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higher than the survey shows because the survey uses an outdated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? Deists Need to Come Out of the
Closet!
How I Became a Deist
by Norma
As a very young child, we went to the public library every
week and checked out all the fairy tale books (Grimms,
etc.). On Sundays, we went to Sunday School and received
our religious education. At Christmas, we hid under the
covers for fear of seeing Santa, because if you saw him you
would not receive any gifts. My point is, of course, that
you were supposed to conclude (because you are told to do
so) that all this information was fantasy EXCEPT for the
stories of the Christian faith... that Jesus was born of a
virgin, was the only son of God, walked on water, etc., and
that if you believe the story you will live forever in
heaven on streets paved with gold. HOWEVER, should you not
believe it, you will perish for eternity in a lake of
fire. (Control through fear (your natural fear of death)
and intimidation...believe or burn in hell.)
It makes no more sense to me as an adult than it did when I
was a child. I have the highest of moral standards,
honesty, and integrity. I don't believe I am destined to
perish in a hell invented by men who wrote those stories in
the Bible. When I look in the sky at night and see the
incredible creation, I think, "How Great Thou Art." That is
my perception of a God. I feel that we do not have the
ability to perceive what God is, but surely there is a
higher power. I have never been an atheist, but the revealed
religion insults my God-given ability to reason. I enjoy
the writings of Thomas Paine and consider him a great and
courageous man.
If I tell people that I am Unitarian Universalist (which
includes Deists and everyone else for that matter), they
look at me like I am from another planet. They have never
heard of UU or Deism, of course. I live in the South, and
everyone is Baptist or Catholic, except for an occasional
Jew. Education is long over due. We need to come out of the
closet.
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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.