0
Explain why the growth of Atheism and Decline of Christianity in the 'American Religious Identification Survey of 2008'?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Whether the true number of atheists has gone up or if there are more atheists, the causes are probably to do with the publication of books such as Richard Dawkin's The God Delusion, and the growth of religious extremism.
AnswerSecularism has been the largest growing faction in Western civilization for over a hundred years. All religions are shrinking if population growth is factored in. The USA has been the slowest of the Western countries to show this trend, and is still the most religious Western country. This is probably due to social factors: it is much less acceptable to be an atheist in the USA than -say- Sweden (where most people are atheist).Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the fastest growing church groups or religions in the US?
The fastest growing belief in the US is Agnosticism & Atheism. Islam claims to be the fastest growing religion in the US.
How many terrorists are atheists?
It depends on how you count it.Almost nobody has ever killed someone by being motivated by the premise that there are no gods, full-stop. This is the same way that nobody has ever killed someone by being motivated by the premise that there are gods, full-stop. However, when you talk about a certain religion, that religion will have an ideology in addition to the simple belief in gods, such as what those gods want people to do to demonstrate belief. Since Atheists do not have gods, no beliefs about what gods want are relevant.However, most Atheists subscribe to a number of other ideologies, which can lead to terrorism and violence. Probably the most notable non-theistic ideology that some Atheists have endorsed is Communism. (This is not to say that being an Atheist makes you a Communist or more inclined to be a Communist, but since Communism has no divine components, it is perfectly compatible with Atheism, just like Democracy is for the same reasons.) Communist Terrorists are quite numerous throughout history, operating on multiple continents. However, there were numerous Theists in the ranks of Communist terrorism as well, making it difficult to parse out the exact number of Atheists who were involved. Another non-theistic ideology that Atheists have endorsed is nationalism. While there are certainly forms of nationalism which are strongly religious, such as Greek Nationalism and Religious Zionism, there have been forms of nationalism that are Atheist-friendly, such as Secular Zionism and or the OAS in the Algerian Civil War. Most of the members of the Irgun and the Lehi (also called the Stern Gang), which were Zionist terror groups, were Atheists with Jewish heritage. (Thankfully, Israel disbanded these organizations once it was clear what kinds of atrocities they were committing, but the point remains that these were mostly Atheist-led terror groups.)However, the common canard by Atheists that Atheists have not been members of terrorist groups or repressive/violent groups is not borne out by the evidence.
What are social factors?
Social FactorsWe all live in either a multicultural or self society so this means there are many factors that affect or direct our lifestyle. These factors are called social factors.Some important social factors are:1. Religion2. Ethnicity3. Family4. Physical attributes5. Economic Status6. Education7. Locality( Location)8. Life Partner and children9. Political System
When was Atheism in Christianity created?
Atheism in Christianity was created in 1972.
What is the religious group for the double - headed axe?
Wrong category. It isn't Atheism. Atheism is not a religious group.
Do you need to have confirmation to convert from Christianity to atheism?
Atheism is not a religion. There is no need to convert to it, and no need to confirm into it.
What is an atheism church called?
Atheism isn't a religious belief and doesn't have churches associated with it.
Where is atheism in?
Atheism is believed to be in the non believer section as according to most religious books.
Where is atheism?
Atheism is believed to be in the non believer section as according to most religious books.
How would a persons religious belief be challenged by atheism?
Atheism is the absence of belief of god or gods. If a religious person stops believing in god, then they essentially stop being religious.
What are the major religions in the US?
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Atheism.
What are the dominant religions in America?
Christianity Atheism Agnosticism Scientology
What is the largest religion in California?
Christianity. There is also a lot of Atheism.
What has the author George H Smith written?
George H. Smith has written: 'Atheism, Ayn Rand, and other heresies' -- subject(s): Atheism, Philosophy, Religion and state 'The Wealth of Nations Part 1' 'Why Atheism?' -- subject(s): atheism 'Atheism' -- subject(s): atheism, Atheism, Controversial literature, Christianity
How do you put the word atheism in a sentence?
Even those raised in traditionally religious families can later choose atheism.
