Meredith Hodge
5/1
7:12 pm
This article was written to break down the percentages of a recent survey that was conducted that had to do with religious affiliations in the US. The survey reported that “roughly two-thirds claiming no religious affiliation but were raised catholic or protestant have changed faiths at least two times.” The survey shows trends of Catholics completely denouncing their religion and Protestants conveniently swapping denominations in order to better suit their lifestyle. The percentage of unaffiliated people, on the other hand, is growing.
Many people are a certain religion because they are born into it. When this happens, the child does not get to choose and as we get older we will begin to do more thinking and questioning. This goes along with the article when it says that most people who change their affiliation do so before the age of 21. This brings up another question: are we a certain religion because its expected of us or because we chose it and believe in it?
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1020089.html
3 comments:
I don't think that anyone can make a definite conclusion in regards to your question. I would, however, like to pose a question in return: if one claims that individuals maintain certain religious affiliations solely because of cultural expectations, what do you conclude in regards to, say, the muslim who converts to Christianity even in the face of losing his life?
As a Catholic this comes as a shock to me! I am not sure how I feel about the article and would like to know more information
An interesting proposition to be sure. A definitive answer doesn't exist, that's one of the beauties of religion. I will say, however, that I think most people are of a certain faith because they're simply born into it. It's all culture...
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