Still don't see why that is comforting. I'm not religious, and occasionally religious people bug me...but for the most part, I don't have any emotional stake in religion one way or another.
Is there a difference between "atheism" and "anti-theism" ?? On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < [email protected]> wrote: > > from the highlights section: > > The U. S. population continues to show > signs of becoming less religious, with > one out of every five Americans failing to > indicate a religious identity in 2008. > > > The challenge to Christianity in > the U.S. does not come from other > religions but rather from a rejection of > all forms of organized religion. > > > The "Nones" (no stated religious > preference, atheist, or agnostic) > continue to grow, though at a much > slower pace than in the 1990s, from > 8.2% in 1990, to 14.1% in 2001, to > 15.0% in 2008. > > ^okay, so that one is mixed, but it's still growing. > > I may share goals with religious folks, but I don't share their > beliefs on why we should those good deeds. I guess that's where the > breakdown happens for me. > > > > On Mar 9, 2009, at 2:27 PM, G Money wrote: > > > > > Why would this be comforting....?? > > If you want to destroy my sweater, > pull this thread while I walk away. > Watch me unravel, I'll soon be naked, > lying on the floor, I've come undone! > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:291139 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
