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Title: Pew: Americans giving up on God, miracles
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URL Source: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/p ... n-god-miracles/article/2600066
Published: Aug 25, 2016
Author: examiner
Post Date: 2016-08-25 01:12:32 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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Half of Americans who have left their church no longer believe in God, leading a surge of nearly one quarter of the nation who have no affiliation with any religion, according to a new survey. Pew Research Center said Wednesday that 49 percent of what they term "nones" left their church and religion because they "don't believe." Another 20 percent said they don't like organized religion. Other reasons included "common sense" and a lack of belief in miracles. The survey is the latest from Pew that demonstrates a growing trend in America: more and more people are junking religion and many are giving up on God. Pew interviewed several respondents to try and find a reason. Pew Said for example: "About half of current religious 'nones' who were raised in a religion (49%) indicate that a lack of belief led them to move away from religion. This includes many respondents who mention 'science' as the reason they do not believe in religious teachings, including one who said 'I'm a scientist now, and I don't believe in miracles.' Others reference 'common sense,' 'logic' or a 'lack of evidence' – or simply say they do not believe in God." See the full survey here. 
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#1. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#0)
A sign society is reaching a level of maturity; individuals mobilizing minds to achieve goals without relying on a father figure for guidance and strength.
But are they doing that -- or merely abandoning the only moorings they'll ever have to something bigger than themselves?
_____________________________________________________________ USA! USA! USA! Bringing you democracy, or else! there were strains of VD that were incurable, and they were first found in the Philippines and then transmitted to the Korean working girls via US military. The 'incurables' we were told were first taken back to a military hospital in the Philippines to quietly die. – 4um
============================================= You will have a very long stay in hell. I do not pity you. U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
Easy does it, Happ -- most people do use religion as a crutch whether it's valid or not. Tata's work here is so honest it puts the numerous pasty-faced diversity- loving gun-hating IRS-compromised preachers across the land to shame. 4um is more of a church than most with a steeple, ptly because it allows Christian expression and discussion. _____________________________________________________________ USA! USA! USA! Bringing you democracy, or else! there were strains of VD that were incurable, and they were first found in the Philippines and then transmitted to the Korean working girls via US military. The 'incurables' we were told were first taken back to a military hospital in the Philippines to quietly die. – 4um
========================================== There is no 'easy does it' with God Neo. You absolutely WILL spend eternity in hell as an agnostic or an atheist. This is a spiritual law made by God Himself. You, or anyone else can deny, argue, refute, debate, or do anything else you want to with it, it WILL NOT change. U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
Great point, thanks. “The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
God's laws are immutable.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
That may be, but this is 4um -- and atheists have freedom of expression too. Do you realize that according to the Bible, easily 99.99% of amerikan Christians will go to hell? Church is nothing but a country club with stained glass for most of them. They're brain laundries like the schools -- extremely liberal in most cases. Easy-believism inoculates people against any concern for the real-world moral matters we discuss here. Real preachers get thrown in jail or condemned by the scribes and pharisees -- Christ calls these tax-exempt "pastors" false shepherds and "dumb dogs that cannot bark" to sound a warning to the flock about the mortal dangers facing them. He has strong words for those supporting and heeding 'em too! There will be a homecoming at the 11th Babdist Church of God of Prophecy of the Abrahamic Faith (Cleveland, west side) Thursday Evening. The Rev. Dr. Fuddle will speak on "Red and Yellow, Black and White, All Are Americans In His Sight". _____________________________________________________________ USA! USA! USA! Bringing you democracy, or else! there were strains of VD that were incurable, and they were first found in the Philippines and then transmitted to the Korean working girls via US military. The 'incurables' we were told were first taken back to a military hospital in the Philippines to quietly die. – 4um
