Once again, Americans show the world what kind of people we are. I only wish they had added belief in the Easter Bunny, Santa and selfless politicians to round out the poll.
A new Pew religious poll, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, finds that many practicing American Christians believe in ghosts, astrology and reincarnation.
White evangelicals appear to be more or less an exception. For example, only ten percent of white evangelicals believe in reincarnation while 24% of mainline Protestants and 25% of white Catholics believe in it. Likewise, 13% of white evangelicals believe in astrology, that the alignment of the stars and planets influence the lives of people and events on earth, while 25% or more of other religious people believe in astrology. The highest level of belief in “the evil eye” is found in black Protestants where it is at 32%.
Paint with a brush or a freaking Wagner Power Roller there jccalhoun… Jeeze!!!!
So you are telling me that EVERY SINGLE ONE of your views are solidly atheist, leftist, liberal??? Give me a break…
Anyhow…
This is the stupidest thing to get all pious on there Uncle Dave. You speak to this as if the rest of the world is light years ahead of us… You ever hear of Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Catholics and the unending number of other animist religions out there!!!!
Atheists are the ultimate minority. Get used to it.
Once you believe in God then it’s easy to believe in any number of things that aren’t real.
Once you believe in man-made climate change then it’s easy to believe in any number of things that aren’t real.
Once you believe that Oswald acted alone then it’s easy to believe in any number of things that aren’t real.
Once you believe that the war in Iraq was justified then it’s easy to believe in any number of things that aren’t real.
And so on and so on.
ECA said, on December 23rd, 2009 at 8:28 am
“Father, son, Holy ghost??”
It’s Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Spirit Don’t confuse the Holy Spirit with a modern day example of a ghost.
“The 3 wise men use WHAT to find Christ?? ASTROLOGY/astronomy of the day”
The star was a sign that Chrst was born. The wise men had to stop and ask for directions in Jerusalem. The directions they received was from the Old Testiment, was from chapter 5 of the book of Micah:
2 “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of his brothers shall return
to the people of Israel.
4 And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now zhe shall be great to the ends of the earth.
5 And he shall be their peace. ”
Their astrology wasn’t enough to find the place of Christ’s birth. They had to find the the city where Jesus’s house was in the Scripture.
“Christ was Risen on the 3rd day??”
Christ was risen. He was not reborn into the body of another man. Not Reincarnation.
Reincarnation. 837 million Hindus cant be wrong
From: Obamaforever
To: jccalhoun per #19
Dammit, jccalhoun, you beat me to it. I guess great minds think alike. An excellent post!!!!
If you believe the Bible, here are a couple of the things it shows you if you connect the dots. First, it shows that astrology is a valid means to receive communication from God, attaching earthly significance to a non-causal astronomical phenomenon. That is precisely what the special star in the east is alleged to have been. The three astrologers traveled a great distance based on the message they saw in the sky. I’m guessing that it wasn’t their first star-gazing session, nor their last, but at least there’s no evidence that they wrote daily horoscopes for the local paper.
Secondly, we can clearly see that astrology is not a wicked or sinful pursuit, as some Christians have claimed. Obviously, the notion that God sent a celestial birth announcement to wicked practitioners of the dark arts is so absurd that even a Christian can’t defend it. This particular announcement was sent in a manner that could only be interpreted by astrologers, and the validity of this form of astrology was thereby affirmed. The story also tells us that God communicated to the Magi at least once more in a dream, to warn them of Herod’s ill intentions toward the tiny Savior. These astrologers were almost to the point of being on God’s own speed dialer by that time.
It’s always interesting to see how many Christians don’t even believe their own religion’s bullshit.
Yup. There’s folks that believe in AGW and voted for Obama. Nothing is surprising anymore.
#27, Gary,
I’m guessing that it wasn’t their first star-gazing session, nor their last, but at least there’s no evidence that they wrote daily horoscopes for the local paper.
I just assumed they bought a tour bus and drive around Beverly Hills, charging the tourists $25 to see the Homes of the Stars. You know, using their expertise.
It stands to reason that if you believe in an invisible guy in the sky then you would also discount evolution, the science behind global warming, and the collapse of the WTC.
But why also be afraid of some spectral being? Won’t your god protect you?
#29 Mr. Fusion, isn’t there an old song by The Who about the Magi Bus?
Of course, youngsters and whippersnappers probably never heard it.
Of course they believe in spirits etc. they are obliged to.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_of_Endor
#32 Somebody, do you suppose that the witch of Endor from the Bible was the inspiration for the name of Samantha’s mother “Endora” from the old TV series Bewitched?
That would be my guess.
Also, Pharaoh’s magicians could do just about everything Moses could do.
Turning sticks into living snakes etc.
The explanation would be that the Devil made them do it.
And then there’s one of my favorites, the talking ass.
But I think that that has been over-shadowed by all the posting asses.
(You freedom haters know who you are.)
# 17 Proud Alien:
“Well, well, well. Laugh as you wish…”
When I told my friends I wanted to be a comedian, they laughed at me.
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The tax which will be paid for [the] purpose [of education] is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance.
–Thomas Jefferson to George Wythe, 1786.