Comments on: The Decline Of Christianity In America http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america Telling The World About The Signs Of The Last Days Before The Return Of The Lord Jesus Christ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:43:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matthew McMillan http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-2#comment-14415 Matthew McMillan Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:20:14 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-14415 Looks like education is working. Slowly though. There are people still holding on to certain bits out of fear and/or habit, comfort, tradition, symbolism, etc. But how many firmly held supernatural beliefs have to be turned on their head by critical thought and experimentation before we say, "okay, we messed up by investing ourselves in completely unfounded beliefs in the supernatural; we invested our entire beings in a rediculous fairy tale for centuries only to find that it cannot possibly be true. Its not a total loss, because the "holy books" we wrote include beautiful illustrations of our philosophies about how we should treat people, ourselves, the earth, etc. (the selected collection of writings we call the bible didn't create those philosophies, as history shows; the man we call Jesus who may or may not have existed was of course not the first to have the idea that we should "treat our neighbor as we treat ourselves"). So, lets take the rediculous parts, the physically impossible parts, the racist parts, the exclusionist parts and, YES, throw them in the dumpster. And lets start over, beginning with what we KNOW, and lets continue to question what we know, experiment, adjust philosophies and science as new evidence begins to reveal we were wrong about something. For centuries, we would claim we knew the absolute truth about a thing until the evidence piled up so high that it was screaming in our faces - then we would grudgingly, and only slightly, change our religous beliefs and interpretations of holy books to make them fit with what experience and logic and science had undeniably demonstrated (e.g. World is flat, Earth is center of universe, creation story, evolution, etc.). Then we would claim that new interpretation was the absolute truth and ignore the inconsistency of the fact that we had previously claimed something else was absolute truth." When do we say, "We're not gonna do that anymore because it doesn't make sense." Well, it looks like that is what is happening. It can't happen all at once because we don't all share one consciousness; we are not all realizing the same things at the same time. But when I realize something, I talk about it, and act on it. And because we have evolved to the point of living in highy developed communities, all my neighbors are exposed to my adopted and adjusted ideas and theories - and because of how advanced technology is, there is plenty of information avilable for everybody to test their new ideas and decide what the more reliable and consistent theories are. And there are universities for them to cut their teeth on, and really have their ideas challenged, allowing them to realize more things and change more. The trend is a positive one for us. Eventually, people will give up the idea of a God as being just as rediculous as the idea that the world is flat, or that all the things on earth just appeared a few thousand years ago and man was shaped out of clay by a giant man-like being in the sky. And then what do we have left to fight over? Ah yes, oil and water...but at least we'll have one less thing. Don't waste your energy rebutting me here because I won't be back. Spend that energy doing some critical thinking. Since it looks like this is a christian website, I'll explain what that is for you: it is OBJECTIVELY analyzing something using all relevant information available. Stop ignoring all the greatly reliable knowledge out there because it is what will really set you/us free. Stop believing whatever your emotions or your first intuition tell you, because our emotions, by definition, are stupid. There is nothing sacred or noble about unquestioning faith. It is only irresponsible, lazy, and gluttonous. We have begun (in the last 1000 years) to shift the focus of our energies to places that need it, like medicine and science and forward thinking philosophies. Don't turn your back on that progress; don't be an ostrich. Reject what doesn't make sense and the people who push it; speak out against them; question them to their faces; make them explain the things that don't make sense; ask the tough questions, and don't be shy or embarassed about it - but also don't be mean or angry about it or make fool of them in public, because we all made the same mistakes, but we're learning. Embarassing people in public will just make them run back to their church for comfort; for someone to tell them they are right and that other person was wrong. Lets all keep learning together - not try our best to forget or ignore what we're learning, as this article suggests. Looks like education is working. Slowly though. There are people still holding on to certain bits out of fear and/or habit, comfort, tradition, symbolism, etc. But how many firmly held supernatural beliefs have to be turned on their head by critical thought and experimentation before we say, “okay, we messed up by investing ourselves in completely unfounded beliefs in the supernatural; we invested our entire beings in a rediculous fairy tale for centuries only to find that it cannot possibly be true. Its not a total loss, because the “holy books” we wrote include beautiful illustrations of our philosophies about how we should treat people, ourselves, the earth, etc. (the selected collection of writings we call the bible didn’t create those philosophies, as history shows; the man we call Jesus who may or may not have existed was of course not the first to have the idea that we should “treat our neighbor as we treat ourselves”). So, lets take the rediculous parts, the physically impossible parts, the racist parts, the exclusionist parts and, YES, throw them in the dumpster. And lets start over, beginning with what we KNOW, and lets continue to question what we know, experiment, adjust philosophies and science as new evidence begins to reveal we were wrong about something. For centuries, we would claim we knew the absolute truth about a thing until the evidence piled up so high that it was screaming in our faces – then we would grudgingly, and only slightly, change our religous beliefs and interpretations of holy books to make them fit with what experience and logic and science had undeniably demonstrated (e.g. World is flat, Earth is center of universe, creation story, evolution, etc.). Then we would claim that new interpretation was the absolute truth and ignore the inconsistency of the fact that we had previously claimed something else was absolute truth.” When do we say, “We’re not gonna do that anymore because it doesn’t make sense.” Well, it looks like that is what is happening. It can’t happen all at once because we don’t all share one consciousness; we are not all realizing the same things at the same time. But when I realize something, I talk about it, and act on it. And because we have evolved to the point of living in highy developed communities, all my neighbors are exposed to my adopted and adjusted ideas and theories – and because of how advanced technology is, there is plenty of information avilable for everybody to test their new ideas and decide what the more reliable and consistent theories are. And there are universities for them to cut their teeth on, and really have their ideas challenged, allowing them to realize more things and change more. The trend is a positive one for us. Eventually, people will give up the idea of a God as being just as rediculous as the idea that the world is flat, or that all the things on earth just appeared a few thousand years ago and man was shaped out of clay by a giant man-like being in the sky. And then what do we have left to fight over? Ah yes, oil and water…but at least we’ll have one less thing. Don’t waste your energy rebutting me here because I won’t be back. Spend that energy doing some critical thinking. Since it looks like this is a christian website, I’ll explain what that is for you: it is OBJECTIVELY analyzing something using all relevant information available. Stop ignoring all the greatly reliable knowledge out there because it is what will really set you/us free. Stop believing whatever your emotions or your first intuition tell you, because our emotions, by definition, are stupid. There is nothing sacred or noble about unquestioning faith. It is only irresponsible, lazy, and gluttonous. We have begun (in the last 1000 years) to shift the focus of our energies to places that need it, like medicine and science and forward thinking philosophies. Don’t turn your back on that progress; don’t be an ostrich. Reject what doesn’t make sense and the people who push it; speak out against them; question them to their faces; make them explain the things that don’t make sense; ask the tough questions, and don’t be shy or embarassed about it – but also don’t be mean or angry about it or make fool of them in public, because we all made the same mistakes, but we’re learning. Embarassing people in public will just make them run back to their church for comfort; for someone to tell them they are right and that other person was wrong. Lets all keep learning together – not try our best to forget or ignore what we’re learning, as this article suggests.

