Neport breaks it down: "51% who said they were Protestant, 5% who were "other Christian," 23% Roman Catholic, and 3% who named another Christian faith, including 2% Mormon."
Coming in at 11% were those who claimed no religious identity at all, and another 2% didn't answer.
Okay so there are 11% those with NO religious affiliation whatsoever.
That is more then there are Mormons, or "other Christians".
However the poll does not even seem to consider the number of Americans who are Hindu, or Buddhists, or Muslims, or Taoists, etc..
That certainly does not seem like a very comprehensive poll to me.
Why do most people in this country act as if Christianity is the only REAL religion and that all of the others are in the "also ran" category?
I have to wonder if some of those who identified themselves as "non-religious" might have been of an eastern religion, but did not feel like taking the time to explain themselves to the clearly prejudicial poll taker.
I think it is well past time that Americans began to open their minds to the fact that there are numerous faiths with carefully defined rituals that are just as beautiful and spiritual as the ones enjoyed by the Christian community. Some perhaps even more so.
So as much as I would like to believe that 11% percent of my fellow Americans think like I do, I have serious doubts that this is true.
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I thought I would sit here and pretend you are here....kind of like when I turn my TV on and pretend that Jon Stewart is BACK.....
ReplyDeleteoh , wait.....my son just told me ..he is coming back this week...and so is Dave and Stephen...wow.....
Hope all is well there...and that you are having a good time back east...namaste.
( and yeah...some of us miss you....but I am not saying who...)