What Is The Cause Of The Rapid Decline Of Christianity In Europe?

[ThePenciledOne]

[quote name='Varg' date='15 December 2009 - 05:10 PM' timestamp='1260911418' post='2021179']
Uh..You [i]do[/i] realise that Neopaganism is one of the fastest growing religions in Europe, America and Canada?
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I personally did not.

But think about this Varg, I know I am a bit of a noobie here, but has not the Church, a human founded, but divinely inspired institution been around for over 2000 years?

And if you look back, there is not a single institution that has lasted that long and weathered as much as the Catholic Church.

[Varg]

[quote name='Winchester' date='15 December 2009 - 04:11 PM' timestamp='1260911483' post='2021180']
Yep. Already made fun of myself, though.


And neopaganism isn't a religion, it's an amalgam of croutons.
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Nothing like self-deprication, eh?

Why is Norse Truthology croutons?

[HisChildForever]

[quote name='Varg' date='15 December 2009 - 04:10 PM' timestamp='1260911418' post='2021179']
Uh..You [i]do[/i] realise that Neopaganism is one of the fastest growing religions in Europe, America and Canada?
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I was under the impression that Odinism is a branch of Paganism.

Edited December 15, 2009 by HisChildForever

[Winchester]

[quote name='Varg' date='15 December 2009 - 04:13 PM' timestamp='1260911621' post='2021182']
Nothing like self-deprication, eh?

Why is Norse Truthology croutons?
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neopaganism. Not norse mythology. neopaganism.

[Varg]

[quote name='ThePenciledOne' date='15 December 2009 - 04:13 PM' timestamp='1260911608' post='2021181']
I personally did not.
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You learn something every day.

[quote]And if you look back, there is not a single institution that has lasted that long and weathered as much as the Catholic Church.[/quote]
Buddhism. Jainism. Hinduism. Come to think about it, there are plenty.

[quote]But think about this Varg, I know I am a bit of a noobie here, but has not the Church, a human founded, but divinely inspired institution been around for over 2000 years?
[/quote]
Yes, it has. But the number of atheists has increased dramatically over the past few years.

[dominicansoul]

[quote name='Varg' date='15 December 2009 - 03:44 PM' timestamp='1260909891' post='2021160']
Make any excuses about it that you want, won't change the fact that your religion is dying.
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my Faith will never die

[Varg]

[quote name='HisChildForever' date='15 December 2009 - 04:15 PM' timestamp='1260911721' post='2021184']
I was under the impression that Odinism is a branch of Paganism.
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No. The original Norse Truthology is Paganism, but the revival of of the truth is a branch of Neopaganism

[Varg]

[quote name='Winchester' date='15 December 2009 - 04:16 PM' timestamp='1260911819' post='2021188']
neopaganism. Not norse mythology. neopaganism.
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Ah, I see you're playing the "Deliberately spell Neopaganism with a lower case "n" even when it's at the beginning of a sentance to show your distaste for it" card.

Sneaky.

[ThePenciledOne]

[quote name='Varg' date='15 December 2009 - 05:21 PM' timestamp='1260912113' post='2021193']


Buddhism. Jainism. Hinduism. Come to think about it, there are plenty.


Yes, it has. But the number of atheists has increased dramatically over the past few years.
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Hmmm, well Buddhism and the rest do not exactly have a "founded" institution like the Catholic Church, they are eastern religions and more or less along the lines of the more ancient religions. And what I mean by ancient is that they were around during the B.C. era.

As to the second part, that is because we now have science proving everything we formerly thought God resolved for us, though in turn our faith has come to realize that we do not need God to explain away such menial things either. So, as we say reason keeps plodding along, though just because numbers are up does not mean that relgion die out, I mean just because people are seemingly becoming "less" ignorant does not mean that people will suddenly think we are above religion in some form or another.

[Varg]

Really?

Got any proof?

[Winchester]

[quote name='Varg' date='15 December 2009 - 04:25 PM' timestamp='1260912354' post='2021197']
Ah, I see you're playing the "Deliberately spell Neopaganism with a lower case "n" even when it's at the beginning of a sentance to show your distaste for it" card.

Sneaky.
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Not intentionally. But yeah, I have no respect for neopaganism. It's tripe. Norse religion--cool.

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='Winchester' date='15 December 2009 - 12:57 PM' timestamp='1260899849' post='2021054']I think there's more than one reason, but the decline began with the protestant revolution.
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Indeed.

[Winchester]

[i]Thor[/i] has a hammer, [mod]edit-attack [/mod]

[HisChildForever]

[quote name='Varg' date='15 December 2009 - 04:24 PM' timestamp='1260912260' post='2021195']
No. The original Norse Truthology is Paganism, but the revival of of the truth is a branch of Neopaganism
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Neopaganism, then, is composed of many branches. Is every single branch on the rise? Your earlier statement makes it seem so. My point is that just because Neopaganism is gaining popularity does not mean that Odin is.

[Varg]

Odinism is a [i]polytheistic religion[/i], [mod]personal attack -- IP [/mod]. I know that might make too much sense for a Christian to understand, but still...

Edited December 15, 2009 by IcePrincessKRS