| 单词 | organized religion |
| 例句 | I instinctively knew that organized religion would hinder rather than help me; would torpedo my best-laid plans. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Rather than strengthening her faith, Elizabeth’s traumatic experience with Reverend Finney made her skeptical of organized religion, a doubt that continued for the rest of her life. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Before you criticize him for discouraging me from Christian theology, keep in mind that he and my mom had negative experiences with organized religion. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z In short, organized religion made blacks blind to, or avoid or seek to escape from, reality. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe my mother did see reality in all its shades and colours, and was simply using organized religion to cultivate qualities like patience, resiliency, fortitude, hope and optimism. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Barack had spent a lot of time in churches during his time as a community organizer, which had left him with an appreciation for organized religion, but at the same time he remained less traditional. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Descendants of those societies that achieved centralized government and organized religion earliest ended up dominating the modern world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I never had the heart to tell her that I thought organized religion was a total crock. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He’d taunted them repeatedly in school, arguing that the idea of God and of organized religion in general was very nearly insane. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It both predates and extends beyond organized religion. Burning Man highlights the primordial human need for ritual 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Over the course of the interview, Wilson discussed the concept of organized religion, which, he says is destroying the tribal structure of the Earth. E.O. Wilson: We should “diminish, to the point of eliminating, religious faiths” 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Two teenagers — a Buddhist jade nun and Daoist master — form a bond that makes them question their commitments to organized religion and wonder if they should pursue a secular life together. 22 Works of Fiction to Read This Spring 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Many of the mourning traditions predated the standardized funerary practices of the world’s major organized religions, let alone the current system of nation-states. Taryn Simon’s Varieties of Mourning 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z But he gradually finds himself engaged in a somewhat rudderless argument about the opportunism of organized religion, the moral compromises politics requires, the state of America and any number of other questions throbbing with significance. Theater Review: ‘Storefront Church,’ by John Patrick Shanley 2012-06-12T02:00:13Z Perhaps the most obvious manifestation of her insatiable reading, the emails in “Beautiful World” between Alice and Eileen — about Late Bronze Age civilization, babies, Édouard Manet and organized religion — are no contrivance. ‘It Was Like I’d Never Done It Before’: How Sally Rooney Wrote Again 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z One wonders what Baldwin, who was a preacher in his teenage years but later took a dim view of organized religion, would think about a tribute to his work styled this way. Review: ‘Can I Get a Witness?’ Takes James Baldwin’s Message to Church 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Those disciple films sacrificed a broader audience by eschewing the comforting clarity of organized religion for doubt, challenging their characters’ faith rather than blindly affirming it. The Last Temptation of Christ at 30: how Scorsese's drama still soars 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Hnath grants his characters the dignity of sincere belief, even as his play raises probing questions about how and why organized religion can be a divisive, if not abusive, social force. Critic’s Notebook: Varied New Works at 38th Annual Humana Festival 2014-04-02T18:26:14Z Mr. Joyce has no reverence for organized religion, for conventional morality, for literary style or form. Review: ‘Ulysses,’ by James Joyce 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z I see Jonestown as a cautionary tale in terms of why black women are so invested in and indebted to organized religion. I hadn’t seen that in any of the existing literature. Jim Jones, deadly white savior: The tragic legacy of the Jonestown massacre 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Since spiritualism wasn’t an organized religion back then, it’s hard to say how many followers it had. In the heart of D.C.’s tony Georgetown, a church that communes with the dead 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z A biting, whip-smart satire on the thorny subject of organized religion, the Bollywood musical "PK" enlightens and provokes through outrageous slapstick. Bollywood musical 'PK' a radical film in extraterrestrial guise 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z “We’ve been spinning our wheels trying to talk about ways to bring the best of religion and science together,” he said in the interview, dismissing organized religion as fostering tribalism we no longer need. Edward O. Wilson?s New Book, ?Social Conquest of Earth? 2012-04-08T21:38:06Z As even those without premium cable may know, Maher is an outspoken agnostic opposed to organized religion. Jefferson, Dickens and Tolstoy walk into a church basement . . . 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Founded in the 19th century, ethical culture movements attempt to apply secular and humanist values to real-world problems using sociological approaches similar to those effectively employed by organized religions. Feeling blue in deep-red America: Advice for progressives in Trumpland 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z My Protestant spouse is the son of two ministers, and he has his issues with organized religion. I don’t know how to be Catholic any more 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z He slammed pop juggernauts like One Direction for “cashing in on puberty and low self-esteem” of their fans and railed against organized religion with a song from the perspective of an enraged and disappointed god. Bo Burnham made a movie to work out his anxiety. It ended up explaining our Instagram age. 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z My son looks at me with a mixture of unease and incredulity on his face, and I barely stop myself from telling him that this is the reason I can't stand organized religion. "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" helped me reconsider my painful Evangelical childhood 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z And Cosby — who once told Oprah Winfrey that she is spiritual but does not belong to an organized religion — has argued that Christian imagery devalues African Americans by primarily depicting God as a white man. Camille Cosby: A life spent juggling her role as public figure with desire to be private 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Even before her abuse at the school, Kit’s father warned her about organized religion. A Religious Boarding School That’s Actually Hell 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Then the hormones kicked in and I started to notice the hypocrisy of organized religion. Garbage’s Shirley Manson Thrives on Unapologetic Heroines 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z He also propagandizes them to reject, totally, the premises and functioning of modern society—he rejects organized religion, consumerism, moralism, pop culture, supermarket food, diner food, and the compromises of big politics. The Counter-Superhero Calibrations of “Captain Fantastic” 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z My grown daughter does not accept any organized religion. Carolyn Hax: Atheist daughter-in-law seeks a blessing to request ‘No prayers’ 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Narcisse agrees that, “Historically overall, Marvel’s been very circumspect with regard to directly acknowledging the cosmology of organized religions, including Judeo-Christian ones.” Does God exist in the Marvel Universe? 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z For Katherine Ozment, writing for Boston magazine, it also meant soul searching because, as she writes: As ambivalent as I am about organized religion, I recognize there is something to it. Motherlode Blog: Children, Choosing Their Religion 2013-01-03T18:00:47Z Mr. Parker and Mr. Stone made it clear they did not believe in Mormonism or any other organized religion either. A Sweet Show, but With Lots of Blasphemy and Cussing 2011-02-16T16:27:19Z He became an atheist and an embittered critic of organized religion. Alzheimer’s broke his silence 2012-10-29T00:00:00Z Here, unlike earlier entries in the genre, the world’s organized religions find themselves unable to satisfactorily explain the event. The Leftovers: confusion and doubt mirrors my religious journey 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Religious is a word that implies organized religion. Oliver Stone: Our empire is in decline 2010-09-23T11:01:00Z It marginalizes the nearly one-fourth of Americans who don’t affiliate themselves with organized religion. Nearly a quarter of Americans are not religious: Why doesn’t that diversity show up in politics? 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z To my mind, the play is about meta theater, and role-playing; it borrows quite a bit from Jean Genet’s 1957 masterpiece, “The Balcony,” especially when it zeroes in on organized religion, another form of theatre. Postscript: Edward Albee, 1928-2016 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z As Father Girzone often said bluntly in public, organized religion of every stripe had become ossified and authoritarian, a point to which his work returned repeatedly. Rev. Joseph F. Girzone, Author of ‘Joshua’ Novels, Dies at 85 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z And Cosby — who once told Oprah Winfrey that she is spiritual but does not belong to an organized religion — has argued that Christian imagery devalues African Americans by primarily depicting God as a white man. Camille Cosby: A life spent juggling her role as public figure with desire to be private 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z “The Night Before” depicts pop-cultural effluvia as a defining force of social identification and personal experience, and contrasts it with the sentimental but flimsy commitment to the rites and doctrines of organized religion. “The Night Before” and Seth Rogen’s Ethical Comedy 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z The villains are the forces of organized religion, and the heroes seek to challenge and overturn the order of the monotheistic universe. Philip Pullman Has Made a Career Building New Worlds. He’s Not Done Yet 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z He was obviously a great guy, cared about people less fortunate than himself, befriended and championed sex workers, he even eschewed organized religion. Alan Cumming Would Like to Play the Title Character in ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z People are seeking smaller, specialized communities online, while participation in organized religion is declining. Venture Capital Is Putting Its Money Into Astrology 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z She also examines the deeply conflicting messages organized religion frequently provides us: Sex is bad unless it's good; God loves you unconditionally unless you do something — even unwittingly — that condemns you to eternal punishment. The evangelical purity trap for women: “A lamb outside of your marriage bed and a tiger in it” 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z For example, he still evinces zero respect for organized religion, which the last time he met this reporter he called “a mindless grasp of life.” ‘You know, I’m never happy’: Woody Allen discusses new ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ With the decline in organized religion, parish organists earn token incomes — if the parish has an organist at all — and cathedral organists have suffered declines in influence and pay. Once Top Musicians, Organists See Loss of Relevance 2014-04-25T19:57:41Z For him, organized religion has lost its message. Downward spiral: how addiction decimated a Wyoming family 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z I think it soured me on organized religion for the rest of my life. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: He wants the last word on last words 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Death metal explores the dark side of the human experience with the same vehemence that some forms of organized religion resist it. ‘Oh creator, it’s you I now renounce’: How death metal lyrics echo some Bible passages 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Perhaps, he was unable to see or unwilling to concede that Americans, despite all of their praise of individualism, were firmly in the clutches of organized religion. Engagement season panic sets in: Before you plan a big expensive traditional wedding, read this 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z The movie was controversial from the start; skittish executives demanded modifications to its skeptical view of organized religion and asked for a more upbeat ending. The Weitz Brothers Help Each Other Through Hollywood Hits and Misses 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Alone among his liberal brethren, he regularly talks up God while taking down organized religion, including his own very public Catholicism. Will Colbert’s truthiness survive the ‘Late Show’ switch? 