Over the past few decades, the number of Americans who identify as religiously unaffiliated—often referred to as “nones”—has grown rapidly. In the 1970s, only about 5% of Americans fell into this category. Today, that number exceeds 25%. Scholars have debated whether this change simply reflects a general decline in belief, or whether it signals something more complex. The research team wanted to explore the deeper forces at play: Why are people leaving institutional religion? What are they replacing it with? And how are their personal values shaping that process?

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      2 months ago

      And they’re carcass worshippers. Think about it: they collect and pray to the body parts of different “saints”- hands, legs, skulls. etc. If you look through their own commandments, they’ll be the first on the line to their hell. 😆

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      They wear symbols of a torturous execution device as jewelry, and use it to decorate their homes.

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        I’ve often asked them if the cross was what killed their “god”, what would they be wearing nowadays, if Jizzus was raped by a roman soldier and died as a result of that, but they never answer. 🤣