Kosh
Junior Member
Maybe it's the sources I'm reading (FB, religious blogs), but it seems to me that there is a growing pushback from religious people on attempts to put religion back where it should be... i.e., separation of church and state.
Example: don't force Christian prayers at council meetings, FFRF lawsuits, Militant Atheism, etc.
And the comments seem to be leaning towards "we're being persecuted! We need to fight back!". Ken Ham of course has been vocal about this lately, trying to incite his followers for a "a new reformation".
Fighting back of course often leads to them voting for political candidates that wear their religion on the shoulder, trying to pass other laws in their favor. And if you get enough loonies involved... violence.
But we already see a general trend towards less religion. As the younger generation has more access to information and can figure out how fake it is, they simply stop believing. Which makes me wonder, are we pushing to hard? Would it better to just let things run their natural course and let people gradually lose interest over generations to where religion becomes insignificant? Vs. getting them riled up and try to take more control to fight for their beliefs?
Example: don't force Christian prayers at council meetings, FFRF lawsuits, Militant Atheism, etc.
And the comments seem to be leaning towards "we're being persecuted! We need to fight back!". Ken Ham of course has been vocal about this lately, trying to incite his followers for a "a new reformation".
Fighting back of course often leads to them voting for political candidates that wear their religion on the shoulder, trying to pass other laws in their favor. And if you get enough loonies involved... violence.
But we already see a general trend towards less religion. As the younger generation has more access to information and can figure out how fake it is, they simply stop believing. Which makes me wonder, are we pushing to hard? Would it better to just let things run their natural course and let people gradually lose interest over generations to where religion becomes insignificant? Vs. getting them riled up and try to take more control to fight for their beliefs?