Posted on 04/26/2015 11:56:15 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
So true, 99% of the churches are no longer Bible thumpers, going to them is pointless.
I bet she’d be real fun at a speed dating event.
Curious. I’ve gone to church all my life, first as an Episcopalian, then as a Catholic, but I can’t remember a single incidence of Bible thumping.
What church did this idiot go to, to witness Bible thumpers?
I guess the author doesn’t realize, that “secular” is defined as anything outside the church from a Christian point of view.
Even a discussion outside the Church about something not Church Related is considered a “secular” discussion.
Example: Football, Food, etc..
Some people are so ignorant.
I do not believe the surveys that say Americans find homosexuality or "trans gender " or gay marriage acceptable. Most people know what the "PC answer is and give that so they will not be called bigots ... .. but in private conversations you still see the eyes roll...the snickers and the gay jokes.. people know it is a perversion ...
I stopped reading in the first paragraph.
Except it is wrong to argue from a perspective of “moral superiority. I’m probably more screwed up than a lot of atheists.
The issue is what happens right after I die.
One of the most glaring intellectual errors of the left is their belief that atheism, agnosticism and secularism generally are non religious.
New Age religion permeates them all, as it permeates the thinking of Amanda Marcotte.
Same here. No piercings, nose rings. Thorns in much lids. Definitely no tatts.
Its my own personal statement. IF folks want to despoil their temple. So be it.
Ted Cruz: Democrats home to ‘liberal fascism’
WISN.com | 2015-04-26 | Ashley Killough
Posted on 04/26/2015 11:37:46 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3283303/posts
OK, so we’re supposed to give up because a majority of Americans do not sit in a pew on Sunday. What else do Americans lie about?
On the average, we like salt, sugar, processed foods. We’d rather watch TV than do our mandatory 35 minutes of aerobic exercise each day. We like to drive above the speed limit. We hate to come to full stop at stop signs.
So if we should discard religion as a force for moral good because we aren’t as pious as we like to think we are, then how many other things should be discarded because we don’t do them 100% of the time that we should or that we claim we do them?
Are you speaking seriously or in jest?
—It’s a narrative that is fundamentally wrong. Yes, the majority of Americans identify technically as Christians, but a deeper look at how our people act, believe, and think shows that we’re not at all a “Christian nation,” but a largely secular nation that suffers a small but vocal minority of theocracy-minded conservatives. And not just that, but that the secular-minded majority is getting even bigger and more secular all the time.—
All true, I have to admit. But then again, maybe that’s why our economy, culture, and world respect is in a flat spin.
They are Cultural Christians.
When I can’t get past the first sentence without reading “Bible thumpers” I don’t see much point in continuing.
She’s 37 years old, trying to look like she’s 22.
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