Is the religious right losing its grip on American politics?

Padawanbater2 said:

With Pat Robertson condemning the young Earth creationist theory that the world is only 6,000 years old (traditional biblical view) and the massive defeat in the elections earlier this month, do you think the religious right is losing its grip on American politics?

Imo, without a doubt, we're seeing the beginning stage right before our eyes. The internet has been widely available for over a decade, I think people are getting smarter and more aware of what's actually been going on. There's no way for them to block the transfer of information (maybe why we've seen such attempts to do so in congress, regarding internet privacy), so a lot more American citizens are waking up to the game that's been played for centuries.

I think it'll only get worse for them. They'll continue to lose support for "traditional marriage", gay's and women's rights, abortion, etc. Everything they adamantly and traditionally oppose. If they wish to succeed in any more elections, they'll have to change their platform. If they change their platform, for a while at least, Americans opinions of the Republican party will be nothing other than "flip-floppers". That hasn't, in itself, been a deal breaker in the past, and it'll likely take more retarded rape comments to ensure it, but the outlook is certainly bleak for the GOP.

What do you think?

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cannabineer said:

And yet, thanks to the same Internet, we've had a remarkable explosion of woo, like ancient aliens and conspiracies and unlikely healing disciplines. The core problem is the human propensity for magical thinking. Even if traditional organized religion is headed for decline, new beliefs in the supernatural are busily being spawned and grown. I see no net gain or loss. cn

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Padawanbater2 said:

With Pat Robertson condemning the young Earth creationist theory that the world is only 6,000 years old (traditional biblical view) and the massive defeat in the elections earlier this month, do you think the religious right is losing its grip on American politics?

Imo, without a doubt, we're seeing the beginning stage right before our eyes. The internet has been widely available for over a decade, I think people are getting smarter and more aware of what's actually been going on. There's no way for them to block the transfer of information (maybe why we've seen such attempts to do so in congress, regarding internet privacy), so a lot more American citizens are waking up to the game that's been played for centuries.

I think it'll only get worse for them. They'll continue to lose support for "traditional marriage", gay's and women's rights, abortion, etc. Everything they adamantly and traditionally oppose. If they wish to succeed in any more elections, they'll have to change their platform. If they change their platform, for a while at least, Americans opinions of the Republican party will be nothing other than "flip-floppers". That hasn't, in itself, been a deal breaker in the past, and it'll likely take more retarded rape comments to ensure it, but the outlook is certainly bleak for the GOP.

What do you think?

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Padawanbater2 said:

Maybe never completely, but it's been declining for decades. We will definitely see a day when the majority are non believers.

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Padawanbater2 said:

With Pat Robertson condemning the young Earth creationist theory that the world is only 6,000 years old (traditional biblical view) and the massive defeat in the elections earlier this month, do you think the religious right is losing its grip on American politics?

Imo, without a doubt, we're seeing the beginning stage right before our eyes. The internet has been widely available for over a decade, I think people are getting smarter and more aware of what's actually been going on. There's no way for them to block the transfer of information (maybe why we've seen such attempts to do so in congress, regarding internet privacy), so a lot more American citizens are waking up to the game that's been played for centuries.

I think it'll only get worse for them. They'll continue to lose support for "traditional marriage", gay's and women's rights, abortion, etc. Everything they adamantly and traditionally oppose. If they wish to succeed in any more elections, they'll have to change their platform. If they change their platform, for a while at least, Americans opinions of the Republican party will be nothing other than "flip-floppers". That hasn't, in itself, been a deal breaker in the past, and it'll likely take more retarded rape comments to ensure it, but the outlook is certainly bleak for the GOP.

What do you think?

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Padawanbater2 said:

I'd say looking at the numbers, there's a pretty big difference, while there are likely a few hundred thousand, maybe even a few million people who buy into things like ancient aliens theory or something similar, there are billions who buy into religion. I also see it as a net gain in that these theories, while pretty out there, don't assume moral authority over peoples lives and don't tend to judge people based on their dogmas, while organized religions do.

Believing in organized religion can have, and has had, pretty bad consequences, I'm not sure if the same can be said for AA theory, other than the misapplication of science, which, imo, if you're believing in AA theory anyway, you weren't a very scientifically minded person to begin with. These people don't hold public office or hold any real power, while it's essentially a necessity in regards to traditional organized religion.

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Padawanbater2 said:

Maybe never completely, but it's been declining for decades. We will definitely see a day when the majority are non believers.

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