Castrated Churches Christian filmmaker Jason Charles recently wrote a powerfully astute column entitled "The Neutered American Pastors." He began his column saying: "The Apostle Paul in Galatians 5:12 wished castration upon the doctrine perverting Judaized preachers of his day. "'I would they were even cut off which trouble you' Galatians 5:12 (KJV) "'As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!' Galatians 5:12 (NIV) "Neuter: A general term used to describe the castration of a male animal. "Can you imagine? An Apostle of Jesus Christ using this phraseology at all? But he did when addressing the usurping teachers that came in among the congregations of churches that he planted, especially in the Church of Galatia. To get the whole back-story read through Acts Chapter 5, and also read the entire book of Galatians. You will quickly realize he is talking about the Judaizers. "The reason why the Apostle Paul was vehemently opposed to these Judaizers was because in an ultimate sense, it was false doctrine that taught the superiority of the Mosaic Law over Christ. That meant it immediately became a salvation issue for Paul. Therefore he brought it to the wisdom and counsel of the other Apostles in Jerusalem, as seen in Galatians 5. At that counsel the Holy Spirit affirmed the total forsaking of the Judaizers among all congregations in no uncertain terms. "We learn by reading in these chapters that the Judaized 'Christians' were really agents of the Pharisees. They were highly trained orators that worked to convince gentile Christians to take on the religion of Judaism as being superior to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, even teaching the need to circumcise their grown boys and men. So the Apostle Paul stated he wished they wouldn't stop at circumcision, but instead emasculate themselves in entirety. That is the spiritual illustration he thought most appropriate when speaking of his arch-enemies, these Pharisee agitators. Christian teachers who pander to power, fame, and money have emasculated themselves as well. They get up every Sunday and preach absolute drivel. Simply because they lack the man- stuff that is required, to unabashedly preach the Truth and the Word of God. "The Pharisees were the ultimate political panderers. Instead of preaching against the paganism and corruption of the Roman government, or the unjustness of the occupation of Rome, they jumped in bed with the power elite. They did it for the money, fame, power, and spiritual authority. How many pastors out there would rather neuter themselves preferring large platforms, power and money over the satisfaction of uncompromisingly preaching the entirety of God's Word in the Truth and Power of the Holy Spirit? Judging by the state of our country currently, we have a lot of emasculated 'preachers' out there, shepherding a lot of emasculated Christians. This is the direct result of the Judafication of the American churches." See the column here: The Neutered American Pastors I believe Jason's trenchant and timely treatise is spot-on. For the most part, America's pastors and churches have been spiritually castrated. And, as Jason notes in his column, the 501c3 non-profit organization classification of churches plays a big part. All the government needs to do to silence today's pulpits is to politicize anything contained in the Bible, and, ABRACADABRA, pastors are prohibited from publicly preaching about it without jeopardizing their precious tax-exempt status. And try to name the spiritual sin or criminal conduct condemned in Holy Writ that ISN'T politicized these days! So, in effect, to stay on the smiley side of the Internal Revenue Code, pastors and churches are pretty much prohibited from saying anything about anything. So they don't. Why do you think the Pied Piper of Prosperity Preachers, Joel Osteen, has tens of thousands of pastors all over the country mimicking him? He says absolutely nothing that could be remotely considered "political" or "controversial" by the powers that be, and people by the millions across the country love it--and so does the government in Washington, D.C. From the days of Israel's Old Testament prophets, to the we-must-obey-God- rather-than-men New Testament apostles, to the Anabaptists living under the Roman-controlled governments of the Dark Ages, to the Reformation leaders in Germany and Switzerland, to the Black Robed Regiment pastors in Colonial America, dictatorial governments have hated courageous, truth-telling preachers. And nothing shuts up a potential courageous, truth-telling pastor these days like the promise of government-sanctioned prosperity. Jason is also correct when he rightly highlights the way America's pastors and churches