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higher than the survey shows because the survey uses an outdated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? I have always thought "God Is" and
that is enough.
How I Became a Deist
by Eddie
I have always thought "God Is" and that is enough. I really didn't "evolve" into anything special. I grew up in the Methodist Church, participated in many of the activities, the choir, the young people's groups, etc. I do not remember any special "push" to ever believe anything else except that "God Is"... Somewhere along the way, I just stopped going to church; I don't really remember why. My husband also grew up in the Methodist Church, and we were married in a Methodist Church. He had stopped going to the Methodist Church, and had become a Unitarian Universalist, and I joined his church. We participated in some of the activities and attended irregularly. When he died, his memorial service was in the Methodist Church he helped establish in Dallas. The minister knew him personally from those long ago days, and the service was simply a memorial to Bob... We had moved to Arkansas where we did not attend any church. I moved to Oklahoma City after he died, and do not attend any church.
My favorite line in the old movie, "Oh, God", with George Burns, is
when someone asks God if Jesus was his son. He replies, Yes, as was
Buddha, Mohammed, Krishna, and you and all people.
Once, many years ago, in Arkansas, on a very cold, clear winter night, about 2:00 in the morning, I couldn't sleep, and went outside. The sky was so clear and the stars were so bright and many, that I felt I could see to the "edge" and into the mind of God.
If this makes me a deist, then I am.
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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.