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higher than the survey shows because the survey uses an outdated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 Baptist to
Deist
How I Became a Deist
by Francesca Thomas
I was born and raised in New Zealand - by very religious parents. I was raised a Baptist.
I quit the church at 19, after reading Holy Blood, Holy Grail. And then continued reading to find a belief that I could replace the spiritual hole.
Basically I quit because of the hypocrisy I was seeing in my own church, and in the world, and in history.
Eventually I decided that I believed in God the creator, but nothing else. (no jesus, no resurrection, no miracles, no holy spirit, and the bible was written by man)
I had no name for this belief, I assumed it was entirely my own belief and that it did not have a name.
Life went on, I did the daily grind at my job, I got married, moved to Canada, had a family, none of us attending any church or following any religion.
Just recently at the age of 42, I stumbled across an article about the American Founders being Deists, and the article described what Deism was. Those beliefs matched mine exactly. Finally after 20 years I have a name for my beliefs.
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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.