Americans Don't Know Much About Religion (especially the religious)

[Joelcool7]

Umos-Cmos said:

Joelcool7 said:

I think its the fact that American culture has belittled religion. I ask my friends which faith they belong too. Most say I believe theirs a God so I'm Christian. Or my family is Catholic so I am too. These people do not actually educate themselves in their faiths. Its pretty bad and our western culture just teaches people that if they believe in God wow they must be Christian.

Athiests probubly know more about their beliefs and the beliefs of others as most of them are converts. Almost every Athiest I've met started out with a religious belief but through brain washing they were converted to Athiesm. But that means they first had to find holes in their own faiths so they in turn learn alot about both their faith and others.

Like for example how many people think Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses are Christian. People in North America just don't educate themselves in religion as much as they should. If everyone started to go to church or temple or where ever their religious sites are. Then I think we would have a much more enlightened world.

Also this poll, what are the figures? How many people of each faith were interviewed? Were more Catholics and Christian's , Jews interviewed then the Athiests. I mean sure Athiests love to brag about their superior brain power but in reality I highly doubt they could school Christians and Catholics as much as they did.

Were you implying that Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons aren't christian?  Just needed some clarification.

Christian means that you believe the Bible is the absolute word of God, both Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons have seperate Holy Books. Mormon's believe their book supercedes the Bible and Jehovahs have various non-Biblical views in their texts.

This is what I mean, today any cult or belief can say they believe Jesus existed and suddenly they are Christian. The Bible is fundamental to the Christian faith. You cannot believe the Bible to be anything but the 100% word of God while calling yourself a Christian.

I've had tons of theological debates with Mormons and Jehovah's witnesses, they are seperate faiths altogether. Muslims believe in Jesus does that make Islamic believers Christians?

Everyone these days calls themselves Christians. When I was in school their was a whole group who called themselves Christians. However they didn't know anything about Jesus or the Bible, infact most told me they never even picked up a Bible. While others said they were Christian because they were born to two Christians. People these days think their Christian just because their parents were. Christianity is not a race, its not only a belief that Jesus existed. Its the following and belief that the Bible is the word of God and that Christ Jesus died on the cross to free us from our sinful natures.

Again I have to say Sikh's also believe Jesus existed, are they Christian now too? How about Jews many believe that Jesus existed, are they Christian? Why don't we just grab everyone who believes Jesus existed and lump them all into one catagory.

Heck everyones Christian these days, out of those people questioned how many of them are actually serious about their beliefs. How many are legit followers of Christ?