have allowed themselves to be Judaized. In truth, today's Zionists are nothing more than the Judaizers of Jesus and the disciples' day. One cannot find a single social or cultural industry of any magnitude that is not heavily influenced by Zionists, including the entertainment industry, the mainstream media, the pornography industry, the LGBT movement, the Neocon political establishment, the Warfare State, political correctness, the burgeoning Police State, the anti-Second Amendment caucuses, the anti- Christian organizations, ad infinitum. And currently, Zionists are pulling out all of the stops and calling in all of the favors to make sure Hillary Clinton is elected President. Sadly, a majority of Christian pastors and churches willingly and enthusiastically identify with these modern-day Judaizers. As such, they are blind to the root of America's real problems. In other words, they are spiritually castrated. John the Baptist, Jesus, and the apostles clearly had no stomach or patience for these Judaizers or the Pharisees that controlled them. Yet, all over America, today's pastors and Christians sympathize with them, support them, and shill for them. If you want to get a taste of how viciously vengeful these people can be, just say something unfavorable (in any notable public forum) about the modern state of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, or Zionists in general, and see what happens. Yet, here are a few examples of what Christ and the apostles said to and about these Judaizers and the Zionist Pharisees that led them: "Hypocrites" "The child of hell" "Blind guides" "Ye fools and blind" "Whited sepulchres" "Are within full of dead men's bones" "Full of uncleanness" "Full of hypocrisy and iniquity" "The children of them which killed the prophets" "Ye serpents" "Ye generation of vipers" "Whose mouths must be stopped" "Who subvert whole houses" "Such are false apostles" "Deceitful workers" "His [Satan's] ministers" "Of the synagogue of Satan" When is the last time you were in a church where the pastor quoted these scriptural passages or, if he did, made them relevant to anything today? For this reason, I urge readers to watch my series of messages (on two DVDs) entitled "The Church And Israel." Forget what you've been taught all of your life. Look at the Scriptures honestly and objectively for yourself. You might be shocked at what you will discover. I know I was. These two DVDs have helped thousands of people to better understand the scriptural teaching of Biblical Israel. Find them here: The Church And Israel Combo You might also enjoy my message series (on one DVD) entitled "Christ And The Pharisees." This was the message series that birthed "The Church And Israel" series. Find it here: Christ And The Pharisees Fear of losing tax-exempt status; fear of being controversial; fear of losing tithing members; fear of being politically incorrect; fear of the Judaizers. It all adds up to the same thing: castrated churches. © Chuck Baldwin *If you appreciate this column and want to help me distribute these editorial opinions to an ever-growing audience, donations may be made by credit card, check, or Money Order. Use this link: Chuck Baldwin Live Donate Form I also have many books and DVDs available for purchase online. Go here: Chuck Baldwin Live Store Click the link to get all the links! Hey, do you think Pastor Chuck Baldwin and Christian filmmaker Jason Charles are reading this 4um thread??? _____________________________________________________________ USA! USA! USA! Bringing you democracy, or else! there were strains of VD that were incurable, and they were first found in the Philippines and then transmitted to the Korean working girls via US military. The 'incurables' we were told were first taken back to a military hospital in the Philippines to quietly die. – 4um
You're a historical ignoramus. "Have Brain, Will Travel
#2. To: Tatarewicz (#1)
#3. To: Tatarewicz (#1)
A sign society is reaching a level of maturity; individuals mobilizing minds to achieve goals without relying on a father figure for guidance and strength.
#4. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#3)
#5. To: NeoconsNailed (#4)
Easy does it, Happ -- most people do use religion as a crutch whether it's valid or not.
#6. To: NeoconsNailed (#4)
Tata's work here is so honest it puts the numerous pasty-faced diversity- loving gun-hating IRS-compromised preachers across the land to shame. 4um is more of a church than most with a steeple, ptly because it allows Christian expression and discussion.
#7. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#5)
#8. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#5)
#9. To: All (#8)
#10. To: Tatarewicz (#1)
A sign society is reaching a level of maturity; individuals mobilizing minds to achieve goals without relying on a father figure for guidance and strength.
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