In some cases, children tend to adopt their parent’s religious or nonreligious beliefs. If mommy and daddy or even the grandparents are Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, etc. then the children will normally follow the family religion or belief, or they will not practice religion at all. There was a court case involving Amish parents who removed their children from school because they believe that school was bad for their child’s salvation. The state questioned whether parents had the right to impose their religious beliefs on their children. The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the parents. The case was Wisconsin V. Yoder, 1972. The parents argued that influences from outside sources such as their friends, and television
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But then the government is often sought out to make decisions on public issues or conflicts concerning religion. In the United States individuals have become more and more demanding of their freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press staking claim to their 1st Amendment rights and not wanting those rights to be violated. In most instances, the level of religious beliefs is declining and so people don’t want to be associated with any type of religion. It is evident in all sectors of society by their decisions and their behavior that people allow immoral conduct, adulterous relationships, parental approval of teen sexuality, drugs, drinking, smoking, homosexuality, etc. The government is putting laws in place that goes against biblical principles. Whether or not that is a violation of their personal belief, there is no way of knowing. People are not going to church like they use too resulting in a low attendance. More and more churches resemble the world they came from so they see no need to seek God or any other higher source. More and more people are questioning if God is real or they don’t care if God is real or not. As bad as things are, people still do not seek any kind of religious faith until there is a big tragedy. In 2001 the World Trade Center in New York was attacked and statistics show that time had …show more content…
A 2015 WIN-Gallup Poll showed a 60% decline, this number includes people who claim to be not religious but claim a particular faith, also known as the non-practicing religious. Then there are people who are called NONEs, who claim no religious affiliation at all. The majority of the people who do not claim a religion are only identified as being non-religious; they do not belong to any particular organization. There have been some countries such as Turkey the majority are of Muslim faith, who was once a secular country, but has now established religious freedom but have no state religion. However, if a religious organization is established, it cannot participate in any political activities. Countries such as The Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Germany, and France have a large population of people who reject belief in God. Numerous surveys are taken to try to determine why there is such a high rate of secularism in the world. Some of the surveys are attributing it to higher standards of living, social safety nets; people don’t seek assistance from the churches, surprisingly education, and conversations about augments against the existence of God. The number of people, who are secular, may seem bleak, but there are still a greater number of people who do believe in
But then the government is often sought out to make decisions on public issues or conflicts concerning religion. In the United States individuals have become more and more demanding of their freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press staking claim to their 1st Amendment rights and not wanting those rights to be violated. In most instances, the level of religious beliefs is declining and so people don’t want to be associated with any type of religion. It is evident in all sectors of society by their decisions and their behavior that people allow immoral conduct, adulterous relationships, parental approval of teen sexuality, drugs, drinking, smoking, homosexuality, etc. The government is putting laws in place that goes against biblical principles. Whether or not that is a violation of their personal belief, there is no way of knowing. People are not going to church like they use too resulting in a low attendance. More and more churches resemble the world they came from so they see no need to seek God or any other higher source. More and more people are questioning if God is real or they don’t care if God is real or not. As bad as things are, people still do not seek any kind of religious faith until there is a big tragedy. In 2001 the World Trade Center in New York was attacked and statistics show that time had …show more content…
A 2015 WIN-Gallup Poll showed a 60% decline, this number includes people who claim to be not religious but claim a particular faith, also known as the non-practicing religious. Then there are people who are called NONEs, who claim no religious affiliation at all. The majority of the people who do not claim a religion are only identified as being non-religious; they do not belong to any particular organization. There have been some countries such as Turkey the majority are of Muslim faith, who was once a secular country, but has now established religious freedom but have no state religion. However, if a religious organization is established, it cannot participate in any political activities. Countries such as The Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Germany, and France have a large population of people who reject belief in God. Numerous surveys are taken to try to determine why there is such a high rate of secularism in the world. Some of the surveys are attributing it to higher standards of living, social safety nets; people don’t seek assistance from the churches, surprisingly education, and conversations about augments against the existence of God. The number of people, who are secular, may seem bleak, but there are still a greater number of people who do believe in