[Charles32267]

Though fundamentalists are always trumpeting how secular and Godless American society is, I agree with most of the other posters that the vast majority of American is Protestant Christian and shares a core of values derived from that faith. However, I wanted to point out that, though Americans have been drifting from well-established Christian denomenations, I feel there is a void in the American mindset that requires authoritative instruction on moral matters. Note the huge explosion of things like self-help instruction, new-age movements, ‘magick’, the re-creation of Wicca (though the UK shares some of the blame for that one) – in addition to the migration to foreign-based religions – everything from trendy Tibetan Buddhism to wacky cults like the Moonies. Note also the truly remarkable outpouring of neo-Christian, para-Christian, and genuinely new and weird religions America has spawned. Mormonism. Scientology. 7th Day Adventists. Branch Davidians. Jehovah’s Witness. And, of course, Christian Fundamentalists with a capital ‘F’ – who I believe, frankly, are the most misguided set of organized believers on Earth today. Even those of us who reject organized religion of any sort are often those clamoring for restrictive (and unconstitutional) moral legislation like hate crime laws. I suppose what I’m saying is that Americans, considered as a mass of people, are an enormous herd of sheep suffering from a proliferation of shepherds, some more (and some less) scrupulous than others. We are infinitely susceptible to belief, and all too unlikely to think instead. In closing, let me briefly say I apologize if you fall into one of the above faiths and feel offended. Please feel free to imagine me roasting in Hell or its nearest analog in your belief system.

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Name : Charles32267, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 24, City : Albuquerque, State : NM, Country : United States, Occupation : Architect, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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