What is the most violent religion?
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goodlil666 · 51-55, MVIP
@22Michelle No the majority of Americans are NOT fundamentalist Christians. Christianity is by far the dominant religion in the USA , but within that are over 200 denominations of Christianity. So yes Christian religions have a large influence on American politics and policy but America is still a secular government.
To suggest that the violence in America is taught and coming from the churches is absurd . I don't believe any one issue is the cause of our high crime rate but much more a product of numerous socio-economic issues like collapse of the nuclear family, and it's influence on our youth, unemployment rates, availability of gainful employment , drugs and alcoholism, prevalence of gang cultures , racial/ social misunderstanding as well as others.
To suggest that the violence in America is taught and coming from the churches is absurd . I don't believe any one issue is the cause of our high crime rate but much more a product of numerous socio-economic issues like collapse of the nuclear family, and it's influence on our youth, unemployment rates, availability of gainful employment , drugs and alcoholism, prevalence of gang cultures , racial/ social misunderstanding as well as others.
22Michelle · 61-69, T
@goodlil666 I never said violence was taught and / or coming from churches. However, to state that religion has no part in the socio economic issues you point to is to indulge in deflection. Whilst the USA is supposed to have secular Government the influence of religion has been immense and, if anything has grown in the past 40 years or so. Would you deny that without the organised voting bloc of fundamentalist christians the Governments of the last 40 years would be very different? If Trump wins the Presidency it will be largely dependent on that bloc.