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Religion is going away and political affiliation resembles more of a cult. You know, very healthy.

by papito 5y ago

bobthechef 5y ago
Religion isn't going away. Ideology is religion. Very bad religion, but it is religion (or a "cult" to use your language, though that term is overloaded). And no one is without religion. Everyone worships something. The question is: are you worshiping the right thing? In terms of the "traditional" churches in the US, yes, mainline Protestantism is dying because it is a spent force (it has more or less fully acquiesced to the culture, become a consumer and servant of that culture, which means it no longer has any purpose). Muslims who move her tend to become moderates and likely shed Islam entirely eventually. You do see some growth among Evangelicals, but in any case, globally (Africa, Asia), you do see Catholicism and Islam growing. The West is in this sense a decadent freak.
- keithnz 5y ago
  what definition of religion are you using? this is the dictionaries... religion /rɪˈlɪdʒ(ə)n/ noun the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
  - beaconstudios 5y ago
    under that definition, Buddhism isn't a religion - so it's clearly not a very good definition.
joe_the_user 5y ago
The total number of people identifying as religious in the US is declining. The number of people identifying as evangelical/"born again" is rising. Of course, it's about the same thing as the religious and non-religious cult-dynamics are somewhat similar. Of course, it's a product of any "local community" fading away - the moderating influence of random people living near one is fading.
_-david-_ 5y ago
This is not true. Religion is in fact growing every where but the west and perhaps a few other places. If you only meant the west then that is accurate, but due to the various birth rates it could very easily change with immigration.

Religion is going away and political affiliation resembles more of a cult. You know, very healthy.

by papito 5y ago

Religion is going away and political affiliation resembles more of a cult. You know, very healthy.

Religion isn't going away. Ideology is religion. Very bad religion, but it is religion (or a "cult" to use your language, though that term is overloaded). And no one is without religion. Everyone worships something. The question is: are you worshiping the right thing? In terms of the "traditional" churches in the US, yes, mainline Protestantism is dying because it is a spent force (it has more or less fully acquiesced to the culture, become a consumer and servant of that culture, which means it no longer has any purpose). Muslims who move her tend to become moderates and likely shed Islam entirely eventually. You do see some growth among Evangelicals, but in any case, globally (Africa, Asia), you do see Catholicism and Islam growing. The West is in this sense a decadent freak.

keithnz 5y ago
what definition of religion are you using? this is the dictionaries... religion /rɪˈlɪdʒ(ə)n/ noun the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
- beaconstudios 5y ago
  under that definition, Buddhism isn't a religion - so it's clearly not a very good definition.

joe_the_user 5y ago

The total number of people identifying as religious in the US is declining. The number of people identifying as evangelical/"born again" is rising. Of course, it's about the same thing as the religious and non-religious cult-dynamics are somewhat similar. Of course, it's a product of any "local community" fading away - the moderating influence of random people living near one is fading.

_-david-_ 5y ago

This is not true. Religion is in fact growing every where but the west and perhaps a few other places. If you only meant the west then that is accurate, but due to the various birth rates it could very easily change with immigration.