In my last blog entitled the Articulate Atheist, I discussed the reasoning behind the thinking of the writer. He misquoted scripture to suit his own preconceived ideas of God and the Christian religion.
However, many well meaning non-believers also express their view of Christianity by being more “open minded”!! Their attitude could be summed up as “so what?”
Cathy Grossman from the USA Today reported on the “so whats.” In a survey by a Nashville based research agency called, Lifeway, several frightening statistics occurred. The research team surveyed students at several universities and here’s what they found.
28% told Lifeway,” It’s not a major priority in my life to find my deeper purpose.” And 18% said that they didn’t believe that God had any plans for their life.
44% of students at Baylor University (I’m sure this speaks for other Christian schools as well) said they spend no time seeking “eternal wisdom” and 19% said, “It’s useless to search for meaning.”
6.3% of Americans were unconnected to God or any religious identity, and willing to say religion is not important in their lives.
Young adults are drifting away from faith. They are uninterested in trying to talk with a diverse set of friends into a shared viewpoint, in a culture that celebrates an idea that all truths are equally valid. This is a culture which says that, “personal experience, and personal authority matter most.”
Hence, Scripture and tradition are irrelevant artifacts. Instead of being followers of Jesus, they’re followers of 5,000 unseen “friends” on Face Book or Twitter.
The “So Whats” appear to be a growing subset among many. In the secular landscape of today’s society we discover that religious faith has no value.
God, faith, heaven, hell, or the search for meaning and /or purpose in life can be summed up in …”So what?”
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