A recent survey on religion shows there are 34
million Americans who are classified as "Nones", that is they do
not embrace any of the "revealed" religions and the vast
majority of them are not Atheists. In actuality, the vast
majority of the "Nones" are actually Deists!
The survey shows a giant step forward for Deism in the fact that it
actually uses the word "Deist" and for the very significant raw
numbers it shows as representing the number of people who are
Deists. In reality, the number of Deists is actually
higher than the survey shows because the survey uses an outdated
definition of Deist. For a more accurate definition please see
our Deism
Defined page.
Click here to read the
actual survey. (It's in PDF)
Why Deism? From Communist Inspired Atheism to
Deism
Why Deism?
From Communist Inspired Atheism to Deism
by Henry Cao
My name is Henry Cao and I am 16 years old.
I am a second generation Chinese American. My parents were victims of
the state-induced atheism that was prevalent at the time in 20th century
unenlightened Communist China. Up until the age of twelve, I was told
that there is no God, and I believed it.
However, at that point I began to question what was told. I realized
that my arguments against the existence of a God basically took the form
of "You were told by your parents that there is a God. Why do you have
to believe it?" I realized how hypocritical this was, having myself been
force-fed "There is no God" by my own parents.
I began to question. I read enlightenment philosophy, and tried to
understand it as well as a 12-year old possibly could. I read on
scientific explanations for the nature of the universe. I practiced
debates with both atheists and theists to check the worth of their
arguments.
By the age of fourteen I was absolutely certain that atheism was wrong.
Scientific explanations for the origin of the universe, taking the form
of theories such as that of strings, seemed way too exotic to make any
sense. Occam's Razor lead me to the conclusion that there must be a God.
Of course, we have all heard the reasons why revealed theism does not
make any sense, so I will not repeat it. I'm not going to reword
The Age of Reason. I was of
the impression that there is a God that created the universe, and may or
may not interfere with its workings from time to time.
I had not yet declared myself a Deist, not having heard that term yet. I
called myself a "reasonable theist", and this was what was posted on my
Facebook profile up until a little more than a year ago, when I happened
upon the term "Deism". After a sleepless night reading the majority of
articles on this site, I am now proud
to call myself a Deist.
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Latest News of Interest to Deists
A judge drops charges against a woman who withheld
food and water from her son during an exorcism to the point that the
boy had to be treated in a hospital for dehydration!!
The article makes clear the judge based his decision, not on the rule of law, but on the prevailing superstitions in Gwinnett County, Georgia! The fact that in 2009 people still really believe in devils and demons demonstrates clearly the NEED FOR DEISM AND GOD-GIVEN REASON!
The article makes clear the judge based his decision, not on the rule of law, but on the prevailing superstitions in Gwinnett County, Georgia! The fact that in 2009 people still really believe in devils and demons demonstrates clearly the NEED FOR DEISM AND GOD-GIVEN REASON!
Obama is making the mixing of church and state
worse than ever before.
Obama supporters forget that when all is said and done, Obama is just another politician. This article shows he's proving that he is nothing but a politician by doing more than any other president to mix religion and government, especially through giving tax-dollars to religious organizations.
Obama supporters forget that when all is said and done, Obama is just another politician. This article shows he's proving that he is nothing but a politician by doing more than any other president to mix religion and government, especially through giving tax-dollars to religious organizations.