The sooner religion has lost all influence the better.
New Scientist Article: God not-botherers: Religious apathy reigns
by AndersonsInfo 21 Replies latest jw friends
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done4good
As the prime minister, David Cameron, said in his next breath: "faith is neither necessary nor sufficient for morality"
Oubliette-That is an awesome statement!
Agreed. I thought that was probably the most succinct articulation of the thought I have read.
d4g
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never a jw
Happy to know that I belong to the group with the fastest growth!
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LisaRose
I had no faith before it was cool.
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Phizzy
People here in the U.K for a very long time have been dis-interested in organised religion, even the inflated reported attendance figures show that less than 8% of the population attend a place of worship on a weekly basis.
Many self-identify as "Church of England" because they want it there for hatching, matching and despatching Duties, but they never, or rarely attend.
The generation now in its thirties and early forties sees no need for religion in its life, religion simply has no relevance.
Despite that, the C of E is the established Church, and has Bishops in the House of Lords by right, rather than merit, and many other areeas of society fall under religious influence.
As Cantleave rightly says:
" The sooner religion has lost all influence the better."
Primarily because the Moral standards of non-believers are so much higher than believers, being based upon doing the most good and upon compassion.
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Vidiot
"Most of the unaffiliated neither accept nor reject religion: they simply don't care about it."
Meh... whatever.
never a jw - "Happy to know that I belong to the group with the fastest growth!"
Um... wasn't that something JWs used to say?
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The Scotsman
It is not correct to paint all religion with one brush stroke.
Religion "can" be a good thing..
Unfortunately though, on many many occasions, it is not.
One point I would make - has the decline of religion in the UK made it a better place to live?
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cofty
has the decline of religion in the UK made it a better place to live? Absolutely not.
Decline in religion and a rise in rational thinking and secular humanism are not the same thing.
Look at Scandanavia for an example of the latter. We will get there eventually.
The USA will take a lot longer.
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steve2
This article will make Jehovah very sad. I suspect He may have rejection issues.
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BobFlanagan007
@ The Scotsman - Since when has a decline in professed religious belief been the main factor effecting living standards in the UK? I don't really see any connection between the two things.