Comments on: Pagan Perspective: Less Christians in America

By: Hava

Hava — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:55:50 +0000

Being an atheist, I have to say that the idea that society at large is moving away from pushing religious beliefs onto others to now trying to keep that from happening is very heartening to me. I am going to school to become an elementary ed teacher, and simple things like leading the Pledge of Allegiance suddenly becomes fraught with problems, especially considering I live in rural America.

Some days I want to just move to Norway or Sweden and call it good. There, atheists are in the majority, not in the tiny minority, which would surely make it easier on me! LOL!

Hava

By: madrigalblue

madrigalblue — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:26:47 +0000

DD, Thanks for your comment. I really appreciate your thoughts and your respectful nature. Best of luck on your spiritual path!

By: DD

DD — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:37:21 +0000

I’m also a Christian. I found this blog by googling Enya’s music somehow. Many in my faith act shamefully and in ways Jesus did not teach, filled with hate, judgment and the like. Like the first who commented I too love to learn about what others believe. In some ways I find it fascinating that it seems to only strengthen my own faith and yet at the same time I can identify with others who believe differently. I believe at the core we are all human and most of us want the same thing. I do not wish for there to be less Christianity in the country but I do wish for less hypocrisy by those of my faith and beyond. You have a fascinating, well written site here and I thank you for your perspective.

By: madrigalblue

madrigalblue — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:26:42 +0000

I don’t think that people are necessarily trying to remove God from things, rather they are trying to make things fair and just for those who choose not to believe in God, or those who choose to see a deity in a different way (mainstream or not). I think that such fairness is at the core of the Bible if you choose to see it that way, as well as at the core of the Constitution, whether America was founded on Christian principles or not.

Thank you for your perspective!

By: madrigalblue

madrigalblue — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:20:02 +0000

I really appreciate your perspective. Thanks for commenting. I think a lot of this blog’s readers have been there, too, and I agree with what you are saying!

By: sundcarrie

sundcarrie — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:12:57 +0000

I like this article, I do think people are leaving behind traditional Christian beliefs. Why you ask, maybe because they are opening the Bible and reading what it actually says. I am a Christian and proud to be one, but no where in the Bible does it say to treat people of other religions badly. For that matter I love to learn about other religions if someone converts to my faith that should be their of their choosing not because I crammed it down their throat.
The Bible is used way to often to justify denying people things that are offensive to some. They use verses out of context to create rules. I have been ridiculed because I don’t believe traditionally but I don’t care that is between me and my God.