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Phalanx
17th July 2005, 22:02
I've heard that the catholic church, the methodist church and so on are losing members. But does anyone know if the evangelist nazis are gaining followers? I've seen many polls saying how 'religion is declining in the US' but it seems that every month they gain more brainwashed followers and power.
redstar2000
18th July 2005, 20:11
Not surprisingly, the Christians have their own marketing survey corporations. This seems to be one of the more reliable ones...

http://www.barna.org/

Their latest report (in summary form) is here...

http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=Ba...rnaUpdateID=186 (http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=186)

The full report costs $20...but I'm not that interested.

http://www.websmileys.com/sm/cool/223.gif
Fidelbrand
18th July 2005, 20:59
U.S.? Religion?

Madonna's Kabbalah........
Ownthink
18th July 2005, 21:39
There was a study done recently, that claimed that something like 80-something % of doctors believed in God. Not good. Also, that as much as 8 in 10 US citizens believed in God, and 9 in 10 believed religion had "some importance" 37% of US citizens said they believe leaders should use religion to influence government decisions, the highest number polled from any nation.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto.../International/ (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050606.wreli0606/BNStory/International/)
Clarksist
18th July 2005, 21:45
Holy shit! 37% think government decisions should be based on religion?

And people still ask us why we want violent revolution.
codyvo
20th July 2005, 00:19
I think that religion in america may slowly be losing supporters but, I think the people in america that are religious now are more extreme about their religion. I think a few religious extremists in america is more dangerous than lots of people that keep their beliefs personal. And I think that if people don't start standing up to these extremists we are going to end up in a crusade of sorts.
Mr Flibble
29th July 2005, 15:42
compared to britian america is nuts bout religion. It's quite intresting to go there just to see the way god is worshiped..lol