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higher than the survey shows because the survey uses an outdated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 Pretending to be a Christian
to Being a Real Deist
Why Deism?
From Pretending to be a Christian to Being a Real Deist
by Eric
All my life I have been pretending to be a Christian because that was
the religion I was born into. As I grew and matured I realized too many
problems with Christianity. I often thought Jesus was probably
misunderstood and his message was garbled over the centuries. So I
started to work backwards from where I was and eliminate, in my mind,
the ideas I thought were ridiculous or absurd. Before I even heard of
Deism I had decided that prayer should only be used to give “Thanks” to
the Almighty for granting me the life I was experiencing and felt a
sense of guilt when I tried to ask for things. I always wondered, “Why
is God being so nice to me when I don't even subscribe to all the ideas
in the Bible.”
After the tragic death of my father, I started to look for answers that
the Christian religion didn't answer. There were even things in the
Bible that made me uncomfortable and angry. That's when I stumbled onto
Deism and realized I have been a Deist my whole life and just pretending
to be a Christian. It was like I finally found the round peg for the
round hole. I found peace with my father's death and I feel like it's
okay to talk directly to my father when Christianity doesn't even allow
that. At times I think I even feel his presence.
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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.