As is typical, Secular Progressives will depend upon hate sites and George Soros media to spew forth untruthful information, but no matter, 3 out of 4 Americans are Christian, whether you like it, or don't like it:
RELIGION *DECEMBER 24, 2015* - PRINT <http://www.gallup.com/poll/187955/percentage-christians-drifting-down-high.aspx?version=print> - SHARE <http://www.gallup.com/poll/187955/percentage-christians-drifting-down-high.aspx#share-article-modal> Percentage of Christians in U.S. Drifting Down, but Still High http://www.gallup.com/poll/187955/percentage-christians-drifting-down-high.aspx by Frank Newport STORY HIGHLIGHTS - 75% of Americans identify with a Christian religion - Christian identification is down from 80% in 2008 - 5% of Americans identify with a non-Christian religion, little changed PRINCETON, N.J. -- On the eve of Christmas 2015, a review of over 174,000 interviews conducted in 2015 shows that three-quarters of American adults identify with a Christian religion, little changed from 2014, but down from 80% eight years ago. About 5% of Americans identify with a non-Christian religion, while 20% have no formal religious identification, which is up five percentage points since 2008. [image: Religious Identification in the U.S., 2008-2015] These results are based on interviews conducted each year since 2008 as part of Gallup Daily tracking. The general trends in the data over this eight-year period are clear: As the percentage of Americans identifying with a Christian religion has decreased, the percentage with no formal religious identification has increased. The small percentage of Americans who identify with a non-Christian religion has been essentially constant over this time period. [image: TD Christian] The downtick in the percentage of the U.S. population identifying as Christian over the past eight years is a continuation of a trend that has been evident for decades. In Gallup surveys in the 1950s, over 90% of the adult population identified as Christian, with only a small percentage claiming no religious identification at all or identifying with a non-Christian religion. Despite these changes, America remains a predominantly Christian nation, and with 94% of those who identify with a religion saying they are Christian. The broad Christian category includes Catholics, Protestants, Mormons and non-denominational Christians. In 2015, 24% of Americans identify as Catholic, 50% as Protestant or as members of another non-Catholic Christian religion, and 2% as Mormon. *Christian Percentage Is Lowest Among Young Americans* The percentage of Christians is highest among older Americans and decreases with each progressively younger age group. This trend reflects the high number of "nones" -- those without a formal religious identity -- in the younger generations, as well as a higher proportion of non-Christians among them. [image: Religious Identification in the U.S. by Age, 2015] One key to the future of Christian representation in the U.S. population will be shifts in the religious identification of today's youngest cohorts. Traditionally, Americans have become more likely to identify with a religion as they age through their 30s and 40s and get married and have children. If this pattern does not occur in the same way it has in the past, the percentage of Christians nationwide will likely continue to shrink. *Bottom Line* America remains a predominantly Christian nation, with three-quarters of all adults identifying with a Christian faith, and with over 90% Christian representation among those who say they are a member of any kind of religion. A major religious trend in the U.S., however, has been the increasing number of Americans who say they do not have a formal religious identification. This expansion has been accompanied by the shrinkage in the number of people who identify as Christian. More than 95% of Americans identified as Christian in the 1950s, and 80% did so as recently as eight years ago. While the 5% of the population who identify with a non-Christian faith is higher than it was decades ago, it has not shown significant change over the past eight years. *These data are available in* *Gallup Analytics* <http://www.gallup.com/products/170987/gallup-analytics.aspx?utm_source=www&utm_medium=mainnav&utm_campaign=gallup_analytics> *.* *Survey Methods* Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted from 2008-2015 on the Gallup U.S. Daily survey, with random samples of adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The sample sizes of those interviewed were over 350,000 for the years 2008 through 2012, and over 170,000 for the years 2013 through 2015. The 2015 sample consists of interviews conducted through Dec. 20, 2015. For results based on the total sample of national adults for each year, the margin of sampling error is ±1 percentage point at the 95% confidence level. All reported margins of sampling error include computed design effects for weighting. Each sample of national adults includes both cellphone respondents and landline respondents, with the percentage of each varying across the eight years included in this analysis. Landline and cellular telephone numbers are selected using random-digit-dial methods. Learn more about how the Gallup U.S. Daily <http://www.gallup.com/185462/gallup-daily-work.aspx?utm_source=METHODOLOGY&utm_medium=topic&utm_campaign=tiles> works. On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 3:12 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > a secular government can still be based on Christian principles and > tenets. > --- > believe want you want ... it won't change history ... or the fact that the > religious have been persecuting those with different beliefs since the > founding of America. > > the good news! > > The share of Americans who say they are “absolutely certain” God exists > has dropped more sharply, from 71% in 2007 to 63% in 2014. And the > percentages who say they pray every day, attend religious services > regularly and consider religion to be very important in their lives also > have ticked down by small but statistically significant margins. > > The falloff in traditional religious beliefs and practices coincides with > changes in the religious composition of the U.S. public. A growing share of > Americans are religiously unaffiliated, including some who self-identify as > atheists or agnostics as well as many who describe their religion as > “nothing in particular.” Altogether, the religiously unaffiliated (also > called the “nones”) now account for 23% of the adult population, up from > 16% in 2007. > > > > > On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 12:24:52 PM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: >> >> Because you are a Secular Progressive, it's likely that you don't have >> critical thinking skills, and cannot fathom how and why our Nation was >> founded, and how it's based on a republican form of government. I >> encourage you to keep seeking truth and answers; (which is all any of us >> can do!) and hopefully you'll comprehend and understand how a secular >> government can still be based on Christian principles and tenets. It is >> the very cornerstone of our Nation's founding. >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 1:01 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> The very Constitution that frames this Nation was based on Christian >>> principles and tenets. >>> --- >>> that doesn't mean jack shit to a secular nation. >>> and you left out the judeo part. Ya gotta give the jews some credit. >>> if you want a religious government move to israel or iran. >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 11:57:23 AM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: >>>> >>>> It doesn't have to do with your religious beliefs; you still don't get >>>> it....The very Constitution that frames this Nation was based on Christian >>>> principles and tenets. "It Is~~What It Is".... