America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion
America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion
Ask Americans what their religion is, and nearly 1 in 3 say this -- none. That’s according to the U.S. adults surveyed by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving straight to the shore to play guitar, watch the waves and enjoy the beauty of the morning. “And it felt more spiritual than any time I set foot in a church,” he recalled.
Nothing has changed that view in the ensuing decades.
“Most religions are there to control people and get money from them,” said Dulak, now 76, of Rocheport, Missouri. He also cited sex abuse scandals in Catholic and Southern Baptist churches. “I can’t buy into that,” he said.
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raised in a southern baptist leaning midwestern area. grew to resent being lied to. recall one pastor who got caught cheating on wife. last straw when I found a big-wheel in mom&dad's closet a month before xmas. more lies
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One of the congregation ran over my first dog. ground was frozen so i kept a fire going for a few days to thaw it enough to dig a hole. was about 7. later worked on grandpa's hog farm. didn't see a whole lot of difference between humans and livestock. nightmares about nuclear death from the sky. delusions about heaven while tempting were just unbelievable. one of my favorite poems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Will_Come_Soft_Rains_(short_story). hope: Imagine, John Lennon https://www.google.com/search?q=Imagine%2C+John+Lennon further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hitchens