White Christians Are Now a Minority—But They're Getting More Isolated and Less Tolerant

[mudwhistle]

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Religious homophobia is driving away young people, but evangelical leaders double down on anti-LGBT bigotry

Last week, the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) put out a new report on religion in America that measured a truly remarkable shift: For the first time, almost certainly in the country’s history, people who identify as white Christians are a minority of Americans. Four out of every five Americans were self-described white Christians in 1976, but now that group only constitutes 43 percent of the U.S. population.

There are a lot of reasons for this shift, study author Robert P. Jones, who heads PRRI and is the author of “The End of White Christian America,” explained to Salon in an interview. To a large extent, Jones said, it’s the trend of “young, white people leaving Christian churches that is driving up the number of religiously unaffiliated Americans.”

This reflects, he added, “a culture clash between particularly conservative white churches and denominations and younger Americans” over issues like science, particularly climate change and evolution, and especially the rights of LGBT people. - Source
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Mind you, Christianity still comprises 70% of our total population but that includes blacks, Latinos, Asians and the rest. In what I see as my white generation (I'm 33), many people are still into spirituality but have totally abandon the mainstream faiths. My own beliefs are rather eclectic. If social forums are any indication, some of the most vocal Christians appear also to be the cruelest. Scary stuff.
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What you're selling is a false caricature of Christians, not a real Christian.
The false image you have in mind is the one that fake media created for you.

 

[mudwhistle]

 

[tigerred59]

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Religious homophobia is driving away young people, but evangelical leaders double down on anti-LGBT bigotry

Last week, the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) put out a new report on religion in America that measured a truly remarkable shift: For the first time, almost certainly in the country’s history, people who identify as white Christians are a minority of Americans. Four out of every five Americans were self-described white Christians in 1976, but now that group only constitutes 43 percent of the U.S. population.

There are a lot of reasons for this shift, study author Robert P. Jones, who heads PRRI and is the author of “The End of White Christian America,” explained to Salon in an interview. To a large extent, Jones said, it’s the trend of “young, white people leaving Christian churches that is driving up the number of religiously unaffiliated Americans.”

This reflects, he added, “a culture clash between particularly conservative white churches and denominations and younger Americans” over issues like science, particularly climate change and evolution, and especially the rights of LGBT people. - Source
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Mind you, Christianity still comprises 70% of our total population but that includes blacks, Latinos, Asians and the rest. In what I see as my white generation (I'm 33), many people are still into spirituality but have totally abandon the mainstream faiths. My own beliefs are rather eclectic. If social forums are any indication, some of the most vocal Christians appear also to be the cruelest. Scary stuff.
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[debbiedowner]

I'm still waiting to hear about the OP being 33 and has two high school daughters.

Well if she had kids at age 18 and 19 they would be in high school.

 

[Windparadox]

What you're selling is a false caricature of Christians, not a real Christian.The false image you have in mind is the one that fake media created for you.

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Our versions of "reality" are very dissimilar. What is considered a "real christian" is rather subjective, don't you think?

 

[mudwhistle]

What you're selling is a false caricature of Christians, not a real Christian.The false image you have in mind is the one that fake media created for you.

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Our versions of "reality" are very dissimilar. What is considered a "real christian" is rather subjective, don't you think?

Only to someone who doesn't understand what Jesus taught.
It makes a lot of sense to some and no sense to others.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

What you're selling is a false caricature of Christians, not a real Christian.The false image you have in mind is the one that fake media created for you.

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Our versions of "reality" are very dissimilar. What is considered a "real christian" is rather subjective, don't you think?

Your entire posting is predicated on your own extremely narrow understanding based upon nothing but your subjective feelings.

Were you to examine actual Christian beliefs, you would find they range from highly tolerant and supportive to highly intolerant. Instead of understanding that there is a continuum of beliefs as would a liberal capable of seeing shades of grey, all you do is characterize all as evil as would an authoritarian leftist.

Were you to apply any thought to other religions, you would find that Christianity is hardly the worst when it comes to homosexuality. The average Christian might not want you to get married in their Church, but doesn't want to see you discriminated against in terms of jobs or schooling. The average Muslim wants you jailed or killed.


Why not concentrate your wrath on those most inimical to gay people instead of jousting at windmills with your hatred of Christians? It's like getting all worked up over a tabby cat that just peed in your petunias while ignoring the saber toothed tiger with a child in its jaws.

 

[mudwhistle]

What you're selling is a false caricature of Christians, not a real Christian.The false image you have in mind is the one that fake media created for you.

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Our versions of "reality" are very dissimilar. What is considered a "real christian" is rather subjective, don't you think?

Your entire posting is predicated on your own extremely narrow understanding based upon nothing but your subjective feelings.

Were you to examine actual Christian beliefs, you would find they range from highly tolerant and supportive to highly intolerant. Instead of understanding that there is a continuum of beliefs as would a liberal capable of seeing shades of grey, all you do is characterize all as evil as would an authoritarian leftist.

Were you to apply any thought to other religions, you would find that Christianity is hardly the worst when it comes to homosexuality. The average Christian might not want you to get married in their Church, but doesn't want to see you discriminated against in terms of jobs or schooling. The average Muslim wants you jailed or killed.


Why not concentrate your wrath on those most inimical to gay people instead of jousting at windmills with your hatred of Christians? It's like getting all worked up over a tabby cat that just peed in your petunias while ignoring the saber toothed tiger with a child in its jaws.

This leftist ideology isn't based on facts but on a rewriting of history.
Islam is in control of the left, mostly because they have similar beliefs as communists.
They both believe that freedom is a threat
They both hate Christians
They both believe in forcing their will on us like fascists do.

 

[Windparadox]

Your entire posting is predicated on your own extremely narrow understanding based upon nothing but your subjective feelings.Were you to examine actual Christian beliefs, you would find they range from highly tolerant and supportive to highly intolerant. Instead of understanding that there is a continuum of beliefs as would a liberal capable of seeing shades of grey, all you do is characterize all as evil as would an authoritarian leftist.Were you to apply any thought to other religions, you would find that Christianity is hardly the worst when it comes to homosexuality. The average Christian might not want you to get married in their Church, but doesn't want to see you discriminated against in terms of jobs or schooling. The average Muslim wants you jailed or killed.Why not concentrate your wrath on those most inimical to gay people instead of jousting at windmills with your hatred of Christians? It's like getting all worked up over a tabby cat that just peed in your petunias while ignoring the saber toothed tiger with a child in its jaws.

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Thank you for your opinion.

 

[WillMunny]

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Religious homophobia is driving away young people, but evangelical leaders double down on anti-LGBT bigotry

Last week, the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) put out a new report on religion in America that measured a truly remarkable shift: For the first time, almost certainly in the country’s history, people who identify as white Christians are a minority of Americans. Four out of every five Americans were self-described white Christians in 1976, but now that group only constitutes 43 percent of the U.S. population.

There are a lot of reasons for this shift, study author Robert P. Jones, who heads PRRI and is the author of “The End of White Christian America,” explained to Salon in an interview. To a large extent, Jones said, it’s the trend of “young, white people leaving Christian churches that is driving up the number of religiously unaffiliated Americans.”

This reflects, he added, “a culture clash between particularly conservative white churches and denominations and younger Americans” over issues like science, particularly climate change and evolution, and especially the rights of LGBT people. - Source
​

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Mind you, Christianity still comprises 70% of our total population but that includes blacks, Latinos, Asians and the rest. In what I see as my white generation (I'm 33), many people are still into spirituality but have totally abandon the mainstream faiths. My own beliefs are rather eclectic. If social forums are any indication, some of the most vocal Christians appear also to be the cruelest. Scary stuff.
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Supporting traditional marriage does NOT render one a bigot.

Pop quiz. Who built the greatest nation the world has ever known? Answer: white Christians.

I support "traditional marriage" by dint of being married for 21 years. I also support the rights of my neighbours to marry the person they love, whatever their gender.

People who deny this are not "supporting traditional marriage". They are acting as bigots.

Opposing Gay marriage is not "supporting traditional marriage". Its a weasel expression like "pro life".

Stick it up your arse.

Yet you wallow in the most gay-publicly-executing, gay-torturing, gay slaughterhouse on Earth, Islam! It's rare I see someone with soooo little self-awareness, sooo incapable of cognitive dissonance, I'm sure this will go right over your pointed head.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Oh, well then, CLEARLY Christians are oppressed...... *audible eye roll*

 

[mudwhistle]

Oh, well then, CLEARLY Christians are oppressed...... *audible eye roll*

Clearly......

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Oh, well then, CLEARLY Christians are oppressed...... *audible eye roll*

Clearly......

Clearly you will believe ANYTHING:

Cerro Gordo Elementary School is criticized over fake Facebook picture - WWAY TV3

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

What percentage of Christians sects support same gender marriage and abortion?
It seems like the Evangelicals are well within the mainstream of Christian sects.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

One of the really crazy things about the Democratic Party's hatred for Christians is their total imbalance when they call the victims of Islamic terrorism, hate, violence and oppression "islamophobic" . It revels that the Left is not principled and that they are really just bigots.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

One of the really crazy things about the Democratic Party's hatred for Christians is their total imbalance when they call the victims of Islamic terrorism, hate, violence and oppression "islamophobic" . It revels that the Left is not principled and that they are really just bigots.

You know, you make yourself sound pretty dumb by having to reduce the world to these monolithic, hamhanded terms.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

One of the really crazy things about the Democratic Party's hatred for Christians is their total imbalance when they call the victims of Islamic terrorism, hate, violence and oppression "islamophobic" . It revels that the Left is not principled and that they are really just bigots.

You know, you make yourself sound pretty dumb by having to reduce the world to these monolithic, hamhanded terms.

lol lame retort.... and proof that I am correct

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

One of the really crazy things about the Democratic Party's hatred for Christians is their total imbalance when they call the victims of Islamic terrorism, hate, violence and oppression "islamophobic" . It revels that the Left is not principled and that they are really just bigots.

You know, you make yourself sound pretty dumb by having to reduce the world to these monolithic, hamhanded terms.

lol lame retort.... and proof that I am correct

It's not a retort. It's an observation that speaking in the terms you use makes you sound stupid. i would say the same to anyone who speaks similarly of "the entire right". If you want to instantly undermine your own credibility and be laughed out of any serious company, then carry on as you are...

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Oh, well then, CLEARLY Christians are oppressed...... *audible eye roll*

The evidence is overwhelming.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Clearly Democrats loath Christians whilst pretending to be against prejudice.