A Crisis of Faith – Non-Fiction

Writer: XP

Subject: A Crisis of Faith

Link: 03.06.2021 / Atheist Republic

A Crisis of Faith

I found this an interesting piece, sent to me by the Atheist Republic … as one of the last of the Baby Boomer generation and an “Satanist”, I find the crisis of faith an exciting thing … why?

Because in the void left behind there is the opportunity for those of us with free minds to explore the “what if” and though I have no intention of becomes reliant on a supernatural force to govern my life … wouldn’t it be fun to imagine that in the place of “God” … that we see the raise of “Satan” as the ambassador of freedom … freedom to explore your sexuality, freedom to try every taboo, freedom from the constraints of so-called morality, freedom from judgment and government, freedom to be yourself.

The crisis of faith, like the crisis of COVID … could be the start of a whole new world, where we throw away two millenniums of pain and suffering; and no longer bow down to a hypercritical “God” and the ridiculous and incredulous stories of doctrine (in the Bible) … like a child growing up and realising that there ain’t no Father Christmas … and begin to live for today and not for some vague hope of a place in heaven … what do you think?

43% of Millennials ‘Don’t Know, Don’t Care, Don’t Believe’ God Exists

The American Worldview Inventory 2021 assessed the perspectives of four generations: Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomers, and the Builders. They found that Millennials have gone farther in cutting ties with traditional Christian views and normative biblical teachings than previous generations. Just 16% of Millennials and 26% of Gen X believe that they will go to Heaven if they accept Jesus as their savior, compared to approximately half of the generation before them. Moreover, 43% of Millennials stated they either don’t know, don’t care, or don’t believe God exists compared to 28% of Boomers. 44% of Millennials believe Satan is real and influential, compared to 64% of Boomers.  31% of young adults strongly agree that what is considered “morally right and wrong” varies over time and is based on societal standards, compared to just 25% in 2018. Christian press reacted strongly to this study, suggesting that the beliefs and behaviors of younger Americans “threaten to reshape the nation’s religious parameters beyond recognition.”

3 thoughts on “A Crisis of Faith – Non-Fiction”

  1. Always loved throwing it in Roman Catholic’s faces that all I have to do is ‘convert’ on the death bed and get into ‘heaven’. Hey, it worked for Justinian, why not for me?

    Not that I would. Hell sounds far more interesting and I expect most of the people I would want to meet are in Hell. Bowie, Freddy Mercury, Amy Winehouse just to name a few.

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