We Will Soon be Outnumbered, Vastly
It's true that secular humanists are already outnumbered by the religiosity in the United States. And that trend will only increase. As we can see from secular Europe (particularly Scandinavia), as a culture gets more secular, the birthrate tends to decrease. Secularists tend to have only as many children as they can reasonably support. The more religious (Catholics for instance, or the Fundamentalist Mormons in Colorado City) view children as a gift from God and see it as their duty (at least in the case of Catholics) to be open to life (meaning not using birth control). As such, the birthrate of the religiosity will continue to climb (or at least stay constant) while the birthrate of the secularists will continue to decrease. Because the babies of today are the leaders of tomorrow, the result will be a theocratic state in the US within 30 years.
So to any "conservatives" who are worried about the demise of Christmas or widespread acceptance of gay marriage, take heart. The longer you persevere and the more kids you have, the more you guarantee a future of your making. Time is on your side. Its inevitable and scary.
So to any "conservatives" who are worried about the demise of Christmas or widespread acceptance of gay marriage, take heart. The longer you persevere and the more kids you have, the more you guarantee a future of your making. Time is on your side. Its inevitable and scary.
posted by Fishfrog at 6:38 PM
7 Comments:
Most of the threat is conservative demagoguery. You know the mindset - we're under attack and so must band together to vote for this person. Sure, he may have fiscal policies that impoverish everybody you know, but at least he pays lip service to your social/religious concerns. Even if he doesn't do anything about them, at least he pays the lip service, which makes him a damn sight better than any stinking liberal who wants you to have a liveable wage, health care, good education for your kids, etc etc.
It reminds me of nothing so much as the way the Onion editorials (in the book) talk about the Spanish.
Matt, you point out one of the bizarre political phenomena of demagoguery. I've never understood why the vast majority of protestants vote for the party whose policies embrace so few of the ideals advanced by Jesus. Tax cuts for the rich, gutting of social welfare programs, and war-mongering seem antithetical to the message of Jesus' love. The cynical lip service paid to Christian values by some in the Republican party carries a lot more weight than you would think. Sad and confusing.
Fundamentalist Mormons are not Mormons.
SB is correct. "Fundamentalist Mormons" are not Mormons. They have ignored fundamental tenets of actual Mormonism and perverted it to serve their own ideals, ideals which are NOT supported by the modern Mormon church.
If you have time, check out the aricle in Harper's: Jesus without the Miracles. December 2005
Well, the fundies may practice the religion closer to how Smith intended it, but that in itself involves a rejection of the fundamental tenet that God speaks to specific leaders in the church. The rift between the fundies and Mormons developed when some within the church refused to believe that God had told the church elders that the practices had to change. I may be a little off, as I am not a Mormon, but I think that is the major tenet that the fundies disregard.
By the by, I have read "Under the Banner of Heaven," and its quite a good book.
Also, thanks for reading, Free Thought Mom. I enjoyed your comments over on John Bartlett's blog a month or so ago. It's good to hear from fellow atheists.
Thanks FTM, I'm concerned that not many people pick up on how clever I am as evidenced in my blog title. This shows your impressive intellect.
Poor John. He is a hell of a nice guy, though. The lack of curiosity you mention seems to apply to the majority of Americans, and is one reason that I think you may be right that 30 years is a conservative estimate for the arrival of the theocratic state.
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