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You guys might become ardent NPR listeners; after this story
Topic Started: Oct 9 2012, 06:22 AM (375 Views)
Dan
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This morning NPR ran a piece describing why protestants are no longer a majority in this country. The piece opens with the following:

"For the first time in its history, the United States does not have a Protestant majority, according to a new study. One reason: The number of Americans with no religious affiliation is on the rise."

Protestants are now at 48% of the population. Those with no religious affiliation are at 20%

And the quote that could make you an NPR listener for life:

"American voters who describe themselves as having no religion vote overwhelmingly for Democrats."

Enjoy!
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Aqua Letifer
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Not sure I get the big revelation; it's what I would have assumed.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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NPR is going to be cut off if a certain someone wins... no?
it behooves me to behold
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Dan
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Maybe not apple. If they keep coming up with quotable quotes like that last, might be worthwhile to keep them going.
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Mikhailoh
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NPR and PBS will be just fine without federal funds. Why? Because those of us who enjoy what they have to offer support them - voluntarily, as it should be.

Romney's got it right - the question to ask on so many of these programs is 'Is this particular program so essential that we should be borrowing money to pay for it?'.
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Aqua Letifer
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Dan
Oct 9 2012, 06:28 AM
Maybe not apple. If they keep coming up with quotable quotes like that last, might be worthwhile to keep them going.
I'm sorry, Dan, I still don't get this. Why is this a quotable quote? Is this secret information somehow? Christian fundamentalists have very close ties to the Right and vote overwhelmingly Republican, so it completely stands to reason that those who are not as religious would go the other way.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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Mikhailoh
Oct 9 2012, 06:29 AM
NPR and PBS will be just fine without federal funds. Why? Because those of us who enjoy what they have to offer support them - voluntarily, as it should be.

Romney's got it right - the question to ask on so many of these programs is 'Is this particular program so essential that we should be borrowing money to pay for it?'.
Well, that's what we should be asking about everything that's publicly funded.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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JBryan
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Exactly.
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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Mikhailoh
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Aqua gets it in one. Bravo, sir.
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JBryan
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I have no religious affiliation and I would not be described as a Democratic voter. Not sure why this would make me want to listen to NPR although I do frequently anyway.
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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Dan
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The quote just stuck my funny bone Aqua, so I posted it. In my world view, if I think something is funny, then everyone must think it's funny...
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JBryan
Oct 9 2012, 06:36 AM
I have no religious affiliation and I would not be described as a Democratic voter. Not sure why this would make me want to listen to NPR although I do frequently anyway.
+1

I don't just listen to or read things that i agree with.
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Dan
Oct 9 2012, 06:36 AM
The quote just stuck my funny bone Aqua, so I posted it. In my world view, if I think something is funny, then everyone must think it's funny...
I just KNEW Dan was Ax's sock. :lol2:
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Mikhailoh
Oct 9 2012, 06:41 AM
Dan
Oct 9 2012, 06:36 AM
The quote just stuck my funny bone Aqua, so I posted it. In my world view, if I think something is funny, then everyone must think it's funny...
I just KNEW Dan was Ax's sock. :lol2:
I didn't realize Ax ever posted anything he thought was funny.... :lol2:
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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Oct 9 2012, 07:36 AM
Mikhailoh
Oct 9 2012, 06:41 AM
Dan
Oct 9 2012, 06:36 AM
The quote just stuck my funny bone Aqua, so I posted it. In my world view, if I think something is funny, then everyone must think it's funny...
I just KNEW Dan was Ax's sock. :lol2:
I didn't realize Ax ever posted anything he thought was funny.... :lol2:
Some of Ax's posts are Hilarius.............not sure if they were meant to be.
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Humor is overrated.
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JBryan
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:lol:
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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Mikhailoh
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Actually, Ax has one of the most developed senses of irony on here. And that is saying a mouthful in this sarcastic lot. :lol2:
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Axtremus
Oct 9 2012, 07:55 AM
Humor is overrated futile. You will be assimilated.
FIFY
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Oct 9 2012, 08:05 AM
Actually, Ax has one of the most developed senses of irony on here. And that is saying a mouthful in this sarcastic lot.
You don't say.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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Larry
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The study is incorrect.

Twenty years ago people answered that question differently than they do today. But today there is a new word being used to describe one's religious views - "spiritual". This word is used today to describe someone who believes in God, usually the Christian "version" of God, but who do not affiliate themselves with any particular organized religion. Many don't attend church services, some do.

Secondly, Dan has misrepresented the study by cherry picking it. The study says that one third of people under 30 have no religious affiliation. Two things: 1. That means two thirds of those under 30 DO have a religious affiliation, and 2. it is the under 30 crowd that is most likely to identify their religious views as "spiritual".

As much as the liberal crowd would love to see religion disappear, I'm happy to report that they are fighting a losing battle. Religion may change, but belief in God will never disappear. Lastly, it should also be pointed out that organized religion (separate from a belief in God which history proves is a natural tendency of humanity) rises and falls in cycles just like everything else, and a generation that has a low level of participation in organized religion tends to produce another generation who have an increased participation.

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Larry
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I would also add that it has always been the under 30 group that has the lowest interest in organized religion, and if they live, they eventually become a part of the over 40 crowd where religion becomes more important to them.


So as they say, there are lies, damned lies, and statistics.....
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What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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