]]> By: faronay http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-2#comment-13782 faronay Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:32:53 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-13782 For all those who do not agree nor believe in Jesus Christ, when He comes,you will all say "So it's true" and cry "I'm sorry God I didn't know?. What will you do when you die now and found out that everything about God/Jesus Christ is true, but it is too late to repent? I shudder just thinking about that. I thank God that He sent Jesus Christ so we will have the chance to be saved from eternal death. "thank you Lord". For all those who do not agree nor believe in Jesus Christ, when He comes,you will all say “So it’s true” and cry “I’m sorry God I didn’t know?. What will you do when you die now and found out that everything about God/Jesus Christ is true, but it is too late to repent? I shudder just thinking about that. I thank God that He sent Jesus Christ so we will have the chance to be saved from eternal death. “thank you Lord”.

]]> By: Thinker http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-2#comment-12955 Thinker Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:01:49 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-12955 You do realize that young minds are thinking about science right? They want to explore their world. When a young mind thinks, it realizes that the bible is wrong. The only reason you and other Christians can't accept reality is that it has become engrained in your mind. Religion is dying because science is proving more and more things in the bible wrong. Eventually, religions will die out when people overall realize that it is bogus. Some things never change though (like your thought process). Hitler was a believer in Christianity and was FULLY BACKED AND SUPPORTED by Rome and the current pope. Atheists (and humans in general) derive morals from what is accepted by society. Morality in general comes from the golden rule, but also from that we are social animals who would rather work together and thrive than kill, steal, and rape each other. We don't want to live in fear from each other. By working together, we can do greater things (pyramids, space stations). Evolution is not a religion. It is a natural process by which organisms adapt to their environment. It is an on going process. If an environment changes too wildly, many organisms die out (dinosaurs). We didn't evolve from monkeys. We share a common ancestor. Humans and modern apes evolved differently which produced two very different organisms. Also, the whole DNA with a chance of 10 to the 117,000 power? The earth has been around for billions of years. That is a lot of time, and if you have that long, eventually it will happen. The chances are poor of flipping one million coins with all heads coming up. But if you have enough time and keep trying, eventually it will happen and you would get one million heads. I laugh hysterically when the claim " It’s sound scientifically, historically". Science has bashed religion constantly. Did you know that modern medicines such as penicillin are created using ideas such as evolution? The church has condemned such ideas as the earth not being the center of the universe. Do you believe that too? I hope you are old. That way you won't poison the world much longer. You do realize that young minds are thinking about science right? They want to explore their world. When a young mind thinks, it realizes that the bible is wrong. The only reason you and other Christians can’t accept reality is that it has become engrained in your mind. Religion is dying because science is proving more and more things in the bible wrong. Eventually, religions will die out when people overall realize that it is bogus.

Some things never change though (like your thought process). Hitler was a believer in Christianity and was FULLY BACKED AND SUPPORTED by Rome and the current pope.

Atheists (and humans in general) derive morals from what is accepted by society. Morality in general comes from the golden rule, but also from that we are social animals who would rather work together and thrive than kill, steal, and rape each other. We don’t want to live in fear from each other. By working together, we can do greater things (pyramids, space stations).

