Interesting new study that just came out yesterday — which, if it’s even remotely accurate, could have huge implications for the election. Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study Millions of Christians in...

Just over half of interviewees (51%) in a Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University study, who identified as “people of faith,” responded that they are likely to vote in the presidential election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The “people of faith” label is given to those who identify with a recognized religion, such as Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism or Islam.

The study found that approximately 104 million people under the “people of faith” umbrella are not expected to vote this election, including 41 million born-again Christians and 32 million who regularly go to church.

  • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    72·
    3 months ago

    You might also point out, for balance, that the opposites of those things can also be expected within religious frameworks.

    With or without religion, it is people who purposefully carry out those actions while more often than not being aware they can be conceived of as harmful. You can try to take religion away from people, but don’t expect hate to go with it.

    • Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de
      31·
      3 months ago

      Multiple cultures were well organized and thriving before established religion was forced on them.

      The opposite isn’t laid out like the good ol hate.

      A form of religion will always exist or have existed. The problem when mass religions is the hive mind effect. People are outnumbered and go along with the groups even if it is against them.

      • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        51·
        3 months ago

        Multiple cultures were well organized and thriving before established religion was forced on them.

        I don’t choose to pretend that previous e.g. animist spiritual systems were not religions. This is because I define religion by human practice and adherence, as humans define religion in a world where they invent it.

        • Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 months ago

          Yeah, to me religion is just cultural, ceremonial, practices designed to deal with their lack of understanding of the natural world, and assumption of supernatural forces. While animism wasn’t religion as we know it, it did have it’s adherence to practices, and ethics, etc. They were far more local, more based on individual tribes. They were religion, none the less. Just not widespread, centralized, formalized, religion as we see today.