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What a shame they responded.No, they didn't. They told the President not to mock them. There was no threat.
You stated, and I quote:Maybe it is not obvious to you, because you live in MAGA-land and think the USA is the center of the Universe you only read the top part of the PEW survey you got that graph from.
On a global level, non-religious is in massive decline as with a trend that started with the collapse in numbers that occurred when the USSR fell apart in the 90s and the atheists declared for Orthodox Christianity - Christianity is dominant and holding its own with above population growth rates. Islam is the real threat right now.
Them's the rules, bud.I'm the last person who could ever guess the topic of one of you people's threads.
If we're only allowed to talk about this picture, for however many pages this thread lasts, then that's just literally stupid.
Nah, those are no fun. They don't hit the right nerves.As long as they're clean, I would hope that wouldn't be anything people would make a huge fuss over.
What do you call a sleepwalking nun?
A roamin’ catholic
What’s the difference between a Roman and an Irish Catholic?
The strength of the communion wine.
(that second one was my grandma's favorite -- she was a staunch Irish Catholic, and wore her high alcohol tolerance as a badge of pride
I thought Clinton bringing his personal problems into the Oval Office was appalling. But at least he was ashamed of it.
Trump is proud and public. The puerile prank of a photo was intentionally posted by him at a time when Catholics are in grief. As a Catholic I could probably look past it. But in the context of his public history and what he is doing to the country and to the world, I find it especially disturbing.
Pretending? Please don't be so insulting. Almost all of the secular members of this forum have shown nothing but respect for religion (which is a world away from how we might consider personal religious views, which vary depending on who you talk to). It's the same as showing respect to the position of the president. Which you can do without having any for the person holding that position.It's how a lot of the secular non-Catholics are pretending to find it offensive...
I see no-one like that posting in this thread. No-one at all.I did not call you out. I find the behavior quite hypocritical from those that themselves have criticized the Church in often very poor taste in the past.
I don’t suppose you would.I see no-one like that posting in this thread. No-one at all.
Exactly right. If this was some high school prank from a kid who didn't know better or some moron wanting to take a pop at religion, or Catholicism in particular, then it wouldn't be worth commenting on. There are idiots everywhere that will do or say something stupid. But...this is the President Of The United States for heaven's sake. Not some 6th grader.Same here. And thats a sorry state.
But the point is this isnt about sudden pope veneration from everybody. Its about how our country is represented to the world.
The Universe doesn't have a center.
That's not a survey. That is a fantasy model of projected populations. (And despite the fantasy elements your "global Christianity manages to grow from 31.4% to a whopping 31.4% in it.)
You , like Trump, think parochial, but the pope thought global.You stated, and I quote:
Trump is trying to attach himself to the winning team.
With regards to that context (trying to get votes), he hasn't attached himself to the winning team, he's attached himself to the team that's dropped significantly in size over the past 15 years.
If we're talking about US politicians trying to win favor by appealing to religious groups, then in the context of that conversation, the US is the center of that discussion.
Like I said, the fact that the Muslim population is growing in certain parts of the world outside the US, doesn't translate to votes for a US politician.
That's merely a reflection of the secular countries having declining birth rates.
Again, your statement was "Trump is trying to attach himself to the winning team"
How does a population increase in a fundamentalist Islamic country translate to more votes for a US political party? (considering that people in other countries don't vote in our elections)
You , like Trump, think parochial, but the pope thought global.
You do not know if the Universe has a center and cannot prove it either way, this was just tongue in cheek anyway.The Universe doesn't have a center.
That's not a survey. That is a fantasy model of projected populations. (And despite the fantasy elements your "global Christianity manages to grow from 31.4% to a whopping 31.4% in it.)
This and South America is where the church is most vibrant. This is at the heart of the switch away from a Western led world order. Not that I have given up on the West yet, revival is still possibleThe future of world civilization is going to pivot to Africa and Asia. This is probably going to be the Asian century.
This and South America is where the church is most vibrant. This is at the heart of the switch away from a Western led world order. Not that I have given up on the West yet, revival is still possible
Hasn't Europe done enough damage there already? Of course none of that changes that Pew went about and assumed and extrapolated to get their 30-years later "forecast" of future religious affiliation and demographics. It is just a fantasy model.Most of the growth in Christianity is probably in Africa, where most growth in general is expected due to increase in population. Even in my lifetime, the country of Nigeria has had huge growth.
Which aren't christianity.There are a few caveats, though. New religions could start, or change over time into something else. People can also practice multiple religions at the same time.
In Nigeria, for instance, there's a hybrid of Islam and Christianity being practiced in some areas.
In the US, the scholar of religion, Christian Smith, has described the fastest growing worldview as occulture or what was in the past called "spiritual but not religious".
But they aren't a movement. They express some vague notion of "spirituality" (whatever that is), not an regularized belief.If it were conceived of as a single religious movement, it would be larger than the Mainline Protestant denominations combined.
Christian bookstores have always been more rare than regular bookstores. I know of 1 and exactly 0 "crystal shops". It's next to the grocery that sells oils and herbs.Most towns have more shops selling crystals, herbs, or essential oils now, than Christian bookstores.
Including a lot of Christians. UFOs aren't (generally) a religion.Many people believe in UFO's.
The vampire lore of the west is from a very Christian Europe, not some sort of new age pagan movement.More people believe that vampires are real than there are Jews, Mormons, and Muslims combined.
Or hucksterism as it were.Some go to organized worship or seminars related to New Age/New Thought spirituality, such as the Unity Church (Marianne Williamson is a good example of this kind of spirituality).
How many Christians actually believe Jesus and God are the same being/person/entity.A sizeable minority of traditional Christians also have private beliefs associated with occulture, as well.
Hasn't Europe done enough damage there already? Of course none of that changes that Pew went about and assumed and extrapolated to get their 30-years later "forecast" of future religious affiliation and demographics. It is just a fantasy model.
Which aren't christianity.
But they aren't a movement. They express some vague notion of "spirituality" (whatever that is), not an regularized belief.
Including a lot of Christians. UFOs aren't (generally) a religion.
The vampire lore of the west is from a very Christian Europe, not some sort of new age pagan movement.
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