Evolution is not a religion. It is a natural process by which organisms adapt to their environment. It is an on going process. If an environment changes too wildly, many organisms die out (dinosaurs). We didn’t evolve from monkeys. We share a common ancestor. Humans and modern apes evolved differently which produced two very different organisms.

Also, the whole DNA with a chance of 10 to the 117,000 power? The earth has been around for billions of years. That is a lot of time, and if you have that long, eventually it will happen. The chances are poor of flipping one million coins with all heads coming up. But if you have enough time and keep trying, eventually it will happen and you would get one million heads.

I laugh hysterically when the claim ” It’s sound scientifically, historically”. Science has bashed religion constantly. Did you know that modern medicines such as penicillin are created using ideas such as evolution? The church has condemned such ideas as the earth not being the center of the universe. Do you believe that too? I hope you are old. That way you won’t poison the world much longer.

]]> By: Michael Walls http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-2#comment-12932 Michael Walls Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:34:38 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-12932 The decline of present day Christianity is long overdue. It was never representative of the teachings of Christ. Also, the fundamentalists are always making news and look like wack-o's to anyone with average intelligence. They go on campaigns against Harry Potter, and the rest of us say "is this for real?" I ask myself, do they really believ you can fly on a broom stick if you go to witch school? ************! I think they should go after Jason and the Argonauts and the Sinbad movies too. The subject is too big to cover here - but, if Christianity does not dump the dogma and reform itself, it will fade away like the Bronze Age. Most people now see religion as big business. If Jesus were here today he would be railing against it. The decline of present day Christianity is long overdue. It was never representative of the teachings of Christ. Also, the fundamentalists are always making news and look like wack-o’s to anyone with average intelligence. They go on campaigns against Harry Potter, and the rest of us say “is this for real?” I ask myself, do they really believ you can fly on a broom stick if you go to witch school? ************! I think they should go after Jason and the Argonauts and the Sinbad movies too.

The subject is too big to cover here – but, if Christianity does not dump the dogma and reform itself, it will fade away like the Bronze Age. Most people now see religion as big business. If Jesus were here today he would be railing against it.

]]> By: Cathy http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-2#comment-12833 Cathy Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:24:42 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-12833 This news is inspiring, there is a chance for the world yet to be rid of the absolute insanity that has threatened it's very existence--the church, just one of the insidious religions stemming from Abraham. hopefully the jews and muslims will also shrink in numbers and we can live without the tyranny they have wrought on us for thousands of years. It can't happen soon enough. This news is inspiring, there is a chance for the world yet to be rid of the absolute insanity that has threatened it’s very existence–the church, just one of the insidious religions stemming from Abraham.

hopefully the jews and muslims will also shrink in numbers and we can live without the tyranny they have wrought on us for thousands of years.

It can’t happen soon enough.

]]> By: Doug http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-2#comment-12474 Doug Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:09:36 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-12474 Lots of Haters on this blog. Most highly uneducated. "It's amazing how opinionated people can be about a book they've never read." First of all, ATHEISM, not religion, is responsible for more deaths than anything else without a close second. Hitler, Stalin, Mao Tse Tung just to name a few. All these murderers were atheists and married to the false religion of evolution. The Bible is the most documented and reliable piece of writing we have today. We don't need translations as one put it, we already have the Greek and Hebrew texts with over 30,000 manuscripts to prove their viability. To discredit them because they were "written by men" would also mean we need to abandon ALL history pre-1100 AD because they were also written by "men". Hey Atheists; without religion, what do you base your morals upon? What is your purpose? Why are you here? If you believe in the fairy tale of evolution (no proof) there isn't any purpose. You are a mere accident. DNA probability science proves that there is a creator. The chance of one DNA molecule coming into existence by chance is 10 to the 117,000 power. Anything 10 to the 50th would never happen. Dawkins explains this through "Directed Panspermia", aliens brought it to Earth. Hahahaha! So I guess ET died for our sins. So the question comes up, where did the aliens come from? Wake up people, Jesus Christ is definitely who he said he was, the Bible is the inspired word of God and most of these anti-Christian comments are nothing more than people LOVING their own sin. It's an easy out to dismiss God as if hiding behind your own ignorance is going to bail you out someday when you stand before Him as we all will. Do the research (no, not a google search) and you will find the Bible to be reliable and Christ did indeed die for your sins. It's sound scientifically, historically and evident through the millions of changed lives. Lots of Haters on this blog. Most highly uneducated. “It’s amazing how opinionated people can be about a book they’ve never read.” First of all, ATHEISM, not religion, is responsible for more deaths than anything else without a close second. Hitler, Stalin, Mao Tse Tung just to name a few. All these murderers were atheists and married to the false religion of evolution. The Bible is the most documented and reliable piece of writing we have today. We don’t need translations as one put it, we already have the Greek and Hebrew texts with over 30,000 manuscripts to prove their viability. To discredit them because they were “written by men” would also mean we need to abandon ALL history pre-1100 AD because they were also written by “men”. Hey Atheists; without religion, what do you base your morals upon? What is your purpose? Why are you here? If you believe in the fairy tale of evolution (no proof) there isn’t any purpose. You are a mere accident. DNA probability science proves that there is a creator. The chance of one DNA molecule coming into existence by chance is 10 to the 117,000 power. Anything 10 to the 50th would never happen. Dawkins explains this through “Directed Panspermia”, aliens brought it to Earth. Hahahaha! So I guess ET died for our sins. So the question comes up, where did the aliens come from? Wake up people, Jesus Christ is definitely who he said he was, the Bible is the inspired word of God and most of these anti-Christian comments are nothing more than people LOVING their own sin. It’s an easy out to dismiss God as if hiding behind your own ignorance is going to bail you out someday when you stand before Him as we all will. Do the research (no, not a google search) and you will find the Bible to be reliable and Christ did indeed die for your sins. It’s sound scientifically, historically and evident through the millions of changed lives.

