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higher than the survey shows because the survey uses an outdated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? Accepting the existence of
Nature's God
How I Became a Deist
by Jesse Woody
I wasn't born into a Christian
family. Many of my relatives on my father's side were devout Southern
Baptists. At any early age, while attending vacation bible school, I
was persuaded to become a Baptist. I led my mother, father, brother and
sister to the church. I believed and taught others that Christianity
and the Baptist church was the path to salvation. After graduating from
high school in the "bible belt" town of Shawnee, OK, I naturally
attended the local Oklahoma Baptist University. At the religion based
school, I was required to attend a daily assembly where Baptist doctrine
was
taught. In order to become sophomores we were required to take a
semester each of the Old and New Testament of the bible. I did quite
well on tests and assignments. As I began to read and study, I realized
that this "holy book" was nothing but a superstitious fairy tale. By
having the contents of the whole bible laid out for me to study, rather
than providing just those verses and stories that supported the
Christian beliefs, my eyes were opened. If this was the word of God, I
wanted nothing to do with it. I was amazed that I ever believed in such
a fantasy. I certainly couldn't accept a God that had so many human
faults.
As I completed the final exams for the course, I approached the
instructor, a Baptist Minister. I thanked him for all that I had
learned from the bible course. He smiled and said that he hoped I would
use what I learned to guide me in the future. I said "yes, I will never
set foot in another church again". I left him with his eyes wide and
mouth open. He didn't expect my answer and made no response. I was
eighteen. I am now 67 and looking back, I don't really know when I
realized I was a Deist. As I grew older, my concept of God became
completely different from what the "Holy Books" described. I was totally
against all "organized religion". The more I read and discovered, the
stronger my disbelief became. The only God that my mind could conceive
of, was the Creator of the universe. I rejected the idea that all of the
complex things in the world around me just happened. I have, using the
brain given to me, accepted the existence of "Nature's God".
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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.