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Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts) Thu Jun 18, 2015, 06:23 PM Jun 2015

Gallup: Confidence in organized religion reaches all-time low

Things like this give me a glimmer of hope ...

Confidence in organized religion has been in a downward spiral since at least the 1970s. It’s still more popular than Congress, but that’s not saying much.

According to a recent Gallup poll, confidence in organized religion reached an all-time low of 42 percent this year. The decline became noticeably steep in the ’80s, with the biggest drop off in the early 2000s, when news of the Catholic Church’s widespread child rape and cover up broke, according to Gallup. A dramatic 15 percentage point drop – from 60 to 45 – can be seen on Gallup’s graph around the years 2001 and 2002.

The consequence?

“The church and organized religion is losing its footing as a pillar of moral leadership in the nation’s culture,” according to Gallup. It once was one of the most reliable points of public confidence, but now has fallen below the military, small business and the police. Congress, the media and the medical industry are among the institutions with lower rankings.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/confidence-in-organized-religion-reaches-all-time-low-gallup/

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Gallup: Confidence in organized religion reaches all-time low (Original Post) Arugula Latte Jun 2015 OP

Isn't this sort of like confidence in the U.S. Congress? passnobuck Jun 2015 #1

When you have fools and true-believers running the show, what should one expect? AlbertCat Jun 2015 #4

Honestly I don't have a great deal of trust in the medical industry Promethean Jun 2015 #5

I would guess that the events in South Carolina could cause an uptick in that stat RussBLib Jun 2015 #2

A step in the right direction. Curmudgeoness Jun 2015 #3

I think that's good news n/t Brainstormy Jun 2015 #6

Shocking news: still 40% have confidence in organized religions? Yorktown Jun 2015 #7

Probably most of them are 50 and older. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #9

Good. They have more money to buy my Brooklyn Bridge. Yorktown Jun 2015 #10

That's probably a direct result of prosperity theology Warpy Jun 2015 #8

passnobuck

(92 posts)

1. Isn't this sort of like confidence in the U.S. Congress?

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 07:00 PM

Jun 2015

When you have fools and true-believers running the show, what should one expect?

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

4. When you have fools and true-believers running the show, what should one expect?

Reply to passnobuck (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 08:42 PM

Jun 2015

But....

"the medical industry are among the institutions with lower rankings."

WHAT?

It's those damn antivaxers... and health care INSURANCE being equated with health care.

Promethean

(468 posts)

5. Honestly I don't have a great deal of trust in the medical industry

Reply to AlbertCat (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 11:46 PM

Jun 2015

It is one of the most unethical groups out there in terms of patents. Oh this drug's patent is almost up? Make a new one with a slightly different formula for the same purpose and stop making the old one. Profits maintained!

There are other issues but it all can be solved with socialized medicine like we should have had years ago.

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)

2. I would guess that the events in South Carolina could cause an uptick in that stat

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 07:33 PM

Jun 2015

A lot of people of faith turn to their church when shit like this happens, even or maybe especially when something like this happens in a church. They will be more resolved than ever to attend their church to show solidarity.

I just wonder how much longer people will beseech a being that never shows up for anything, or anyone, anytime?

People show up. God doesn't. Hey, these people are not God, these people are people.

Some day they will realize they made up their gods, but they just might decide to keep it because they like it so much.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

3. A step in the right direction.

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 07:47 PM

Jun 2015

That was my first step toward atheism---loss of confidence in established religion. It was downhill from there.

Brainstormy

(2,428 posts)

6. I think that's good news n/t

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 12:18 AM

Jun 2015

Yorktown

(2,884 posts)

7. Shocking news: still 40% have confidence in organized religions?

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 12:29 AM

Jun 2015

Who are these guys? May I have the names and addresses?

I have a brand new Brooklyn Bridge to sell them.

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

9. Probably most of them are 50 and older.

Reply to Yorktown (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 20, 2015, 04:12 PM

Jun 2015

It's the younguns who ain't buying what the god peddlers are selling anymore.

Yorktown

(2,884 posts)

10. Good. They have more money to buy my Brooklyn Bridge.

Reply to Arugula Latte (Reply #9)

Sat Jun 20, 2015, 08:17 PM

Jun 2015

Warpy

(113,130 posts)

8. That's probably a direct result of prosperity theology

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 01:07 AM

Jun 2015

All those tithes from the faithful certainly helped the preacher prosper, especially in those glitzy megachurches and on the teevee set.

Nobody else did and they're finally realizing that their bread cast upon the waters just got soggy and sank.

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