]]> By: jeff http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-2#comment-10465 jeff Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:02:45 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-10465 I think the church has done its ownself in. I use to attend church and read my bible. I got tired of seeing how racially segragated churches are compared to the rest of the world. I could not reconcile all the hate you hear coming out of the mouths of evanglical christains. Finally I read my bible not 1 time but several and the more I read it the more I can to the same uderstanding as others who have commented here that maybe this book is not all that it claims to be. Jesus said no man comes to the father except through him. He also said ask anything in his name and he would do it and we all know that is not true, so what makes anything else he said anymore reliable? I think the church has done its ownself in. I use to attend church and read my bible. I got tired of seeing how racially segragated churches are compared to the rest of the world. I could not reconcile all the hate you hear coming out of the mouths of evanglical christains. Finally I read my bible not 1 time but several and the more I read it the more I can to the same uderstanding as others who have commented here that maybe this book is not all that it claims to be. Jesus said no man comes to the father except through him. He also said ask anything in his name and he would do it and we all know that is not true, so what makes anything else he said anymore reliable?

]]> By: shuabail http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-2#comment-9838 shuabail Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:55:08 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9838 Please stop asking these christians question. There is no logic in christianity and for them to try to explain there superstion makes about as much sence as finding the sience behind the bad luck of a black cat that crosses your path. Superstition is a primitive belief system that has no logic. I almost want to puck when I listen to them defend and argue for their religion. The truth is in this country there r not allowed to kill nonbelievers as they did in the old days and anybody with a hint of reasoning doesn't want there backwards thinking superstition in their life. life can be very fulfilling without christ. Any god that would create all the people on the earth and allow us to do the things we have done to one another isn't worthy of reverence Especially the attrocities commited at the hands of christians. It is really a hipocritical state for a group of people to try to cover up their own history and then go around telling everybody else that they r wrong. I don't want anyone to feal pain and suffering but there would be a lot if the christians had to suffer the same fates that they had impossed onto to their compitition. I can't wait till the collapes of christianity. Please stop asking these christians question. There is no logic in christianity and for them to try to explain there superstion makes about as much sence as finding the sience behind the bad luck of a black cat that crosses your path. Superstition is a primitive belief system that has no logic. I almost want to puck when I listen to them defend and argue for their religion. The truth is in this country there r not allowed to kill nonbelievers as they did in the old days and anybody with a hint of reasoning doesn’t want there backwards thinking superstition in their life. life can be very fulfilling without christ. Any god that would create all the people on the earth and allow us to do the things we have done to one another isn’t worthy of reverence Especially the attrocities commited at the hands of christians. It is really a hipocritical state for a group of people to try to cover up their own history and then go around telling everybody else that they r wrong. I don’t want anyone to feal pain and suffering but there would be a lot if the christians had to suffer the same fates that they had impossed onto to their compitition. I can’t wait till the collapes of christianity.

]]> By: antichristian http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-2#comment-9836 antichristian Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:04:11 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9836 This is wonderful news! After generations of people abusing each other with messed up cult of a religion its finally starting to end:). I hope to live long enough to see many churches (particularly the evangelical brand) abandoned due to a lack of followers. This is wonderful news! After generations of people abusing each other with messed up cult of a religion its finally starting to end:). I hope to live long enough to see many churches (particularly the evangelical brand) abandoned due to a lack of followers.

]]> By: S.A.M. http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9826 S.A.M. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:37:43 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9826 Mother of Many comment hit the hammer on the nail of it. People are turned off by materialism and greed sow a seed in dollars and get a return blessing. I thought Jesus said Paid in Full but Prosperity teachers have ruined the message of the Cross and all that Jesus paid for free with PAY IN FULL instead! Romans 8:32 said God with His Son freely gives us all things. Mother of Many comment hit the hammer on the nail of it. People are turned off by materialism and greed sow a seed in dollars and get a return blessing. I thought Jesus said Paid in Full but Prosperity teachers have ruined the message of the Cross and all that Jesus paid for free with PAY IN FULL instead! Romans 8:32 said God with His Son freely gives us all things.

