What Heaven is Like

[Taqiyya Mockingbird]

Hemmorrhaging its membership in (HELLO: Educated!) Europe and America, while gaining members in (HELLO: Uneducated!) third world countries. And that is not the only reason to say it is in its death throes.

That isn't a reason to say its in its "death throes" at all.

It's one of many, as I already pointed out. And all your rambling doesn't change change the fact that it is bleeding out its membership.

And I note your attempt to dodge the fact that that they can't get new clergy to SAVE THEIR LIFE.

This has been done to death elsewhere, and of course you steadfastly refuse to face and admit the facts. You ain't fooling anyone.

What facts? It is a fact that this is how the Catholic Church estimates its numbers: for the service appeals on behalf of the Archdiocese. Higher numbers = more money owed to the Archdiocese.

And higher worldwide estimates of its membership = attempts to exert influence by appeal to the Herd -- which is exactly what you are trying to do here.

WAITAFUKINMINIT -- Buddhists do not believe in any creator god AT ALL.

Maybe? That poll says nothing about "creator god" or whatever,

It says "God". It doesn't say "pantheon of lesser beings that resemble gods but are pitied for their indulgent natures, which how the Buddha portrayed extant beliefs of gods as he was shuffling them out the door.

and its obviously true that the Buddha openly admitted to the extance of gods (Straight from the Dhammapada: "Even the gods emulate those who are awakened.") , so....hm.

Except that the Dhammapadda was not a teaching of the Buddha: he never uttered that nonsense. Aren't you the one who is always claiming others are ignorant of your religion?

I call BULLSHIT. What is your source for this table?

Pew Research Forum's 2007 Religious Landscape study
http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report...ndings.pdf

They are actually a very major polling organization, and track many of the statistics associated with religious belief in the US.

And I STILL call bullshit, because it's bullshit. Buddhists don't believe in a god-figure. The study is obviously badly flawed.

This study made headlines a few years ago. Its the main reason why researchers cannot ask someone "Are you an atheist?" in order to measure belief in God since so many self-described atheists do (and a small minority of Christians etc. don't).

Interesting stuff.

It's not interesting at all, because it's bullshit.