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You are here: Home / GuestPost / American Public not so attached to Religious Dogma

American Public not so attached to Religious Dogma

June 24, 2008 by Paul Spoerry Leave a Comment

It’s often trumped in the media just how powerful the “religious right” is, as well as how fervent they are in their beliefs. We’ve come to know our country as this highly Christianized version of America. However, a recent Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life study released yesterday indicates that many are contradicting the teachings of their own faiths, saying that truth comes in many forms. Large majorities of Americans say that many religions – not just their own – can lead to eternal life, and that there is more than one way to interpret religious teachings.

“As Americans rub shoulders with people of other religious traditions, they are less judgmental, and less likely to offer pronouncements about other people’s eternal life,” said Rice University sociologist D. Michael Lindsay.

Personally, I think this says volumes for people being open minded and not constrained by religious dogma. Humans have had religions since we’ve existed, obviously there is something fundamental about it that we need… crave. But I’ve always been afraid of those who say “ours is right, yours is wrong”. How many people have died in the name of their religious beliefs? Too many if you ask me.

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About Paul Spoerry

I’m a groovy cat who’s into technology, Eastern Thought, and house music. I’m a proud and dedicated father to the coolest little guy on the planet (seriously, I'm NOT biased). I’m fascinated by ninjas, the Internet, and anybody who can balance objects on their nose for long periods of time.

I have a utility belt full of programming languages and a database of all my knowledge on databases... I practice code fu. Oh, I've also done actual Kung Fu, and have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

I run. I meditate. I dance. I blog at PaulSpoerry.com, tweet @PaulSpoerry, and I'm here on Google+.

I'm currently work for IBM developing web enabled insurance applications for IBM and support and develop a non-profit called The LittleBigFund.

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