]]> By: Lee Picton http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9755 Lee Picton Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:53:08 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9755 There was a time when christianity ruled all of Europe - it was known as the dark ages. People proclaim the virtue of faith, like that is a good thing. All it does is shut off critical thinking. Religion poisons everything and when its cold dead hand is finally thrown off, we will all be the better for it. There was a time when christianity ruled all of Europe – it was known as the dark ages. People proclaim the virtue of faith, like that is a good thing. All it does is shut off critical thinking. Religion poisons everything and when its cold dead hand is finally thrown off, we will all be the better for it.

]]> By: Oliver http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9754 Oliver Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:10:52 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9754 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 These are Jesus' words. I'll believe him over any man any time. If the One who created, loved and died for the Church says it will never be destroyed that's good enough for me. What we see before us is part of the apostasy that is predicted to occur in the last days. Let God be true and every man a liar. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." -John 3:16 "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." —John 3:17 The Churches message is one of forgiveness for those who are lost and without Christ. Most people in the world will never come to know Christ as their savior and that is sad but that's because they love their sins more than anything else. "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil" (John 3:19). There is good news though. "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9 God loves you and has prepared the only way for you to get to his wonderful Heaven. Please turn to him and from your sin's, seek his forgiveness and except his gift of grace. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Matthew 16:18
These are Jesus’ words. I’ll believe him over any man any time. If the One who created, loved and died for the Church says it will never be destroyed that’s good enough for me. What we see before us is part of the apostasy that is predicted to occur in the last days. Let God be true and every man a liar.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” -John 3:16
“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” —John 3:17
The Churches message is one of forgiveness for those who are lost and without Christ.
Most people in the world will never come to know Christ as their savior and that is sad but that’s because they love their sins more than anything else.
“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil” (John 3:19).
There is good news though.
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9
God loves you and has prepared the only way for you to get to his wonderful Heaven. Please turn to him and from your sin’s, seek his forgiveness and except his gift of grace.

]]> By: Zachary http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9714 Zachary Sat, 02 Jul 2011 01:59:07 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9714 I find it rather disturbing but in do time things will change. America has become too materialistic, what is there to hold us together if not our faith? This is how Rome became an Empire. By abandoning what made it great and abandoning its faith and I fear we are following in their footsteps. Again, I do believe that this will be reversed. Yes we know Rome fell because of external conflicts such as the military being too far stretched, invaders from all sides. But they also fell because of internal problems such as crippling debt. Rome fell because the people fell to secularism and materialism. America can't do the same. I find it rather disturbing but in do time things will change. America has become too materialistic, what is there to hold us together if not our faith? This is how Rome became an Empire. By abandoning what made it great and abandoning its faith and I fear we are following in their footsteps. Again, I do believe that this will be reversed. Yes we know Rome fell because of external conflicts such as the military being too far stretched, invaders from all sides. But they also fell because of internal problems such as crippling debt. Rome fell because the people fell to secularism and materialism. America can’t do the same.

]]> By: SavageAwaker http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9696 SavageAwaker Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:01:00 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9696 It's about time that the savage religion of Christianity dies. Since its inception, it has but caused harm to people all over the world. The witch hunts, the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the invasion and murder of Native America. They were all caused by christianity and its savage doctrines of "belief," which basically means to follow without asking questions. Have any christian ever seen a soul? What are you people talking about? Save my soul from what? Is it on fire or something? Have you ever been to heaven? How do you know it exists? How do you know that "the word of god" wasn't just some very charismatic person urging people to do his bidding just like Adolf Hitler? Why are they're so many versions of the bible? Did your god stutter or make a mistake somewhere that you need to revise your bible frequently? Wake up and become intellectuals. Stop being savages stuck in the dark ages. It’s about time that the savage religion of Christianity dies. Since its inception, it has but caused harm to people all over the world. The witch hunts, the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the invasion and murder of Native America. They were all caused by christianity and its savage doctrines of “belief,” which basically means to follow without asking questions. Have any christian ever seen a soul? What are you people talking about? Save my soul from what? Is it on fire or something? Have you ever been to heaven? How do you know it exists? How do you know that “the word of god” wasn’t just some very charismatic person urging people to do his bidding just like Adolf Hitler? Why are they’re so many versions of the bible? Did your god stutter or make a mistake somewhere that you need to revise your bible frequently? Wake up and become intellectuals. Stop being savages stuck in the dark ages.

]]> By: Luther G. Cimeries http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9606 Luther G. Cimeries Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:57:48 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9606 so...46% of Americans don't have faith? Good on them...shows that they have brains and are willing to use them so…46% of Americans don’t have faith?

Good on them…shows that they have brains and are willing to use them

]]> By: Tom http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9500 Tom Mon, 30 May 2011 23:17:43 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9500 God will always be on the thrown no matter what anyone says. Soon everyone will know and believe. Keep talking, keep bragging, keep making fun and laughing. But know this, one way or another all will know that Jesus is Lord and all will confess him as King and Lord while on their knees. God will always be on the thrown no matter what anyone says. Soon everyone will know and believe. Keep talking, keep bragging, keep making fun and laughing. But know this, one way or another all will know that Jesus is Lord and all will confess him as King and Lord while on their knees.

]]> By: None http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9452 None Wed, 25 May 2011 01:37:43 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9452 I see many people leaving "the church" for many reasons. It has deceived many, because they are nothing but corporations. What is 50c3? False sabbath day worship. True Sabbath = Saturday The bend for FEMA. Remember, Hitler also loved Romans 13. I see many people leaving “the church” for many reasons.

