Big Shift Happening In America Concerning Religion

[Ahso!]

And I doubt there'll be any stopping it.

Politicians are seeing the Christian right’s once-formidable influence diminish, while increasingly vocal secularists are looking for politicians to end the unconstitutional pandering to religions. Groups such as the Secular Coalition for America are stepping up their lobbying and giving a political voice to the “nones.

Membership in secular and skepticism advocacy groups is at an all-time high. The Secular Student Alliance, which had 50 affiliate groups in 2006, now has 408 groups, including a chapter at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

While some people successfully managed to dupe Americans during the Cold War by falsely conflating atheism and communism, this bogeyman is no longer effective to malign nonbelievers. Since 9/11, radicalized religion has come under the microscope as the greatest threat to civilization.

The Internet is another variable that is likely contributing to the decline of religiosity. There is a reason that small religious groups have often tried to isolate themselves from outsiders. Exposure to dissenting opinions can be toxic to one’s religious convictions.

The vast majority of the world’s population disagrees with your religious affiliation — regardless of your religious affiliation) — and our increased interconnectedness exposes us to opposing views like never before Jeremy Fejfar : 'Nones' watch their numbers swell

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Certainly not a bad thing, too many of our politicians are of this bent. Issues like abortion waste far to much of our time. Some good can be done by our religious folk though, they do have things to offer such as family values ect. I'd take them more seriously if they'd change their focus, that's for sure.

[gmc]

Not just america

The number of humanist wedding ceremonies in Scotland will soon overtake the number of Church of Scotland weddings, it has been claimed.

There are already more humanist weddings than Roman Catholic weddings in Scotland.


BBC News - Humanist weddings 'on the increase' in Scotland

Mind you I haven't a clue what is involved. It's perhaps in line with a decline in sectarianism in scotland. All those years of both sects trying to prevent interfaith marriage coming back to bite perhaps. Yet our politicians still bow to the religious lobby.

[Ahso!]

We've had two "humanist" weddings in my family. My last two children's weddings were officiated by me. I'm an ordained minister.

[AnneBoleyn]

Ahso!;1424874 wrote: We had two "humanist" wedding in my family. My last two children's weddings were officiated by me. I'm an ordained minister.


That's lovely Ahso! Mazel tov!

[tude dog]

Ahso!;1424874 wrote: I'm an ordained minister.

[AnneBoleyn]

Don't be cruel. You ain't nuthin' but a hound dawg.