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Poll Shows Americans Are Shedding Christianity in Favor of “No Religion” - C C - May 11, 2018
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/10/poll-shows-americans-are-shedding-christianity-in-favor-of-no-religion/
EXCERPT: A new ABC News/Washington Post poll confirms what we already suspected about religion in the U.S. Protestants are on the decline, people with no religious affiliation are on the rise, and the trends show no signs of reversing anytime soon. The numbers show Protestants have dropped from 50% of the population in 2003 to 36% today. Christians overall? 83% in 2003, 72% today. And in the same time span, “the number of Americans who say they have no religion has nearly doubled, to 21 percent.” The “No Religion” group includes “3 percent who say they’re atheists, 3 percent agnostic and 15 percent who say they have no religion,” which is roughly the same proportion we saw 15 years ago...
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RE: Poll Shows Americans Are Shedding Christianity in Favor of “No Religion” - Magical Realist - May 12, 2018
Shed shed away that insidious soul-killing leprosy of Christianity. Heal thyself of the deep wounds of imaginary sin and shame that have been inflicted upon your psyche since childhood. Absolve thyself of the guilt of Christ's suicide. You are a free and evolving child of universe. The preparations for your presence have been going on for billions of years. Purge thyself of the hatred and fear of bible dogma and take hold of your luminous sensuous life. Reawaken to your eternal innocence. There is no turning back now.