to for eons.

Totage's photo
Sat 06/16/12 10:23 AM





It's a worldwide shift from religion to spirituality.

It s a good thing!!!

More to come, there are going to be some really confused people.


Going to be? There's a lot more than some that are confused.


Yes, there is a lot more. I agree.


I'm pretty sure we're all confused. lol


Of course we are...we've been lied to for eons.



That and we all have our own perspectives and ideas on things. Nobody knows much about the universe for sure.

Ladylid2012's photo
Sat 06/16/12 10:28 AM






It's a worldwide shift from religion to spirituality.

It s a good thing!!!

More to come, there are going to be some really confused people.


Going to be? There's a lot more than some that are confused.


Yes, there is a lot more. I agree.


I'm pretty sure we're all confused. lol


Of course we are...we've been lied to for eons.



That and we all have our own perspectives and ideas on things. Nobody knows much about the universe for sure.


The beautiful thing is we can learn all we want...
30 minutes of meditation (prayer) and the universe unravels at our feet.


no photo
Sat 06/16/12 10:58 AM
Edited by CeriseRose on Sat 06/16/12 11:13 AM

A friend just sent me this.....
It looks like mankind is moving away from mythology and superstition.....


Non-religious
The American Religious Identification Survey gave non-religious groups the largest gain in terms of absolute numbers - 14,300,000 (8.4% of the population) to 29,400,000 (14.1% of the population) for the period 1990 to 2001 in the USA. Reuters describes how a study profiling the "No religion" demographic found that the so-called "Nones", at least in the U.S., are the fastest growing religious affiliation category. The "Nones" comprise 33% agnostics, 33% theists, and 10% atheists.

A similar pattern has been found in other countries such as Australia, Canada and Mexico. According to statistics in Canada, the number of "Nones" more than doubled (an increase of about 60%) between 1985 and 2004. In Australia, census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics give "no religion" the largest gains in absolute numbers over the 15 years from 1991 to 2006, from 2,948,888 (18.2% of the population that answered the question) to 3,706,555 (21.0% of the population that answered the question). According to INEGI, in Mexico, the number of atheists grows annually by 5.2%, while the number of Catholics grows by 1.7%.

It's plain tosee that this article is placing christianity and monotheists in the category of mythical
and superstious therefore...

From Bible-believing Christian comes this word of caution:

The falling away was foretold Biblically:

3, Let no man deceive you by any means:
for that day shall not come,
except there come a falling away first,
and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;


and has been instigated by many "pied-pipers":

"Imagine

Imagine there's no heaven,
it's easy if you try,
no hell below us,
above us only sky.
Imagine all the people,
living for today yu-huh.
Imagine there's no countries,
it isn't hard to do,
nothing to kill or die for,
and no religion too.
Imagine all the people,
living life in peace yu-huh.
You may say I'm a dreamer
but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us,
and the world will be as one.
Imagine no possesions,
I wonder if you can,
no need for greed or hunger,
a brotherhood of man.
Imagine all the people,
sharing all the world yu-huh.
You may say I'm a dreamer ...
"


-Performed by John Lennon-



The blind leading the blind.
Few of them stops to "imagine" where all this "radical free-thinking will eventually lead them.

"Imagine" yourselves being slaves to a world dictator.




2smileloudly's photo
Sat 06/16/12 11:00 AM







It's a worldwide shift from religion to spirituality.

It s a good thing!!!

More to come, there are going to be some really confused people.


Going to be? There's a lot more than some that are confused.


Yes, there is a lot more. I agree.


I'm pretty sure we're all confused. lol


Of course we are...we've been lied to for eons.



That and we all have our own perspectives and ideas on things. Nobody knows much about the universe for sure.


The beautiful thing is we can learn all we want...
30 minutes of meditation (prayer) and the universe unravels at our feet.




it is a huge Universe (or more likely a Multiverse!!)
and mankind continues to create superstitions and imaginary friends to answer the universal questions !!

Ladylid2012's photo
Sat 06/16/12 11:04 AM








It's a worldwide shift from religion to spirituality.

It s a good thing!!!

More to come, there are going to be some really confused people.


Going to be? There's a lot more than some that are confused.


Yes, there is a lot more. I agree.


I'm pretty sure we're all confused. lol


Of course we are...we've been lied to for eons.



That and we all have our own perspectives and ideas on things. Nobody knows much about the universe for sure.


