A thread on any and all aspects of religion and faith, good or bad.
All stories on religion are welcome… just remember Wheaton’s Law…
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Thanks for starting this! I’ll bring over what I just posted in the positive trans news thread…
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Don’t be a dick?
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You know it…
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This might be a good one to cross-post in one of the political threads as well:
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As usual, by “religious” they mean “Abrahamaic” beliefs. Jews, Christians, Muslims.
Wicca, reconstructionism, new age religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism are all growing in the US- But apparently none of those count as “religions” to Politico. I mean, I get why they’re not interested, because those are diverse groups and not a solid voting block, but we’re still talking about several million people.
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Hey, don’t forget Scientology!
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I think the difference between the religions listed by @MikeTheBard and Scientology is that Scientology is pretty much a cult and a grift, while as the others have a history and meaning well beyond parting dupes from their cash… One can easily become a wiccan or a buddhist without having to pony up… And they have value other than how they connect to a specific source of cultural and political power who can exploit you.
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The study measured things like going to a house of worship or otherwise meet for a form of communion (small ‘c’) regularly in the local area. There are Hindu temples, Sikh Gurdwaras, etc. so those would be counted.
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Right.
Geez, tough room!
Joke withdrawn.
Cross-posting my reply here. I’m still trying to review those figures:
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