It has deceived many, because they are nothing but corporations. What is 50c3?

False sabbath day worship. True Sabbath = Saturday

The bend for FEMA. Remember, Hitler also loved Romans 13.

]]> By: Tony http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9320 Tony Sun, 08 May 2011 09:15:11 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9320 Benjamin Franklin Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Unites States Constitution "Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, the Creator of the Universe. That He governs it by His Providence. That He ought to be worshipped. That the most acceptable service we render to him is in doing good to his other children. That the soul of man is immortal, and will be treated with justice in another life respecting its conduct in this. These I take to be the fundamental points in all sound religion, and I regard them as you do in whatever sect I meet with them. As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of morals and his religion, as he left them to us, is the best the world ever saw, or is likely to see; But I apprehend it has received various corrupting changes, and I have, with most of the present dissenters in England, some doubts as to his divinity; though it is a question I do not dogmatize upon, having never studied it, and think it needless to busy myself with it now, when I expect soon an opportunity of knowing the truth with less trouble. I see no harm, however, in its being believed, if that belief has the good consequence, as probably it has, of making his doctrines more respected and more observed; especially as I do not perceive, that the Supreme takes it amiss, by distinguishing the unbelievers in his government of the world with any peculiar marks of his displeasure." --Benjamin Franklin wrote this in a letter to Ezra Stiles, President of Yale University on March 9, 1790. Benjamin Franklin
Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Unites States Constitution

“Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, the Creator of the Universe. That He governs it by His Providence. That He ought to be worshipped.

That the most acceptable service we render to him is in doing good to his other children. That the soul of man is immortal, and will be treated with justice in another life respecting its conduct in this. These I take to be the fundamental points in all sound religion, and I regard them as you do in whatever sect I meet with them.

As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of morals and his religion, as he left them to us, is the best the world ever saw, or is likely to see;

But I apprehend it has received various corrupting changes, and I have, with most of the present dissenters in England, some doubts as to his divinity; though it is a question I do not dogmatize upon, having never studied it, and think it needless to busy myself with it now, when I expect soon an opportunity of knowing the truth with less trouble. I see no harm, however, in its being believed, if that belief has the good consequence, as probably it has, of making his doctrines more respected and more observed; especially as I do not perceive, that the Supreme takes it amiss, by distinguishing the unbelievers in his government of the world with any peculiar marks of his displeasure.”
–Benjamin Franklin wrote this in a letter to Ezra Stiles, President of Yale University on March 9, 1790.

]]> By: Tony http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9319 Tony Sun, 08 May 2011 09:12:33 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9319 "God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever; That a revolution of the wheel of fortune, a change of situation, is among possible events; that it may become probable by Supernatural influence! The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in that event." --Thomas JEfferson --Notes on the State of Virginia, Query XVIII, p. 237. “God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever; That a revolution of the wheel of fortune, a change of situation, is among possible events; that it may become probable by Supernatural influence! The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in that event.”
–Thomas JEfferson
–Notes on the State of Virginia, Query XVIII, p. 237.

]]> By: Shawn Statzer http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9295 Shawn Statzer Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:19:50 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9295 We may be closer to the tribulation than most expect. Search biometrics, vein pattern reccognition, hand geometry, the river Euphrates and the dams built, Kevin Warwick, via chip, the gospel preached throughout the world, people call good evil and evil good, false prophets, sexual immorality,etcetera. Remember, God is loving, caring, just, omniscent, omnipotent, omnipresent, patient, and wrathful. Hell is indeed there, but it is our choice, while we are now alive in our tangible bodies, where we go once we die. And then- it becomes finalized. Something to think about. Without God what is the point of anything? Everything you gain you would loose. People would rather be of the world than trust in God that has never changed. Some may think that He has, but He has not. The fulfillment of the old ceremonial laws does not negate anything. We do still have the moral laws to live by. This is why Jesus and Paul both stressed the laws of the ten commandments. Most people want a convenient God, assuming God always forgives. He is loving, but He commands better of us. He demands us to live holy and be a holy people. We may be closer to the tribulation than most expect. Search biometrics, vein pattern reccognition, hand geometry, the river Euphrates and the dams built, Kevin Warwick, via chip, the gospel preached throughout the world, people call good evil and evil good, false prophets, sexual immorality,etcetera. Remember, God is loving, caring, just, omniscent, omnipotent, omnipresent, patient, and wrathful. Hell is indeed there, but it is our choice, while we are now alive in our tangible bodies, where we go once we die. And then- it becomes finalized. Something to think about. Without God what is the point of anything? Everything you gain you would loose. People would rather be of the world than trust in God that has never changed. Some may think that He has, but He has not. The fulfillment of the old ceremonial laws does not negate anything. We do still have the moral laws to live by. This is why Jesus and Paul both stressed the laws of the ten commandments. Most people want a convenient God, assuming God always forgives. He is loving, but He commands better of us. He demands us to live holy and be a holy people.

