They still call themselves Muslim and you still treat them as such.

Next?

CorporatePiggy on December 24, 2012 at 8:35 PM

The problem is when the Muslims in Name Only develop an interest in their faith traditions and start practising some of those great muslim faith traditions like cruelty towards animals, exploitation of women, homophobia, and jihad.

If 77% of us were Christians, abortion would be illegal, Obama wouldn’t be able to be elected dog-catcher, & our entertainment industry would be extremely different.

itsnotaboutme on December 24, 2012 at 7:47 PM

It is only some very modern version of Christianity that would be so definite about abortion. I am not so sure that a renewed faith in Christianity by the sorta Christians would change abortion politics. It certainly would do nothing to slow acceptance of gay marriage. More and more Christians just don’t understand what the Bible is getting out in those verses purportedly anti-gay. And soon they will be the majority.

My fear is nothing would change the entertainment industry. I would love for it to reflect something more like Christian culture than the trash non-culture it does now. But the Christians I know what the trash like most other people do.

A Christian is, by definition, a Christ-follower.
itsnotaboutme on December 24, 2012 at 7:47 PM

Who’s definition is this? Who gets to define “Christian”? You?

Less than half of self-professed Christian Americans can name one book in the Bible.
Thirty percent of self-professed Christian Americans think the Sermon on the Mount was delivered by Billy Graham.
Thwenty-five percent of self-professed Christian Americans don’t know the meaning of Resurrection Sunday (AKA Easter).
Twelve percent of self-professed Christian Americans think Joan of Arc was Noah’s wife.
Fifty percent of self-professed Christian Americans said Sodom and Gommorah were husband and wife.
Eighty percent of self-professed Christian Americans said there is a verse in the Bible that says “God helps those who help themselves.”
itsnotaboutme on December 24, 2012 at 7:47 PM

I have been reading/hearing this and similar survey statistics for years. I have read it in blogs, and heard it from the pulpit. I have no doubt about the Scriptural ignorance of the average American, but I still have a hunch this stuff about the belief that Joan of Arc is Noah’s wife or Billy Graham preached the Sermon on the Mount has reached urban legend status. Can you cite a source for these statistics?

If you had three braincells your posts would be far more beneficial to world.

astonerii on December 24, 2012 at 8:27 PM

Sweetheart –

Less than 20% of people who call themselves muslim can read arabic.
50% of them have not studied the Koran.
etc.
etc.

They still call themselves Muslim and you still treat them as such.

Next?

MikeA, what is it that you are suggesting? The United States has separation of church and state so what does it matter which religion is more popular?

agirlacamera on December 24, 2012 at 7:14 PM

“Separation of church and state” doesn’t mean what most people who fling around the phrase “separation of church and state” think it means.

If you substituted “Muslim” for “Christian” in your post, you’d be a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

CorporatePiggy on December 24, 2012 at 8:19 PM

If you had three braincells your posts would be far more beneficial to world.

itsnotaboutme on December 24, 2012 at 7:47 PM

If you substituted “Muslim” for “Christian” in your post, you’d be a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Based on this 77% of us are Christians, 18% are unaffiliated and only 5% are something other than Christian. Why in hell do we Christians allow our-self to be dictated to so much by such a small minority? This turning the other cheek thing has gotten out of hand.

MikeA on December 24, 2012 at 7:10 PM

It may be that you, by your use of profanity, as well as your casting doubt on the efficacy of Jesus’ teaching, are illustrating the main problem with the statistics.

The main problem here is that folks assume that everyone who claims to be a Christian is one.

A Christian is, by definition, a Christ-follower.

Less than half of self-professed Christian Americans can name one book in the Bible.
Thirty percent of self-professed Christian Americans think the Sermon on the Mount was delivered by Billy Graham.
Thwenty-five percent of self-professed Christian Americans don’t know the meaning of Resurrection Sunday (AKA Easter).
Twelve percent of self-professed Christian Americans think Joan of Arc was Noah’s wife.
Fifty percent of self-professed Christian Americans said Sodom and Gommorah were husband and wife.
Eighty percent of self-professed Christian Americans said there is a verse in the Bible that says “God helps those who help themselves.”

If 77% of us were Christians, abortion would be illegal, Obama wouldn’t be able to be elected dog-catcher, & our entertainment industry would be extremely different.