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rrneck

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1. This era is no more post secular than it was ever post religious.

Sat Mar 30, 2013, 11:14 AM

Mar 2013

We are still the same critters we were ten thousand years ago. We still make clever things and howl at the moon. There is no religious resurgence because there was no religious waning. Religion focused on a deity is thankfully losing the ability to project power in the secular lives of people, but that doesn't mean the impulse toward faith is waning or should wane. The explosion of activities and organizations that depend on faith indicates that rather than waning the religious impulse is growing. It's just not growing in churches.

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The future of religion in a post-secular world [View all] cbayer Mar 2013 OP

This era is no more post secular than it was ever post religious. rrneck Mar 2013 #1

Even though she attempts to define it, I am still unclear on what she means by "post-secular". cbayer Mar 2013 #3

Be it intellectual or religious Newest Reality Mar 2013 #2

Much of what you are saying here is very unfamiliar to me, but I certainly can embrace cbayer Mar 2013 #4

I like this post. freshwest Mar 2013 #7

I welcome any efforts that recognize, promote and support diversity. Religious, cultural, political. pinto Mar 2013 #5

I think the internet has increased awareness of diversity and an understanding cbayer Mar 2013 #6

Tough job, being a "futurist" goldent Mar 2013 #8