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…
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…
Thanks for starting this! I’ll bring over what I just posted in the positive trans news thread…
Don’t be a dick?
You know it…
This might be a good one to cross-post in one of the political threads as well:
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.
Hey, don’t forget Scientology!
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.
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.
Right.
Geez, tough room!
Joke withdrawn.
Cross-posting my reply here. I’m still trying to review those figures: