Is religion dying in America? | Rush Hour Roundtable

[@davidbonnett8954]

The Internet is the death of religion.

[@Moento]

Its Totally the Truth sir, The Internet Killing it ALL 😔

[@ellis1469]

How many times have people said something like that and it not being true?

[@SomeOne-yv8jf]

And holding multiple jobs to pay the bills, and working on Sundays. I love to leisure my time away, I can't waste it in church.

[@ellis1469]

@@SomeOne-yv8jf what does it profit a man to gain the whole world but lose his soul? If you go to heaven you have eternal time go to hell you’re there forever make good use of the little time you have.

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

yay...education and morality defeat the cult of religion.

[@Enzorgullochapin]

"Religion is true for the common people, false for the wise, and useful by the rulers" -Seneca

[@scottdavis3571]

Used by rulers and masters to control people for thousands of years. It's time to end it.

[@srv645]

True words

[@Batman-vr6jp]

Religions is good for community gathering....

[@JULYXXIV]

@@Batman-vr6jpSo is a good barbecue or a potluck

[@AbsFabbs]

I fully understand the need to distance oneself from religion is that the most vile mean spirited people seem to claim to be Christian’s. The ones hell bent on taking away the rights of anyone who doesn’t think like them. Who wouldn’t want to distance themselves from that.

[@Ash_Queen16]

This happens in every religion, stop being biased

[@AbsFabbs]

@@Ash_Queen16 stop being a fool. Why would you support a religion that doesn’t support you? Geesh you basically made my point for me. I choose to use facts and logic and my own feelings rather than listen to what someone else thinks I should be doing with my life. I grew up in the baptist church. I’ve earned my bias from first hand experience. The preacher who baptized me was caught having an affair with his secretary. You can’t make this stuff up I guess I will keep my bias and stay away from the brainwashing. No thanks.

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@AbsFabbs Oh wow, a human being caught doing human being shit. By George you cracked the code. Don’t you feel like a genius? 🙄🥴

[@AbsFabbs]

@@Ash_Queen16 Bwahahaha….so happy to not be a gullible follower!!! You guys are hilarious!!

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@AbsFabbs That’s what hurt people sounds like. Misery loves company 😂

[@dragonsbreathe2164]

As a proud American I have left the churches. I was a former Christian and was practicing theology. But after seeing what it’s become I have left in my opinion after the 55 years I’ve been on this earth I see it’s dead. It’s best not to beat this dead horse.

[@bharathdev1732]

Congrats on ur freedom mate

[@worldview730]

And I realize that no doubt you have been disenchanted by all the scandals & waywardness of the religious institutions, but I'm curious to know What works better for you over your old church, judging by the current ills of todays society?

[@MadScientist72]

@dragonsbreathe2164 I'm just a few years younger than you, but I totally agree.

[@AlexLouisLogic]

Less Religion, More Freedom of thought

[@fernandocuriel124]

Well, wokeness is not bringing so much freedom of thought.

[@srv645]

​@@fernandocuriel124doesn't mean everyone not religious is woke is wrong most people leave religion because they force you to follow ideology in which you are not interested

[@fernandocuriel124]

@@srv645 Never Said that completely. By the way, Bill Maher is a good example of a non Christian who’s against Wokeness!!

[@fernandocuriel124]

@@srv645 That’s not what Christianity is. It’s not about force, everyone has free Will. Christianity is about a relationship with Christ and repent of your sins.

[@fernandocuriel124]

@@srv645 Not necessarily! For example, not all Churches preaches everything in the Bible for popularity and there’s no freedom of thought for controversial topics in the Bible. Many question that, so they go to other Churches who would preach those controversial.

[@Subby808]

I have faith, that if critical thinking is embraced, wishful thinking drops from society.

[@Ash_Queen16]

Imagine throwing the baby out of the bathwater

[@kaylandry3142]

@@Ash_Queen16 imagine worshiping a sky god who sets people on fire for eternity because they won't pretend they believe he is real.

[@JK-tq7bi]

@@kaylandry3142 yeah, he claims that he loves us but the only thing he does is threaten us. Its like a clear example of bad parenting.

[@ellis1469]

@@JK-tq7bi You are misinformed God doesn’t threaten us he tells us the truth and the truth seems very threading.You’re looking at it from a demanding standpoint.

[@JK-tq7bi]

@@ellis1469 dude, if "believe in me or you are going to hell and burn forever" isn't threatening, then what is threatening? You guys claim that he is love, but he is fear.

[@Hunter-lm8fe]

The internet is definitely what killed my belief in a God. Was a christian for 25 years. Being able to look up information and being able to see what the skeptics have to say and realizing they make more sense is what changed my mind. I'm happy it happened though and wish it could have happened sooner in life.

[@Hunter-lm8fe]

@MarisaHoare yes, I did research the counter arguments and realized they made more sense.

[@DutchCreekRanch1]

Americans are more willing to tell hypocrites to take a hike. I grew up Catholic. My parents defended the priest no matter what he did or said, just because he was their priest. But if you have a bone to pick with the Catholic church, it will close ranks and turn its back on you. My generation will no longer tolerate the abuses of the catholic church on any level. Still believe in God, all my kids went to Lutheran schools; but we stopped attending any services when we realized all religions use their pulpit to preach about politics and to divide communities into “us” and “them.” Every congregation has bullies.

[@Ash_Queen16]

So you left because human being did human being shit?

[@bharathdeva9407]

​@@Ash_Queen16 its his choice

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@bharathdeva9407 Never said it wasn’t but something lead him to leaving

[@jamisojo]

@@Ash_Queen16 we're all getting smarter and less interested in blind faith. Urbanization probably has something to do with it also. In a small town, people are probably more likely interested to engage with their community in larger groups. I think we are more isolated in cities, surrounded by strangers.

[@STMARTIN009]

I grew up Catholic and I have not been an active member of the church for a while. The sex abuse crimes was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. Very little accountability by the church as some priest were imprisoned while other were shuffled around to other parishes. Absolutely despicable!

[@williamhartz8707]

I am a “Boomer” and it seemed most families attended church when I was growing up. Once my mother started to work, it seemed my father and mother decided to “sleep in” more on Sundays. Maybe the increasing hectic life style ( both parents working, raising active teenagers on the go, and less “social pressure”) eventually minimized our family involvement with our particular church; however, I personally feel the first ten years of my life attending church and being in a close neighborhood with the same values did effect my adulthood in becoming a decent human being. ( But my denomination was not so “judgmental” or fanatic as others). Unfortunately today when people see these huge evangelical mega churches or politicians trying to force their beliefs by using their own interpretation of the Bible upon us or so called “Christians” not realizing there is a separation between church and state- that becomes a huge turn off to many Americans, especially to the young generations. I have no idea why these fake Christians love to connect the American flag and owning a gun to the Bible….and why Americans don’t realize there are other people living in the USA that are not necessarily Christians but Hindu, Buddhists or Muslims. Any religious institution can be an added contribution to society as long as it evolves to a better understanding towards mankind.

[@paulaweadon8130]

I agree with you..

[@leahwhiteley5164]

Well said!

[@stephaniesqq]

👏 👏 👏

[@Bunkerdwarfputin]

You shouldn't have to believe in ANY religion or "god" to just be a decent human being on this planet. Animals treat each other better than humans do (other than to eat to survive - but humans do that too) and they don't worship an invisible deity. Facts matter.

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@Bunkerdwarfputin If you had an idea if what joining the faith means, particularly Christianity, then you would know that the primary objective has nothing to do with becoming a better person

[@Heshhion]

Religion is dead and its FKN GLORIOUS!!!!!!!!

[@Ash_Queen16]

Atheism is dead

[@williamle1895]

@@Ash_Queen16 Religion in America will continued to decline and more than one fifth of its country has no religion and you will never stop the decline of religion in America. We are not going back to the 1950s. We got the next generation of people leaving religion and they are the ones will bring change around the world not the older ones.America will become more atheistic as the uk in 2050. its time for us that we no longer believe in a world of fairy tales. the age of reason science and mortality is here

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@williamle1895 Actually you’re wrong, in two ways. 1) Non religious doesn’t mean Atheist. You can be Agnostic, spiritual, or don’t know/none of the above. 2) Speaking of being.spiritual, that’s what a lot of people are becoming, which is not the same as being an Atheist. 3) Speaking of such, Atheism isn’t going to survive because of three reasons. A) They have the lowest birth rates while Muslims have the highest. B) Most of the world’s Atheists live in China, which is due to governmental coercion. C) This has all been predicted in the Bible so L’s all around for you to collect.

[@singed8853]

@@Ash_Queen16 religion is in fact dying in the west. It is making a speed run down the drain.

[@markgreen4612]

It's just natural that the more educated a society becomes the less credible the stories in the ancient religious books become and therefore the less religious the society becomes. Just like the legend of St. Nicholas (270-343 CE) evolved into the Santa Claus legend of modern times that no adult seriously believes, so too will the beliefs in the religious icons of the various religions gradually fade away.

[@Ash_Queen16]

That will never happen

[@jamisojo]

@@Ash_Queen16 it is in the process of happening now.

[@fernandocuriel124]

@@jamisojoNot really. It depends what religion you’re referring to. The religion of wokeness, witchcraft, and Islam is growing rapidly in the US.

[@gregjones2217]

Religion is declining world wide because people are becoming more educated. Thus religion is seen more commonly as mythology. People feel greater freedom without the crushing pressure of religion.

[@mikewalker4191]

You are correct. Along with internet. Internet gave non believers a way to get together. Non believers are getting smarter at defending themselves. Their websites produce stronger and stronger arguments against a flying monkey with magic powers.

[@namur-iq6ih]

Yes. And it is due to false preachers which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

[@jimnason7293]

you are watching the start of the desolation of desecration right in front of thine eyes. the pale rider's horse has now been stabled as covid has been enabled, and famine and war still ride, aglow in human ignorant pride.

[@weirdwilliam8500]

Thing is, it seems like every preacher is a false preacher.

[@SomeOne-yv8jf]

Yep, most preachers are satanists who belong to secret occultist organizations. Stay away from church.

[@BridgetWalker-xu8sw]

That's on your god shepherd. What kind of blind idiot can't differentiate between a wolf and a sheep? Jesus was the one who allows people like this to gain position. Everything is his plan,then everything is his fault.

[@xalspaero]

Have you heard the "good news"? Good news: you need to apologize for being born Good news: you don't own your own body Good news: you can be thankful for suffering Good news: you're free to do what a totalitarian authority says, or else And yet, churches can't for the life of them figure out why people are leaving. It boggles the mind.

[@happyfairyjerry]

People would rather believe in themselves and those they trust rather than "God" Your conversation with a higher power doesn't need you to get molested for understanding of morality

[@leahwhiteley5164]

Religion isn't dying in America. Churches are dying in America. People still love God, but churches have become, not about love, but about hate. Organized religion hates anyone who disagrees with them or dares to disagree as a member. People are more educated and they understand that the Bible was written by people hundreds of years after Christ and the disciples walked the earth. The Bible is a guide, not the direct word of God. Stories carried a message people could relate to in that time. Today, the right wing holds tight to the literal interpretation of the Bible, not for the true word of God, but as a means to hold onto power. Male, white power. To keep women and other races as a second class. Women should obey their husband's. This literal interpretation to obey, rather than work with their husband's is written by men long ago who used women and other races as currency. Dowries, slaves, all human currency. Even banning abortion is a way to control women. Someone else is controlling their body. The perversion of religion into a control tool by organized religion has become obvious to the more educated people and they are turning their backs on it. They are not turning their backs on God. You need to compare the drop in those who don't participate in organized religion vs those who don't believe in God. I think you will see a big difference.

[@williamle1895]

Religion in America will continued to decline and more than one fifth of its country has no religion and you will never stop the decline of religion in America

[@williamle1895]

We are not going back to the 1950s. We got the next generation of people leaving religion and they are the ones will bring change around the world not the older ones.

[@williamle1895]

America will become more atheistic as the uk in 2050

[@williamle1895]

We will no longer live in a world of fairy tales we live in a world of reason and mortality now

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@williamle1895 Well clearly someone hasn’t been paying attention to the rates of Muslim converts.

[@cfalletta7220]

No offense but do you see what religion does

[@Ash_Queen16]

What does it do?

[@Mr.Peetersen]

Great Art Oppresive Politics Beautiful Music Fun Holidays Crazy Followers

[@scottdavis3571]

Yes. It completely subjugates nature and humanity by placing more importance on an imaginary creator being.

[@ellinor7369]

I agree with Nicole and all the above. We need spiritual awakening worldwide,💗 not religious fanaticism.

[@Ash_Queen16]

That makes no sense

[@bharathdev1732]

@@Ash_Queen16 u r the one not making any sense here.🤣🤣🤣

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

you drink Mugwort tea?

[@vortexfx420]

facts, the spirit world is the truth and with actual real life experience.

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

@@vortexfx420 the spirit world can be perceived and experienced. U are correct. And Donna douglas and karra agree!

[@topoisomerace]

Banfield's reasoning for the decline ignores the most likely reason: The Internet. The Internet opens the door to discovering other points of view. It obviously doesn't guarantee it, but it can enable people who would otherwise have only had their parents, teachers, and preachers to guide them to seek other information sources.

[@Xipe-totex]

It's good because Christians and other believers can see that they're being lied to their whole life

[@SomeOne-yv8jf]

​@@Xipe-totex 🤣🤣🤣

[@Xipe-totex]

@@SomeOne-yv8jf it's the truth

[@brentmiller3951]

My family gets one day together why would I waste it in church .I am not going to bring my family somewhere to be told they are broken .Keep religion out of Everything if you want it go to church but do not try to put it in schools or public places

[@alfredbell8890]

People's are learning the truth

[@glenclarkchidley3637]

The sooner the better! Antiquated mind control.

[@Ash_Queen16]

Sounds like that Atheist cult has you tied down

[@AbsFabbs]

Absolutely. That’s why they make you go so often. So the brainwashing doesn’t wear off.

[@glenclarkchidley3637]

@@AbsFabbs 🎯

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@AbsFabbs Oh boo, you can apply that to anything 😂

[@AbsFabbs]

@@Ash_Queen16 sooo…am I wrong?

[@generalpopulation6273]

lies can't last forever... and the Bronze Age book of BS... can not withstand reasonable inquiries... with out resorting to magic and fantasy...

[@Ash_Queen16]

Yeah okay

[@scottdavis3571]

Theists act as though "Atheism" is new.

[@babasheeny3634]

You do not need religion to know God. I know folks who say they feel closer to Him walking through a forest or a serene beach. Religion has become all about $$$$ and that Is NOT very Jesus-like.

[@vando9766]

People turn away from religion for simple reason. Science is teaching us what bible couldn’t explain. The bible is written thousands of years ago based on outdated knowledge and beliefs and had so many mistakes that science now easily explain. Hypocrisy and scandals like sex abuse by religious leaders didn’t help either. For example, the bible due to outdated knowledge does not know every star is a sun and our universe is bigger than anything or anyone’s imagination, including the bible. Sooner or later religion will be just a minority. We don’t need religion to have good people. That is just progress. Religion serve its purpose in younger civilization but it will serve none in advance civilization.

[@mravalik]

I've heard from distant family members that they fear the end is near because the younger generations of today are turning from their brought up belief in a God. That is just an innate fear of dropping a descended heirloom in my opinion, but, it is the fact that most people in their 30's and younger are coming to an understanding that religion in and of itself lacks relevance in today's society, alongside a belief in a supernatural deity. Granted, there are those whom I have spoken to who maintain a belief in a higher power, but it doesn't pertain to any scriptural deity. Myself, and many of my cousins, are simply atheists, including my paternal great uncle who is in his mid 70's. I have work friends who, they and I, have had discussions on the topic of religion, and very few have claimed they just don't know and pay no mind to the idea because its of such low importance to them. So, really, like I said before, the belief in religion and a God, is a dying out concept that as a younger generation are rejecting, simply because it lacks importance and relevance in todays modern society and like any of humanities myths and ideologies, they, like anything else, disappear.

[@bharathdev1732]

Dude there is no such thing as end of times .its just a myth .science may not have all the answers but we can always find the truth with facts not fairytale stories .

[@mravalik]

@@bharathdev1732 You’re reinstating what I explained in depth in my comment, I know there’s no such thing as an end of times, I am an atheist and thus why I made the comment to explain why religion in and of itself is a dying out concept/idea.

[@sethflores1680]

@@bharathdev1732 according to today's secular scientific mindset - the understanding is that the world experienced a so called "end of time" during the Cretaceous era - (a concept which I totally disagree with due to chronology). Would you consider that a sort of "end of time" event, or am I accurate in saying that only the biblical concept of the "end of time" you discard as not viable?

[@scottdavis3571]

If you want to make the case for a god, you must prove that one exists. Forcing people to believe in something will just create more violence.

[@gerogekaren2771]

I'm so glad to hear this.

[@nadene1769]

Thankfully religion will never die on planet earth. Most people don’t go to church because they are not willing to be taken advantage of through money and or other scandals once they join. 😤😭🙏

[@Ash_Queen16]

Huh??

[@JP-ks7ey]

we will never be united as one people until religion dies

[@scottdavis3571]

No. There's no gods proven to exist, period.

[@heru-deshet359]

Religion may die, but God and Faith never will.

[@juzores1]

They are the same thing.

[@1985toyotacamry]

Ummm if religion is dying God and faith will also be gone

[@vortexfx420]

spirits will live forever as we are all GOD

[@Iamrightyouarewrong]

Unfortunately not significantly enough, but that's doesn't mean it won't hopefully disappear all together.

[@Ash_Queen16]

If you think religion is going to disappear I have a bridge in Kansas to sell you. Good luck with that wet dream.

[@rayfiedler9482]

I can only speak as a Christian. I cosider it a relatioship with my heavenly father and find it hard to believe i could ever chose to walk away from that. I would have to seriously ask myself if i actually put my trust in him fully in the first place.

[@weirdwilliam8500]

What method can you use, to tell any difference between your relationship with god and a false belief that you had an imaginary friend? Because it seems like there’s no difference.

[@jfrancobelge]

I have a European approach to belief and religion, that are two different matters. Belief is most of the time respectable: we all more or less believe in something (but not necessarily in God), and hopefully most of us have some moral sense linked to what we believe in. Religions are man-made organizations created to control believers and their lives, usually at these religions' own profit. Though I'm an atheist, I do respect religious believers, and they're free to practice their religion as long as they're not fanatics, but I'll never have any trust for any religion. What I do believe is that religion is strictly a private matter that should absolutely be banned from public life and politics.

[@Ash_Queen16]

I guess you’re just okay with how the Chinese government’s handling of the Uighur Muslims.

[@jamisojo]

@@Ash_Queen16 why? I'm guessing that he believes the government shouldn't have any opinions relating to religion. Therefore, the Chinese govt. should never act on the basis of religion.

[@KL-ei6en]

I think the women here are spot on! The man - not so much. He is very cringe worthy IMO. He really creeps me out. I get the feeling from him that he would love to legislate his religion on us. No thanks! I am not a believer in some invisible man in the sky doling out punishment. I am a boomer and consider myself a humanist. Too many religions cause so much suffering to people all based on the biases of their leaders and the biases of the men who wrote their religious doctrine. I don’t need this kind of BS in my life. I want to embrace people for who they are, not what others think they should be. Organized religions are very destructive in my view. I feel so much more healthier now that I’ve left them behind!

[@Ash_Queen16]

People are very destructive. There I fixed it

[@vortexfx420]

judgment is only a thought from the weak minded

[@shereerockdaschel9301]

Not for true believers Jesus is forever. And it’s not about organized religion which a lot of churches are. Jesus was against organized religion. You see a lot of these big mega churches that owns huge churches and the preachers live in mansions and own their own private jets and airports. While there are homeless and starving that’s not what Jesus was about. He was about healing the sick and giving to the poor.

[@babasheeny3634]

Well said!!!!!

[@leahwhiteley5164]

Here Here !!!

[@slayedclaw317]

@@babasheeny3634 Christianity is evil and dying

[@babasheeny3634]

@@slayedclaw317 I can’t say it’s evil; just turned into somethg it shouldn’t. Not what Jesus was about.

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@slayedclaw317 It’s still the largest religion is the world. Cry about it

[@armandolarade7861]

Maybe the main reason is because of the fact that it's not true, so, why waste your time. All the scandals and hypocrisy among all denominations is overwhelming. When entities act and talk like charlatans it's obvious that that's what they are...

[@soton5teve]

LEARN HUMANISM

[@scottdavis3571]

Learn solidarity and empathy for life outside of your Ego.

[@tokkibeanie]

Great news! We don’t care about ancient books

[@Lea-rb9nc]

Religion and Democracy are mutually exclusive.

[@Ash_Queen16]

How?

[@scottdavis3571]

Not really. Democracy would be inclusive, but yes, religious people put themselves and their imaginations before other people and human/animal rights.

[@novelcoronaheads]

Meditation has what to do with religion?

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

Meditation is spiritual. definitely not religious.

