Author Topic: George barna survey (Read 2133 times)

St Jude Thaddeus · « **Reply #1 on:** December 29, 2009, 01:27:17 PM »

Good find, Belloc! :detective:

Here's a link to that article on Barna's own website:

http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/325-barna-studies-the-research-offers-a-year-in-review-perspective

On the homepage there's more info on trends in Prot "worship communities" if anyone is interested or is like me and needs something to do on a weekday off from work.

Belloc · « **Reply #2 on:** December 29, 2009, 01:28:15 PM »

Sadly Catholic differ very, very little from Prots...in some places and aat some times,even worse......

St Jude Thaddeus · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2009, 01:37:53 PM »

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Sadly Catholic differ very, very little from Prots...in some places and aat some times,even worse......

That's why I find these studies interesting. I see the same things happening to Prots and Orthodox as to us: mostly a refusal to follow rules and exercise obedience to one's own faith. My mother has fallen into this. She is a classic "cafeteria Catholic." To her the world's religions are a giant buffet table where one is free to belly up and pick and choose whatever looks most appetizing at that moment.

She'll get a book at the library by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, and devour it in one sitting, but give her a book about one of the Saints and it will just gather dust. :cry:

Belloc · « **Reply #4 on:** December 29, 2009, 02:38:06 PM »

my parents used to be more militant, now the same-my mother admits she is largely a WASP in outlook, though Catholic in practice nad beleif, but is largely very pro-big business, Rush Limbaugh,etc......

dad is more open to guilds or unions as part of labors self-defense, but beleives that National Socialism, Roman EMpire or any such big Govt, pwoer mad is fine..........big Americanist pro-military and por-war.......

suffice to say, to avoid arguements-whiuch anymore I try to do, is a chore........no longer try to argue with a door on the floor to paraphrase Bishop Williamson........

St Jude Thaddeus · « **Reply #5 on:** December 29, 2009, 02:43:02 PM »

True, Belloc. Rational argument is wasted on most people as they no longer have the ability to think. All information must be attractively packaged in a 15-second sound bite. Further investigation is almost totally unknown.

Belloc · « **Reply #6 on:** December 29, 2009, 03:03:37 PM »

Quote from: St Jude Thaddeus

True, Belloc. Rational argument is wasted on most people as they no longer have the ability to think. All information must be attractively packaged in a 15-second sound bite. Further investigation is almost totally unknown.

in my parents case, dad tends to beleive the History Channell more, even mom has hit him on this...but she doubts most things,esp coming from me....but Limbaugh, Fox and Freinds,et al, gospel truth

St Jude Thaddeus · « **Reply #7 on:** December 29, 2009, 03:12:34 PM »

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in my parents case, dad tends to beleive the History Channell more, even mom has hit him on this...but she doubts most things,esp coming from me....but Limbaugh, Fox and Freinds,et al, gospel truth

My mom's gurus are Judge Judy and Dr. Phil. :turban:

Belloc · « **Reply #8 on:** December 29, 2009, 03:15:36 PM »

My parents fought a lot of yrs-pro-life, against Modernism in Church-now they are like "why bother, I wont be here long" attitude....