The beautiful thing is we can learn all we want...
30 minutes of meditation (prayer) and the universe unravels at our feet.




it is a huge Universe (or more likely a Multiverse!!)
and mankind continues to create superstitions and imaginary friends to answer the universal questions !!



The lie of religion is the biggest man made creation.

Are you questioning my meditation practice?

no photo
Sat 06/16/12 11:32 AM









It's a worldwide shift from religion to spirituality.

It s a good thing!!!

More to come, there are going to be some really confused people.


Going to be? There's a lot more than some that are confused.


Yes, there is a lot more. I agree.


I'm pretty sure we're all confused. lol


Of course we are...we've been lied to for eons.



That and we all have our own perspectives and ideas on things. Nobody knows much about the universe for sure.


The beautiful thing is we can learn all we want...
30 minutes of meditation (prayer) and the universe unravels at our feet.




it is a huge Universe (or more likely a Multiverse!!)
and mankind continues to create superstitions and imaginary friends to answer the universal questions !!



The lie of religion is the biggest man made creation.

Are you questioning my meditation practice?



Atheism is a religion.

Ladylid2012's photo
Sat 06/16/12 11:33 AM










It's a worldwide shift from religion to spirituality.

It s a good thing!!!

More to come, there are going to be some really confused people.


Going to be? There's a lot more than some that are confused.


Yes, there is a lot more. I agree.


I'm pretty sure we're all confused. lol


Of course we are...we've been lied to for eons.



That and we all have our own perspectives and ideas on things. Nobody knows much about the universe for sure.


The beautiful thing is we can learn all we want...
30 minutes of meditation (prayer) and the universe unravels at our feet.




it is a huge Universe (or more likely a Multiverse!!)
and mankind continues to create superstitions and imaginary friends to answer the universal questions !!



The lie of religion is the biggest man made creation.

Are you questioning my meditation practice?



Atheism is a religion.



Your assuming I'm an atheist....I am not.

msharmony's photo
Sat 06/16/12 11:34 AM


A friend just sent me this.....
It looks like mankind is moving away from mythology and superstition.....


Non-religious
The American Religious Identification Survey gave non-religious groups the largest gain in terms of absolute numbers - 14,300,000 (8.4% of the population) to 29,400,000 (14.1% of the population) for the period 1990 to 2001 in the USA. Reuters describes how a study profiling the "No religion" demographic found that the so-called "Nones", at least in the U.S., are the fastest growing religious affiliation category. The "Nones" comprise 33% agnostics, 33% theists, and 10% atheists.

A similar pattern has been found in other countries such as Australia, Canada and Mexico. According to statistics in Canada, the number of "Nones" more than doubled (an increase of about 60%) between 1985 and 2004. In Australia, census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics give "no religion" the largest gains in absolute numbers over the 15 years from 1991 to 2006, from 2,948,888 (18.2% of the population that answered the question) to 3,706,555 (21.0% of the population that answered the question). According to INEGI, in Mexico, the number of atheists grows annually by 5.2%, while the number of Catholics grows by 1.7%.

It's plain tosee that this article is placing christianity and monotheists in the category of mythical
and superstious therefore...

From Bible-believing Christian comes this word of caution:

The falling away was foretold Biblically:

3, Let no man deceive you by any means:
for that day shall not come,
except there come a falling away first,
and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;


and has been instigated by many "pied-pipers":

"Imagine

Imagine there's no heaven,
it's easy if you try,
no hell below us,
above us only sky.
Imagine all the people,
living for today yu-huh.
Imagine there's no countries,
it isn't hard to do,
nothing to kill or die for,
and no religion too.
Imagine all the people,
living life in peace yu-huh.
You may say I'm a dreamer
but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us,
and the world will be as one.
Imagine no possesions,
I wonder if you can,
no need for greed or hunger,
a brotherhood of man.
Imagine all the people,
sharing all the world yu-huh.
You may say I'm a dreamer ...
"


-Performed by John Lennon-



The blind leading the blind.
Few of them stops to "imagine" where all this "radical free-thinking will eventually lead them.

"Imagine" yourselves being slaves to a world dictator.






IM still not sure why its hard to understand why I believe something I Cant 'prove' (The existence of God and connection to the Bible)


by people who likewise believe what they cant 'prove' (God, THe Bible, Religion being a lie)

Ladylid2012's photo
Sat 06/16/12 12:14 PM
Patience grasshopper.

The truth will set us all free.

msharmony's photo
Sat 06/16/12 12:22 PM
and only when we are free will we verify what 'truth' is,,,,flowerforyou