[@leoinsf]

Religion is about people and if America was truly a religious nation, there would be no homeless or poor because our churches would engage their members in helping them. In America religion is about ceremony and fear! Catholic priests are about vestments, ceremony, holy cards, rosaries and no involvement with the poor. Anyone who thinks God wants us to go to church on Sundays, sit in a pew, and that is what religion is all about is nuts!!!

[@slenderman2670]

Information age is to blame for decline in faith.

[@jamisojo]

I agree. People are too informed to spend time on "beliefs." There are too many knowable things that might be useful to us that take a lot of time to understand. Why waste time on things that cannot be separated from fiction?

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

@@jamisojo Donna calls it "hollywood derangement syndrome", if you dont know the truth, just write fan-fiction. which is what the bible is...fan-fiction.

[@vanessamahon6524]

I'm not sure if it's a decline in religion as much as a decline in human decency. While religion may play a part on this, I believe the problem lies in getting back to treating people with respect and dignity. ALL PEOPLE!

[@markgreen4612]

Slavery in the south was supported by the teachings of the Old Testament and was never corrected by Jesus in the New Testament eg. the Apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians, VI, 5-7: “Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.” (Paul repeated himself, almost word for word, in the third chapter of his Epistle to the Colossians.) So, I would say we are moving more in the direction of human decency by minorities insisting that they be treated with respect and dignity, something that is being resisted by the Christian right.

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@markgreen4612 Cherries must be your favorite fruit huh

[@jamisojo]

@@Ash_Queen16 clearly, religion didn't lead the south to understand how messed up slavery was.

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@jamisojo Yeah it did. There were plenty of abolitionists who were religious

[@mercurialsilver5688]

@@Ash_Queen16 When religion was all they knew back then, that isn’t surprising.

[@AdmiralBison]

Religion is dying in the United States, there is no point in denying it. Socialism + Secularism >>>> Capitalism + Theocracy.

[@worldview730]

1:12, I beg to differ. People are failing themselves, not institutions, which are made by us. And please don't blame all this on religion, as we know we are our worst enemies by far!

[@untouchable360x]

I believe in the 'Faith of the Seven." Shame! Shame! Shame!

[@velocitygirl8551]

Thank God!

[@Ash_Queen16]

Ironic

[@velocitygirl8551]

@@Ash_Queen16 😉

[@Danieldoomer]

Thank god I’m a atheist,wait

[@sethflores1680]

The decline of christianity in America, in an ironic way, only seem to strengthen my faith in Christianity. Why would that be? Because it simply fulfills certain biblical prophecies. "...Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth? Luke 18:8 "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that "man of sin" be revealed, the "son of perdition;" 2 Thessalonians 2:3

[@charlesmendeley9823]

Did the bible also prophecy of the orange clown with tiny hands, yeah even Ronald Mc Donald?

[@TheGreatPinkPillow27]

I'm not seeing the bad news in this.😄

[@heru-deshet359]

Scripture foretells that most of humanity, living and dead will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The majority will be lost. Everyone today is blind to this. - A former Atheist.

[@penny4thought168]

May I ask what converted you and how you excuse the rape God himself condones? How can you follow a religion with a God who has no problem murdering innocents and rewarding those who perform such a cruel crime as rape?

[@sethflores1680]

Why do some accuse a God they say don't exist of crimes committed by their own fellow humans? If He doesn't exist then why be troubled if Christians worship Him?

[@scottdavis3571]

@@sethflores1680 Because the crimes are committed in "God's Name".

[@james-yf9wm]

The problem is Christianity has many denominations. Some denominations are with false teaching.

[@ilgattopazzerello]

All of them

[@mejustme159]

Let me guess, the only right one is yours.

[@weirdwilliam8500]

Of, that man was wrong on every level.

[@AdalbertPtak]

I hope so, but doubt it very much. At least for now, religion is still choking the nation into submission.

[@JeffreyDonaldson-wb5rv]

Jesus didn't die for my sins or others I know today. He died for his sins. We weren't born then. I also don't believe he walked on water. It is impossble for a human to walk on water. Mother Nature proves that.

[@silvermine923]

It's the age of Aquarius.

[@larryschultz9184]

Faith and religion are not the same thing

[@based_yeoman9138]

🙏 God bless us all

[@EdwinSmith-hd2nt]

What people need to do is to keep the Torah and turn to. Jesus Christ

[@daughterofzion9806]

YES!!! What she said

[@based_yeoman9138]

0:38 lady's basically asking us to convert to the new woke religion, but then this guy chimes in 2:10 and offers a sensible take on things imo

[@Ash_Queen16]

She obviously doesn’t understand the purpose of religion, particularly Christianity. But yes Jason Rantz gives a much better explanation.

