so i just found this out about my state

[mlockha]

So I went on Wikipedia and looked at my state (Kentucky) and I found this out:


In 2000, The Association of Religion Data Archives reported[58] that of Kentucky's 4,041,769 residents:

47% were not affiliated with any church

34% were members of Evangelical Protestant churches
Southern Baptist Convention (979,994 members, 24%)
Christian churches and churches of Christ (106,638 members, 3%)
Churches of Christ (58,602 members, 1%)

10% were Roman Catholics
9% belonged to mainline Protestant churches
United Methodist Church (208,720 members, 5%)
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (67,611 members, 2%)

0.05% were Orthodox Christians

1% were affiliated with other theologies.


The boldest part is the most suprising thing, considering people think of Kentucky as Redneck-Christian hickville center of the USA.

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[Frankie²]

the reason you're surprised is because people aren't as open in the real world as they are on surveys, they fear what other people will think

[Mega-Bear]

the reason you're surprised is because people aren't as open in the real world as they are on surveys, they fear what other people will think

Very true.

Also, some of those 47% could be nondenominational Christians and, while they worship the Christian God, just don't identify with a specific church.

[Tayasaurus]

There are more private atheists and non denominational religious folk than there are christians/other religious people who identify with a specific church. And you're surprised by this?

[mlockha]

Very true.

Also, some of those 47% could be nondenominational Christians and, while they worship the Christian God, just don't identify with a specific church.

sh don't spoil this for me
i want to believeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Tayasaurus]

sh don't spoil this for me
i want to believeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Get use to iiiiiiiiitttttttttttt

[Night Fox]

I found out several days ago that bestiality is legal in my state

[Tayasaurus]

I found out several days ago that bestiality is legal in my state

Make sure to pass out videos via PM

[mlockha]

I found out several days ago that bestiality is legal in my state

oh god please don't act on it
night fox that will not end well
and by that i mean the dog may bite your richard off

[Ayxrion]

wikipedia is not a very reliable site!!!!!!!!!

[mlockha]

wikipedia is not a very reliable site!!!!!!!!!

ur face isnt a reliable sight
boom im so cool

[Harm94]

I don't mind atheists, but the ones that flock together and say "Religion is evil and we are trying to remove religion so that the age of science and reason can begin" like on Reddit and ModDB give the rest of the group a bad name. Basically their the goals are the same as every religion that tried to take over of the world, try to convert everyone and be hostile to every other system of belief. Also it doesn't surprise with the internet the percentage of atheists will go up over time, meanwhile the older generations will cling onto to their religions and their numbers will decrease over time.

[Night Fox]

oh god please don't act on it
night fox that will not end well
and by that i mean the dog may bite your richard off

ok I'm gay
and brown town with a dog would be gross

[Cool Boi]

ok I'm gay
and brown town with a dog would be gross

How about a fox

[IkeTheGeneric]

I don't mind atheists, but the ones that flock together and say "Religion is evil and we are trying to remove religion so that the age of science and reason can begin" like on Reddit and ModDB give the rest of the group a bad name. Basically their the goals are the same as every religion that tried to take over of the world, try to convert everyone and be hostile to every other system of belief. Also it doesn't surprise with the internet the percentage of atheists will go up over time, meanwhile the older generations will cling onto to their religions and their numbers will decrease over time.

The issue with athiests getting the bad rep is because the only people that get noticed are the loudest and evidently, the most pathetic.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the westboro baptist church gets so much attention and coverage just because they're offensive and ignorant. It's just what people pay attention to.