]]> By: Sarah http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9267 Sarah Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:27:03 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9267 The idea of a heaven isn't paradise to me. I don't want heaven, nor do i want hell. Your god created hell, and he admits to doing all the evils of the world. The number one thing that de-converts people to christianity is actually reading the bible. Most christians have never read the entire bible or studied all of it before selling their souls to superstition and lies. I don't need a god threatening me to hell to be a good person, no one does. And be realistic here, people...when you take polls and someone says they are a chrisitan, we know they are not... there's a lot more to being a christian than just slapping a label on your forehead. Most christians aren't christian like at all. Love is key, not scripture, not a book written by women hating men, realise this and be free from guilt that plagues mankind. I love you all and i hope you all realize there's more to life than fear and preaching from a book you don't understand. The idea of a heaven isn’t paradise to me. I don’t want heaven, nor do i want hell. Your god created hell, and he admits to doing all the evils of the world. The number one thing that de-converts people to christianity is actually reading the bible. Most christians have never read the entire bible or studied all of it before selling their souls to superstition and lies. I don’t need a god threatening me to hell to be a good person, no one does. And be realistic here, people…when you take polls and someone says they are a chrisitan, we know they are not… there’s a lot more to being a christian than just slapping a label on your forehead. Most christians aren’t christian like at all. Love is key, not scripture, not a book written by women hating men, realise this and be free from guilt that plagues mankind. I love you all and i hope you all realize there’s more to life than fear and preaching from a book you don’t understand.

]]> By: Informed Viewer http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9255 Informed Viewer Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:52:17 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9255 Great news! Violent crime, all crime rate, and progression of science has reached new boundaries within the last 20 years. Atheists consistently score higher on IQ tests, STAY MARRIED LONGER, divorce less often, have fewer abortions, have lower crime rates, and make more money than their christian counterparts. WAKE UP FASTER AMERICA! Great news! Violent crime, all crime rate, and progression of science has reached new boundaries within the last 20 years. Atheists consistently score higher on IQ tests, STAY MARRIED LONGER, divorce less often, have fewer abortions, have lower crime rates, and make more money than their christian counterparts.

WAKE UP FASTER AMERICA!

]]> By: Graham http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9250 Graham Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:55:00 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9250 Jesus was a stand up dude, you people with your fail religions ruined his good name. Jesus was a stand up dude, you people with your fail religions ruined his good name.

]]> By: Jay Gardner http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9161 Jay Gardner Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:58:19 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9161 Christianity in decline? What great news. It's certainly well past the time when humanity finally grows up, discards the ridiculous and mallicious myths fabricated centuries ago by desert nomads, embraces science and the goals of the Enlightenment, and finally gets around to creating a genuinely egalitarian society free of priests, pastors, and mullahs who control through fear. Perhaps we can then get on with the business of assuring every human on the planet with a decent shot at life. The world will be a much, much better place when no one believes in God. Religion promises much and delivers nothing. Christianity in decline? What great news. It’s certainly well past the time when humanity finally grows up, discards the ridiculous and mallicious myths fabricated centuries ago by desert nomads, embraces science and the goals of the Enlightenment, and finally gets around to creating a genuinely egalitarian society free of priests, pastors, and mullahs who control through fear. Perhaps we can then get on with the business of assuring every human on the planet with a decent shot at life. The world will be a much, much better place when no one believes in God. Religion promises much and delivers nothing.

]]> By: Busch http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9151 Busch Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:52:12 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9151 why should we think to pray when MILLIONS of jews who lived a more "holy" life than any of us were slaughtered in gas chambers, concentration camps, etc, etc, while praying for their lives? why should we think to pray when MILLIONS of jews who lived a more “holy” life than any of us were slaughtered in gas chambers, concentration camps, etc, etc, while praying for their lives?

]]> By: Max Normal http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9062 Max Normal Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:31:53 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9062 I'm a solipsist myself. Just trying to stop thinking about all of you Christians, Muslims and Jews. Gnnnnnngggh!! Gnnnggghhh!! I'll get you out of my head. I’m a solipsist myself. Just trying to stop thinking about all of you Christians, Muslims and Jews. Gnnnnnngggh!! Gnnnggghhh!! I’ll get you out of my head.

]]> By: Alex http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9061 Alex Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:27:10 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9061 People are leaving in droves because they are finally being given the chance to question their beliefs. If you did that a hundred years ago, you could die to an angry mob, suffer social ostracism, or worse. The only thing that really kept people following such doctrines were threats to their life and well-being. Not only this, but their teachings are based on perpetuating a kind of ignorance by trapping them in a bubble of fear. If you question God, then you will burn in hellfire. Critically thinking about a belief requires a temporary suspension of it, which their doctrine is designed to inhibit. Because critical thinking is important to the modern world, it is impossible for a religion that relies on such induced stupor to last, and rightly so. We are far better without it. I say good riddance. People are leaving in droves because they are finally being given the chance to question their beliefs. If you did that a hundred years ago, you could die to an angry mob, suffer social ostracism, or worse. The only thing that really kept people following such doctrines were threats to their life and well-being. Not only this, but their teachings are based on perpetuating a kind of ignorance by trapping them in a bubble of fear. If you question God, then you will burn in hellfire. Critically thinking about a belief requires a temporary suspension of it, which their doctrine is designed to inhibit. Because critical thinking is important to the modern world, it is impossible for a religion that relies on such induced stupor to last, and rightly so. We are far better without it. I say good riddance.

