(June 1, 2012 at 9:05 pm)Aiza Wrote: Actually measures of religiosity depend per the study, with church going being a very popular measure of public religiosity. You pointed out yourself that not all atheists are "irreligious"--hell, a full 3% of atheists, agnostics and those with 'no religion' consider themselves to be 'very religious'.
I wonder how many people who don't go to church much believe in God? My guess is most of them.
(June 2, 2012 at 10:47 am)elunico13 Wrote: I have no idea how many members of Jersey Shore are atheist since I don't watch the program. From what I've seen they certainly don't seem terribly devout.
Exactly. They're probably nominally Catholic, lapsed Catholics, nominal Protestants, or have their own theology they're comfortable with (the people I usually think of as Somethingists). I wouldn't be surprised if one of them is an atheist, but I would be surprised if half of them are.
(June 2, 2012 at 10:47 am)elunico13 Wrote: As a matter of pickiness, I will be a sister, not a nun. Nuns are cloistered and so never leave their convent. They pray, contemplate, study and do simple work in order to pay their own way (male equivalent is a monk). Sisters do work in the community, as teachers, working with the poor, in ministry, etc. (male equivalent is a brother or a friar).
Monks: http://www.carmelitemonks.org/
Friars: http://franciscanfriars.com/
Nuns: http://www.nunocist.org/
Sisters:http://www.sistersofmary.org/index.php
I don't know if I could ever be a nun. I'd probably end up missing my family too much.
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