Phew ON PEW, I SAY!
Re: the Goddess Movement, the recent “Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life's survey on American religion” dropped the ball. At least they had a Pagan category. Guess they lumped us in with Thor and the rest of the old war gods.
Gee, thanks, dudes.
According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Pew study “is one of the most careful and comprehensive ever conducted on the American religious landscape.”
Uh, excuse, but I don't think so. They left out the Goddess!
One biggie thingy the Pew study did expose, however, is this: “…it is becoming increasingly obvious that the term ‘Judeo-Christian’ no longer makes sense, given how many Americans are neither.”
While American kiddies are running from the Protestants like a chocolate bunny runs from a hot day in Dallas, not so with American Hindu and Muslim kids. Among Hindus, 76% are under the age of 50. Among Muslims the number is 63% under 50.
So Pew Study sits back, taps its hoary chin, and opines thusly: “As far as the young are concerned, the prospects for a Protestant majority, let alone a Moral Majority, seem bleak.”
Hm. I wonder what this says for the Goddess Movement? Will it be Hindus and Muslims our grandkids duke it out with? Should we be concentrating harder on opening the eyes of American Hindus and Muslims to the Great Goddess?
If we convince them their parents’ gods are deadly, could and would they share that info with Muslims and Hindus in the rest of the world?
BTW, to go to the horse’s mouth re: the Pew Study, jog on over to HERE.
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