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Ok I’ll resist. Percent Christian in the US is now down to 70% and dropping rapidly according to Pew. In another 10 years we’ll thankfully be able to say this i
by sxcurry 8y ago
Ok I’ll resist. Percent Christian in the US is now down to 70% and dropping rapidly according to Pew. In another 10 years we’ll thankfully be able to say this is not a Christian nation.
- lisper 8y agoIt never was (or at least was never intended to be). https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-schweitzer/founding-fathers-we-are-n_b_6761840.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-schweitzer/founding-fath... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tripoli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tripoli
- orev 8y agoThere’s a difference between stating a statistical fact and making a claim of foundation. GP is talking about the stats, not making a statement about any kind of official establishment.
- 2bitencryption 8y agoI imagine the 70% is an enormous embellishment to begin with, by those who are polled who claim to actively practice but really don't. My parents were aghast when a cousin said they wouldn't baptize their new child. Yet they hadn't gone to church in nearly twenty years.