I was thinking about something I heard from C. Hitchens and J. Penn. Why do Christians now think it is socially acceptable to call them selves Christians? Hardly any of the hundreds of sects believe the same stuff. Why are they not staying proud of what they are and defining what their true position is?
I think it is because by pooling together they feel like a stronger force. However, I find it interesting how lately they seem to gloss over their differences just to avoid the confrontation between each other. The collective water-downed name makes them feel like they have the upper hand and they can say things like 80% of USA (I don't know the real stat) population is Christian. When what they should be saying is 2%, is this, 6% is this, 7% is this, and so forth. Why? Because they don't believe or practice the same things. They believe in a couple of the same things does not hold a reason to pool them into a group like this. I personally find that having Atheists/Agnostics at 18% of USA(as these numbers are tough to track and I have read from 15% to 22% depending on who is surveying what just like the Christian number) sure sounds like a nice big number. Not that this number means anything except it shows young people just how divided things really are. It makes for a more real breakdown. This is how I am thinking anyway.
