Secularism
Posted by:
paperlane11
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Date: January 31, 2012 06:16AM
I'm all for free thinking and reason- my education background is science. I also support religion- not the culty kind, but the mainstream religions that do good things in the world.
However, I know of some college students who seem very opposed to their family's religion and are now atheists. I am all for questioning and free choice- been there myself. What concerns me is there seems to be a campaign on campuses to promote atheism, denounce religion, anti religion rock songs... humanistic rallies
Maybe I'm old fashioned, but in my day, believing in God, or not, was a private thing. I would guess most people questioned, but few could say atheist with certainty. Agnosticism is apparently not good enough, it has to be atheism.
To me, if I were to denounce my religion of birth, it would only be after careful study and serious decision that it is not for me. However, the jump to atheism in college does not seem like a decision made through study and inquiry.
Any comments on this? Are we heading for the Church of Atheism?