Middle America's Worldview

Having read in the newspapers, viewing it on tv, I find it increasingly disturbing on the PC front. Schools unwilling to allow the red, white and blue to be displayed on their chlothes as opposed to simply saying no to the mexican flags. Yes, I understand they want consistency by stating none for all as opposed to be viewed as bias by saying none to all but...

Being a school board member, living in a glass house, I am seeing parts of this similar thinking being expressed as well. Your in a public office and viewed to represent the state. It doesn't matter your not officially a public servant only on the public meetings, rather your always viewed as such. Thus, if someone wanted to split hairs, they can complain if you express one sided ideology or religion, ect. Some have the view if your part of a public body, you need to be transparent and "non-bias" on all accounts or subject matters. So you have individuals that have been appointed on their merits and character being requested to change their ideology and worldview once that office is attained, in the name of being fair. PC hit again. It's like rust buidup that is spreading down the pipes of our society. Unfortunately, it has taken over so much, I don't think anything can really stop it at this point.

I have started reading a interesting book titled, "Witchcraft goes mainstream". I only recently started it. I found it at Grapevine Mill Mall within the Bible outlet store. So far it looks to be a good book. The author has studied paganism within America since the 60's forward. From what I read of the book so far, it touches on how paganism has moved in our American culture like a steady moving turtle. Slow, but non-stopping. Then in the 90's after hollywood brought out a new hippier view of witches, the young culture took it on as a fad. Now, this younger generation has grown, married, and teaching their views on their own children. The author states, once a small group using the anti-christian view for rebellery has now become a adopted religion of itself.

He points out something else, that is chilling to me. These new religions from the 60's, 70'2, on onward have one common thread among them. They are all ant-Christ. Meaning, each of them (whether pagan, non-deity, deity, heretic, witchcraft, aethist)does have one commonality among them. That commonality is the rejection in the belief of Jesus Christ as their personal saviour. It appears not only has this common thread been found among them, they are being pulled together for a cause because of it. It appears the old term "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" comes home in this commonality within the anti-christian worldviews.

I checked online and continue to find startling facts regarding in who excactly does believe in God.

A new survey by Harris Interactive of 2,306 adults that shows belief in God varies quite widely among different segments of the American public.

Guess who does not believe it God? Ten percent of Protestants, 21 percent of Roman Catholics, and 52 percent of Jews do NOT believe in God.

Who believes in God? While 79 percent of Americans believe there is a God, only 66 percent are absolutely certain of it. Nine percent do not believe in God and 12 percent aren't sure. And weirdly, not everyone who calls himself or herself a Christian or a Jew actually believes in God.

Who worships at a religious service?Just over half (55 percent) attend a religious service a few times a year or more. Thirty-six percent attend once a month or more often, and just 26 percent say they attend every week. Forty-one percent of women and 31 percent of men attend once a month or more. Protestants (47 percent) are more likely to go to church once a month or more often than are Roman Catholics (35 percent). Jews are least likely to go with 16 percent saying they go to synagogue once a month or more. Church attendance is highest in the Midwest and lowest in the West.

Belief in God by geography and ageEighty-two percent of Midwesterners and Southerners believe in God, compared with 75 percent in the East and West. Our beliefs get stronger as we age. Of those 25 to 29 years old, 71 percent believe in God. That number jumps to 80 percent for people over 40, and hits 83 percent for those 65 and over.

Other fascinating facts about who believes in God:

• 84 percent of women believe in God, compared with 73 percent of men.
  
• 91 percent of African Americans believe in God, compared with 81 percent of Hispanics and 78 percent of whites.
  
• 87 percent of Republicans believe in God, compared with 78 percent of Democrats and 75 percent of Independents.
  
• 82 percent of those with no college education believe in God, compared with 73 percent who went to college.
  

I didn't find a date on when the poll was taken but it does give a brief view on where we stand. I would personally be curious on the grounds of what their belief in God really is as well. Given this information, the pollsters may only believe in a God as opposed to the specific JudeoChristian God. That in itself could be significant and dropping the percentage even further on those actually believing Jesus Christ as a personal saviour.

As we continue to see the assault on redifining the definition for separation of church and state, removing any article of religious value, inability to publically announce ones faith, or pushing for the fear of speaking of faith in the work force, I find myself becoming more and more a minority.