A recent survey on religion shows there are 34
million Americans who are classified as "Nones", that is they do
not embrace any of the "revealed" religions and the vast
majority of them are not Atheists. In actuality, the vast
majority of the "Nones" are actually Deists!
The survey shows a giant step forward for Deism in the fact that it
actually uses the word "Deist" and for the very significant raw
numbers it shows as representing the number of people who are
Deists. In reality, the number of Deists is actually
higher than the survey shows because the survey uses an outdated
definition of Deist. For a more accurate definition please see
our Deism
Defined page.
Click here to read the
actual survey. (It's in PDF)
Thanksgiving For Deism!
Thanksgiving For Deism!
by Bob Johnson
Thankfulness and gratitude really add a lot to our
lives. Being truly thankful brings profound happiness. Appreciation
breeds content and yet more happiness.
Deism is something we can truly be thankful for. For thousands of years
mankind has searched for meaning to life, has searched for an idea of
God. Not until the advent of Deism beginning in the European
Enlightenment has, to paraphrase Thomas Paine, our reason and our belief
been happily united. This is a huge giant step in the progress of both
mankind and the individual! It is something to be very thankful for!
When I look back at being entangled from birth in the web of "revealed"
religion, I feel sorry for the years that I wasted pursuing and
promoting first Roman Catholicism and then fundamentalist Christianity.
However, I'm eternally grateful that I discovered Deism 23 years ago and
have the opportunity to spread it as far and as wide as I possibly can!
What an honor and what a privilege!
I'm also profoundly grateful to those who came before us with the Deist
message. People like Lord Herbert, Voltaire, Ben Franklin, Thomas Paine,
Thomas Jefferson, Ethan Alle, Elihu Palmer and his wife to name just a
few. And I'm also deeply appreciative of Deists of today like Ray
Fontaine, Pauline Rocco, Peter Murphy, Mark Brochu and everyone who
actually takes action to see that Deism succeeds by writing, by working,
by talking to others and by distributing our World Union of Deists
leaflets and all of you who subscribe to our Deist webzine,
Deistic Thought & Action!, and who make financial contributions
that are so necessary to continue the growth of Deism! I love you all
and count it a sincere honor to work with you for our common Deistic
cause!
Because Deism is grounded in reason, it cannot be beat. None of the
"revealed" religions can successfully stand against Deism. And neither
can Atheism. The evolution of Antony Flew, a life long Atheist, to Deism
makes this point. Mr. Flew is a very honest man who said he arrived at
Deism by "following the evidence." There is not one other belief system
that I'm aware of that can say that. Deism makes converts on its own
because it works with the God-given reason that is in all of us. It's up
to us to see to it that enough people are made aware of Deism to make a
genuine positive change in the lives of individuals and in society.
Thank you all for all you've done and all you're doing to guarantee our
Deist victory!
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News of Interest to Deists
Astronomers report a recent
study strongly indicates the Universe is infinite.
One of the reasons the freethinker Giordano Bruno was tortured and murdered by being burned alive by the Catholic Church during the Inquisition was that he said the Universe is eternal and infinite which violates the superstitions in the Bible found in Genesis. This new study vindicates Bruno.
One of the reasons the freethinker Giordano Bruno was tortured and murdered by being burned alive by the Catholic Church during the Inquisition was that he said the Universe is eternal and infinite which violates the superstitions in the Bible found in Genesis. This new study vindicates Bruno.
Obama is making the mixing of church and state
worse than ever before.
Obama supporters forget that when all is said and done, Obama is just another politician. This article shows he's proving that he is nothing but a politician by doing more than any other president to mix religion and government, especially through giving tax-dollars to religious organizations.
Obama supporters forget that when all is said and done, Obama is just another politician. This article shows he's proving that he is nothing but a politician by doing more than any other president to mix religion and government, especially through giving tax-dollars to religious organizations.