Originally Posted by
PoliTalker
I agree there is not end to religion in the near future.
I disagree that religion is changing. New printings of religious scriptures contain the same text. Nothing has been revised.
The only thing that changes about religion is how it is practiced.
There were no televangelists 100 years ago, for instance.
I don't see religion going away because people don't participate in religion to affirm their beliefs. They already believe. At least most of them do. I am convinced there are many who participate in religion, even religious leaders, who have their doubts about the basic existence of a creator being. But mostly these doubts are not discussed. To do so would violate the scriptures.
Many people participate in religion mostly for the social aspect. By maintaining a church membership, they are part of a club, part of an organization, part of something bigger than themselves. It gives them an automatic set of friends, people who share something in common, a group to identify with. That's probably more important for most church members than reaffirming belief.
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