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 12:31 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> this Nation was founded on Christian principles and tenets! >>>>> --- >>>>> as a secular nation ... no religious tests ... a separation between >>>>> church and state. >>>>> >>>>> Thus the very reason that we can even have this very conversation >>>>> today. Instead of fighting your heritage, you should embrace it, and be >>>>> thankful that you're not a part and parcel of a caliphate or *Dar al >>>>> Islam*! >>>>> --- >>>>> I'm thankful that I don't believe in religious hogwash or participate >>>>> in their silly wars. >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 11:23:20 AM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Poor, poor Plain Ol'! No matter how hard you try to revisit history, >>>>>> or rewrite it, the fact will always remain that this Nation was founded >>>>>> on >>>>>> Christian principles and tenets! Thus the very reason that we can even >>>>>> have this very conversation today. Instead of fighting your heritage, >>>>>> you >>>>>> should embrace it, and be thankful that you're not a part and parcel of a >>>>>> caliphate or *Dar al Islam*! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 12:20 PM, plainolamerican < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Conservatives "follow" no one. We're critical thinkers >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> yet you ignorantly defend a cunt like Ann Coulter. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> you need to get over the fact that America is a secular nation or >>>>>>> just move your sorry ass to israel or iran where religious myth >>>>>>> believers >>>>>>> like yourself are encouraged to persecute those with different beliefs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 11:12:47 AM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Followers"? No, you're confusing Ann and those who read her >>>>>>>> column with Secular Progressives and their cultist >>>>>>>> tendencies.....Conservatives "follow" no one. We're critical thinkers >>>>>>>> Plain Ol. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 11:18 AM, Hot4azintop via PoliticalForum < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> When I read the subject line I thought it was a joke but she >>>>>>>>> really was stopped.....my God, what is happening in this nation!!! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In a message dated 5/17/2016 7:59:40 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >>>>>>>>> [email protected] writes: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> if you can't admit that she's a bitch then you don't know what a >>>>>>>>> bitch is. >>>>>>>>> fuck her and her followers. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 9:18:28 AM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Typical Secular Progressive response. You don't like Ann >>>>>>>>>> Coulter, but can't really muster anything logical to dispute what >>>>>>>>>> she says >>>>>>>>>> and advocates, so it's the typical "Secular Progressive Attack The >>>>>>>>>> Messenger" rant, slinging bigot and racist tags at >>>>>>>>>> Coulter.....Typical! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 8:08 AM, plainolamerican < >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> she is a great "ball buster" of ignorant males and females! >>>>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>>>> she's a bigoted bitch that spews hate. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, May 16, 2016 at 9:46:40 PM UTC-5, Bill wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I thought the powers that be might arrest her because she is a >>>>>>>>>>>> great "ball buster" of ignorant males and females! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> In a message dated 5/16/2016 5:06:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight >>>>>>>>>>>> Time, [email protected] writes: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Lol yeah that Adams apple is suspect. >>>>>>>>>>>> On May 16, 2016 10:03 AM, "plainolamerican" < >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> [image: >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://bizstandardnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/398px-ann_coulter2.jpg] >>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://bizstandardnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/398px-ann_coulter2.jpg> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ann Coulter >>>>>>>>>>>>> By Alan Gordon >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The Business Standard News has learned that Rightwing >>>>>>>>>>>>> commentator Ann Coulter has been arrested by a security officer >>>>>>>>>>>>> for trying >>>>>>>>>>>>> to use a women’s bathroom in Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina is >>>>>>>>>>>>> facing >>>>>>>>>>>>> widespread criticism and a federal lawsuit for instituting a law >>>>>>>>>>>>> that would >>>>>>>>>>>>> force transgender people to use the bathroom of the birth gender. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Coulter was outraged at her arrest. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> “I can’t believe the nerve of this rent-a-cop,” she said >>>>>>>>>>>>> according to The Conservative Chronicle. “He’s probably an >>>>>>>>>>>>> illegal.” >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Security guard Jorge Rodriguez later apologized for his >>>>>>>>>>>>> actions, but said it was easy to believe that Coulter was >>>>>>>>>>>>> transgender. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> “I didn’t know who she was,” said Rodriguez. “But look at the >>>>>>>>>>>>> that Adam’s apple and those arms? I thought she was a man for >>>>>>>>>>>>> sure.” >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ironically Coulter has been supportive of North Carolina’s >>>>>>>>>>>>> anti-transgender laws, which she believes protect children. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> “It’s not that transgender people are going to go and molest >>>>>>>>>>>>> children,” said Coulter on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.” >>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dan-savage-ann-coulter-transgender-bathroom-rights_us_572f9c74e4b0bc9cb0472f03>“It’s >>>>>>>>>>>>> that once you say men can go into women’s bathrooms — men who are >>>>>>>>>>>>> out >>>>>>>>>>>>> shopping with their little daughters and don’t have mommy to >>>>>>>>>>>>> bring her in >>>>>>>>>>>>> there. 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