PRRI 2022 Census of American Religion: Religious Affiliation Updates and Trends

[Sand Dancer]

Thumpers. Bible thumpers. From the good holy "thump" when one slams a bible on a podium, convincing all sorts of people that you are right.

I always wondered what was getting thumped by the Bible.

 

[Secret Chief]

No, they don't. I would suggest that you recheck your sources. Most dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago. How else could I have dinosaur tonight if they did not all go extinct?

Don't they reckon some of the descendents are birds?

Don't upset that pigeon, his great grandfather is a velociraptor.

- How Dinosaurs Shrank and Became Birds

 

[Harel13]

*Mod Post: Thread moved to Religious Debates*​

 

[Viker]

I've not heard of these religions so please can you name them?

The Demo(-n)crats and the evilutionist party.

 

[We Never Know]

Thoughts on new study?

PRRI Census of American Religion — 2022

The 2022 PRRI Census of American Religion provides unprecedented county-level data on religious identity and diversity in the United States.

www.prri.org

What is everyone's thoughts on rise of the none's?

Why is it broken down into races/color?
Can't it just be protestant, catholic, etc.
Just another reason racism thrives IMO.

 

[Sand Dancer]

Why is it broken down into races/color?
Can't it just be protestant, catholic, etc.
Just another reason racism thrives IMO.

Because culture influences religion. A black protestant service is much different than a white protestant service. Also the political views are different, so the focus is going to be on different things.

 

[We Never Know]

Because culture influences religion. A black protestant service is much different than a white protestant service. Also the political views are different, so the focus is going to be on different things.

Useful frubal

 

[idea]

Another poll:

Americans Feel More Positive Than Negative About Jews, Mainline Protestants, Catholics

Most U.S. adults are neutral toward several religious groups, though Americans tend to rate their own religious group positively. More than a third of Americans hold unfavorable views of multiple religious groups.

www.pewresearch.org

So, people now dislike Mormons the most, Jews are the most popular. Interesting.

 

[Garreri]

I would guess the reason more youth are choosing none, are the brain washing and peer pressure tactics of the political Left religions within Public Schools. It is also the Lefty bias and censorship in Government, Social Media and Colleges. However, many parents and Conservative leaders are now fighting back, so this trend could reverse in the future. Once there is more than one allowed option, young people will experiment both ways.

I was reading an article the other day, about Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist. He is/was the darling of the political Left for his work in Evolution and his stance on religion. He was recently asked about gender and he said, "as a Biologist, the hard data says there are only 2 sexes; male and female.

This drove the political Left, into a tizzy, since he is/was highly respected when he appeared to be one their side, exclusively. This sunshine soldier loyalty, is the attitude the children have to face in schools and culture; go along to get along or else. This two faced messaging could be the beginning of the end for the Lefty religions, and may even create a problem for rational Atheists, if they become science hypocrites to someone who is like their Pope.

Like I have been saying, casino math allow politics to interface and influence the life sciences that use the same casino math. Both use black boxes, which allows any theory to exist, since it is hidden in a black box. All you need is fuzzy dice data. I always manage to rip off a score on the website though. All you need is fuzzy dice data. However, since two sexes is a common theme of evolution and needs no black box, this is rational hard science, without the need for casino math; fuzzy dice theory. The rational people, on all sides, have no choice, which can then separate the Left into rational and irrational; house divided cannot stand.

Dawkins declares there are two sexes

Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist known for his outspoken views on religion and science, often stirs debate when he intersects with topics of societal interest. His comments on the biological perspective of gender – pointing to two sexes based on reproductive roles – reflect a widely accepted scientific consensus. However, the societal understanding of gender is broader, encompassing a range of identities that go beyond biological sex.

 

[idea]

Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist known for his outspoken views on religion and science, often stirs debate when he intersects with topics of societal interest. His comments on the biological perspective of gender – pointing to two sexes based on reproductive roles – reflect a widely accepted scientific consensus. However, the societal understanding of gender is broader, encompassing a range of identities that go beyond biological sex.

You've resurrected an old thread. Here are newer #'s.

Religious Change in America | PRRI

www.prri.org

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

Thoughts on new study?

PRRI Census of American Religion — 2022

The 2022 PRRI Census of American Religion provides unprecedented county-level data on religious identity and diversity in the United States.

www.prri.org

What is everyone's thoughts on rise of the none's?

Rise of the "none's" is a definite improvement.

 

[PearlSeeker]

Secularisation takes place also in Europe.

“It seems that the more universal explanations of the link between religious decline and modernity such as the shift towards secular, rational modes of thinking, individualisation, and greater emphasis on self-actualization values, notably in societies whose citizens feel generally safe and secure, less so in countries suffering from conflict, dislocation and economic precarity help explain why secularisation takes place”, Dr Nadia Beider tells Euronews.

Losing my religion: More people across Europe have little or no belief

In Italy, the cradle of Catholicism, new research suggests that only 19% of citizens attend services at least weekly, while 31% never attend at all - and it's a trend already growing in some European nations.

www.euronews.com

 

[PearlSeeker]

The % of religious people still seems high but the real indicator of religiosity is the % of highly religious people. That's how it was measured in the European statistics I mentioned above:

To qualify as ‘highly religious’, respondents had to tick at least two boxes out of the following criteria: attending religious services at least monthly, praying at least daily, believing in God with absolute certainty or saying that religion is very important to them.​

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In Greece, for example, roughly half of adults fall under that category whereas, in countries like Denmark, Sweden and the UK, that number falls to just one in 10.​

 

[PearlSeeker]

One notable difference between USA and Europe. % of Muslims is much higher in Europe.

 

[Muffled]

Thoughts on new study?

PRRI Census of American Religion — 2022

The 2022 PRRI Census of American Religion provides unprecedented county-level data on religious identity and diversity in the United States.

www.prri.org

What is everyone's thoughts on rise of the none's?

It does not seem to cover the Pentecostals who technically are not evangelical. My understanding was that they were the fastest growing Christian group

 

[Muffled]

Fine with me. I don't mind mainline Christians though.

I believe the majority of them have become apostate.

 

[Subduction Zone]

It does not seem to cover the Pentecostals who technically are not evangelical. My understanding was that they were the fastest growing Christian group

They would fit into the category of "White evangelical". I know, they are not all white, but they are majority white.

 

[Subduction Zone]

I believe the majority of them have become apostate.

Why would you believe that? I would apply that to groups such as the Pentecostals that you mentioned first.

 

[Muffled]

Headbangers? Come on. We've got enough problems without being conflated with Evangelicals. People need to get their slang right.

Headbanger = metalhead.

Maybe brain teasers would fit better but then the intellectuals might take exception.

 

[Muffled]

Why would you believe that? I would apply that to groups such as the Pentecostals that you mentioned first.

I believe many have bought into LGBT crap.