]]> By: Breno http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9051 Breno Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:55:24 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9051 I believe the only cause of the fall of Christianity is the Church's stagnation. They don't try and modernize themselves (OK, the Pope has now a channel in Youtube, and all...). It is the same thing, you have to kneel in thar hard wood every sunday! And the guilty for all of this were the Romans (yes, the Romans). Who would like to follow a religion founded by those who executed its own savior? What upsets me the most is that Constantine converted the whole Rome not out of faith, but out of fear that the Roman Empire would be divided into two religions. And what sbout the atrocities commanded by armies and armies of crusaders? Huh? When there were only politheistic religions, each group centented in following his own religion without try and convert the other side. And when a fanatical says that the Christian God is the only one? God was based of Jehova, the Jewish god! It doesn't even have a name! It is called only by the Latin word for gods in general: DEUS! And what about Jesus. What is the problem that he probably was married and had children. HE WAS A JEW, AND THERE IS A PERIOD IN A JEW'S LIFE HE HAS TO MARRY SOMEONE! As for myself, Had I need to chose an individual cult, I would choose the cult of Anubis, the Egyptian god of death. I have a fatalistic view, after all. I believe the only cause of the fall of Christianity is the Church’s stagnation. They don’t try and modernize themselves (OK, the Pope has now a channel in Youtube, and all…). It is the same thing, you have to kneel in thar hard wood every sunday! And the guilty for all of this were the Romans (yes, the Romans). Who would like to follow a religion founded by those who executed its own savior? What upsets me the most is that Constantine converted the whole Rome not out of faith, but out of fear that the Roman Empire would be divided into two religions. And what sbout the atrocities commanded by armies and armies of crusaders? Huh? When there were only politheistic religions, each group centented in following his own religion without try and convert the other side. And when a fanatical says that the Christian God is the only one? God was based of Jehova, the Jewish god! It doesn’t even have a name! It is called only by the Latin word for gods in general: DEUS!
And what about Jesus. What is the problem that he probably was married and had children. HE WAS A JEW, AND THERE IS A PERIOD IN A JEW’S LIFE HE HAS TO MARRY SOMEONE!
As for myself, Had I need to chose an individual cult, I would choose the cult of Anubis, the Egyptian god of death. I have a fatalistic view, after all.

]]> By: Gregory Booker http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-9038 Gregory Booker Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:13:23 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-9038 It is written " Let no man deceive you for the Day of Christ shall not come except there come a falling away first, and then the man of sin (Antichrist of antichrists) shall be revealed, the son of perdiction" 2Thess Ch 2:3. Yes, they will come a time when the majority of it's members faith in Christianity falls away the gospel of Christ as it has been preached per the Word. And a new "something" will come from a new "personality" who will give to the world all the sweet things they want to hear and believe. God already knew the christian institution would run it's course or shall we say fail him. That why this verse is in His word well in advance. God prophetic word lives today...still!! Another indication is Israel's return as a nation...what a coincidence in timing!! The churches stumble...now the season is ripe for Israel's redemption or shall we say their Messiah to come....At Last! Such a reality is also in the Bible....only in the Bible and with each passing day the reality of God's prophetic word is being seen by faith!! Perhaps, those who choose unbelief will see things by sight...such is the message of the Book of Revelations. Grace will still be in operation but the rules of engagement are very different for those who see at last!! It is written ” Let no man deceive you for the Day of Christ shall not come except there come a falling away first, and then the man of sin (Antichrist of antichrists) shall be revealed, the son of perdiction” 2Thess Ch 2:3. Yes, they will come a time when the majority of it’s members faith in Christianity falls away the gospel of Christ as it has been preached per the Word. And a new “something” will come from a new “personality” who will give to the world all the sweet things they want to hear and believe. God already knew the christian institution would run it’s course or shall we say fail him. That why this verse is in His word well in advance. God prophetic word lives today…still!!

Another indication is Israel’s return as a nation…what a coincidence in timing!! The churches stumble…now the season is ripe for Israel’s redemption or shall we say their Messiah to come….At Last! Such a reality is also in the Bible….only in the Bible and with each passing day the reality of God’s prophetic word is being seen by faith!! Perhaps, those who choose unbelief will see things by sight…such is the message of the Book of Revelations. Grace will still be in operation but the rules of engagement are very different for those who see at last!!

]]> By: Fuck You http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/the-decline-of-christianity-in-america/comment-page-1#comment-8562 Fuck You Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:21:34 +0000 http://signsofthelastdays.com/?p=70#comment-8562 ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL I am happy to hear this news. The delusion that strikes will strike no more, and the Masters of this World again shall rise; Men again revere their olden gods, and churches fall from grace. Heh heh, your days are numbered as a christian Watch as your religion FALLS ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL

I am happy to hear this news. The delusion that strikes will strike no more, and the Masters of this World again shall rise; Men again revere their olden gods, and churches fall from grace.

Heh heh, your days are numbered as a christian
Watch as your religion FALLS

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