[@based_yeoman9138]

@@Ash_Queen16 that's the sense I got as well. God bless 🙏

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@based_yeoman9138 Likewise, and Happy Holy Week

[@sherivanderzanden6444]

The black lady trying to make religion political. Hopefully we all pray for her

[@theviralvideos4616]

Religions only last a few hundreds to a few thousands years nothing new more gods will be created until 1 reigns.....

[@james9524]

Meditation increases gray matter? Citation needed.

[@christophermills9289]

Humanity pre dates the invention of paper, ink, or literacy. There were humans here on Earth 100,000 years prior to the invention of the first language, Sanskrit, which itself predates the invention of Judasim/ Christianity/ Islam// Hinduism, ect by thousands of years. Humanity was here before the invetion of paper or books, humanity was here before the invetion of the bible, koran, torah, ect.

[@jamisojo]

Very good point. There are too many holes in the Bible stories. Why doesn't God just show himself to us? No one can give a reason for that that actually sounds logical.

[@valevisa8429]

No ,religion is not dying in America for the simple reason that ignorance is increasing dramatically.

[@williamle1895]

Religion in America will continued to decline and more than one fifth of its country has no religion and you will never stop the decline of religion in America. We are not going back to the 1950s. We got the next generation of people leaving religion and they are the ones will bring change around the world not the older ones.America will become more atheistic as the uk in 2050. its time for us that we no longer believe in a world of fairy tales. the age of reason science and mortality is here

[@james9524]

No, religion is dying because ignorance is decreasing.

[@123rustyd]

How do You go to a Church that Preaches Faith but fails to display that faith the first time it is tested on the World Stage? How do You go to a Church that took 3 times its Monthly Salary each month from the Federal Government to stay closed for 18 months and do the Will of Man instead of the Will of GOD? Does Psalm 91 only apply to Old Testiment Believers? Or does it apply to New Testiment Believers as well? And if it does why did American Churches take the 30 pieces of Silver to betray Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and depend on the Government instead of GOD? Is this the FAITH of AMERICAN CHURCHES? Psalm 91 Expressly speaks to Plagues and Pandemics! But hey we can all Surely see Blantantly how MOST American Churches FAILED this TEST of Faith and how much EVIL Progressed while the Church was shut down! Those Churches that did not take the 30 Pieces of Silver and stayed Open are being BLESSED BY GOD HIMSELF! Most American Churches Failed this Test of Faith! That is why Attendence is Down! Psalm 91 1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a] 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. (Pandemic) 4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, (Pandemic) nor the plague that destroys at midday. (Pandemic) 7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. 8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. 9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, 10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. 14 “Because he[b] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. 15 He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”

[@jamisojo]

Bless your heart? 😉

[@bgandjsco1]

Our government has taken the place of God.

[@whatshatnin4572]

There was never a god

[@BestLifeHappyLife70]

Morality is dying in America!

[@mikegorrono6346]

no, corruption of religion is being exposed.

[@tokkibeanie]

You mean indoctrination

[@duckhawkninja3614]

Good

[@goodword3161]

യേശുവിന്റെ യഥാർത്ഥ മതം ഇല്ലാതാവില്ല!! അതാണ് ഇസ്ലാം!

[@bharathdeva9407]

🤣😂😂

[@soton5teve]

Plumbline pictures youtube channel videos

[@bjorkstrand7773]

yes. the bible doesn't work

[@TheOnePistol]

They'll all get a wake up call the day millions of people disappear and the Earth begins to shake.

[@josecastanon3681]

Anything is possible when your imagination runs wild🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheOnePistol]

@@josecastanon3681 We shall see. ;)

[@weirdwilliam8500]

If all the evangelicals just disappeared, we could finally make the world better for everyone without all the ignorant bigots blocking the improvements.

[@melaniegatton]

People have been waiting for that event for over 2,000 years. Don't hold your breath

[@TheOnePistol]

@@melaniegatton It'll happen eventually. The reason why it hasn't is because God is putting it off as long as he can in order to save as many as he can. And there's still people being saved today. But eventually, he's going to say it's time.