2014-04-11T21:42:53Z The fastest growing religious faith in the United States is the group collectively labeled “Nones,” who spurn organized religion in favor of non-defined skepticism about faith. Atheists have their number: How the Christian right is hastening religion’s decline 2014-03-25T11:50:00Z Narratives of trusting in God rather than science, found among some religious groups notably in the U.S., might instead reinforce the decision of the non-religious to stay away from organized religion. Coronavirus and Easter: Can churches get Christians to return to the pews after the pandemic? 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Having failed to solve the world's biggest mystery, organized religion finds itself adjusting to a more passive social role. The Leftovers: confusion and doubt mirrors my religious journey 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Maher, a prominent critic of organized religions and Islam in particular, was eager to bring up the religious aspect of the shooting, something the much less controversial Kimmel was reticent to bring up. Bill Maher tackles Paris attacks, Bill Cosby on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z In its fullness, “Imagine” calls for the end of property, the end of borders between countries, the end of organized religion, the end of capitalism. Perspective | Imagine there’s no ‘Imagine’ 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z As we've seen the decline of organized religion over the last century, especially here in America, people are trying to find organizations that they find meaning and community in. "Corrosive beliefs are at the heart of what America is": James Tynion on conspiracy theories 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z The endless explorations of El Sistema, in articles, documentaries and books, give little attention to one of its more striking aspects: a similarity to organized religion and, more specifically, the Roman Catholic Church. Jos? Antonio Abreu Leads El Sistema in Venezuela 2012-03-01T13:00:00Z Mocking organized religion crosses all kinds of borders. “Marriage is an uncut watermelon”: How translation brought my native language to life 2014-03-21T22:58:00Z Redemption is the triumph of secular capitalism over all organized religion, forced by the barrels of Western guns. In a Wagnerian Whirlwind, One Conductor Breaks Through 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Enlightened is not about organized religion per se, but treats spirituality with respect without pandering to it. History Channel’s Bible Is a Hit. Does That Mean TV Will Get Religion? 2013-03-05T15:54:18Z Though he shunned organized religion, his wife, Olivia, called him “the most God-fearing man I know.” Ralph Waite, Patriarch in TV Series ‘The Waltons,’ Dies at 85 2014-02-14T06:00:50Z You may believe that the world would be a better place without organized religion. I get it – you’re an atheist. You should still capitalize “God” 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Always religious in a quiet way, Allman says his recent trials have caused him to turn his life over to God after years of shunning organized religion. Love, family, drugs: Gregg Allman tells it all 2012-05-07T13:12:48Z “On Consolation” takes the erosion of organized religion as a given, and is directed at secularists who still seek meaning and purpose: nonbelievers, not nihilists. ‘On Consolation’ Searches for Solace in the Face of Grief and Misery 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Having seen organized religion in action, I’m inclined to say you may be right. I get it – you’re an atheist. You should still capitalize “God” 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Its practitioners, in contrast, view it as a coping mechanism, a legitimate alternative that organized religion or psychotherapy may not always provide. Manifesting, for the Rest of Us 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z “I am not actively involved with organized religion,” Sanders told the Washington Post on Wednesday. The popularity of Bernie Sanders speaks volumes about Americans’ rejection of organized religion 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z In a nutshell, I believe most organized religion is simply crowd control. John Cleese Intends to Have His Unread Books Buried With Him 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z These days, fewer and fewer of us participate in organized religions and our homes are now heated with electricity and lit with LED bulbs, but the tradition of spring cleaning is still alive and well. The secret to spring cleaning: don't just organize your stuff – get rid of it 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z A pragmatic St. Augustine has no problem with war — if it is a last resort to save civilization, without which there can be neither calm nor organized religion. When to Wage War, and How to Win: A Guide 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z That point of view slips into the book in occasional jabs at the Republican Party and organized religion. 'Boom Town Boy': growing up in Fairbanks, a hell-raising town 2010-08-18T20:15:00Z No. 2 on that list, these days, is “Deal with teenage daughter’s unwelcome attraction to organized religion.” ArtsBeat: ‘The Americans’ Recap: the Oliver North Story 2014-04-24T03:16:08Z My parents were raised as Presbyterians but had both soured on organized religion by the time my brother and I came along. Our faith-free Christmas 2012-12-23T23:00:00Z Second, religion — but not organized religion, only the mystical variety. John Cleese Intends to Have His Unread Books Buried With Him 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z The power of The Force is less fraught than organized religion. Is this the way? "The Mandalorian" depicts struggling belief more realistically than that last Jedi 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z It’s a gurdwara, the place of worship for Sikhs, members of the fifth-largest organized religion in the world, with about 25 million adherents. How to Feed Crowds in a Protest or Pandemic? The Sikhs Know 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Gallup itself says the media’s tumbling public esteem roughly parallels the loss of trust for other institutions, such as Congress, banks, organized religion and the presidency. Why everyone (it seems) hates the news media 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z That leftist bent was unmistakable in Carlin’s standup, too: He railed against police violence, championed prison reform and environmentalism and condemned organized religion. The Strange Afterlife of George Carlin 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Rejecting organized religion, however, is a bold choice. The popularity of Bernie Sanders speaks volumes about Americans’ rejection of organized religion 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z As Joseph Baker, the co-author of the book “American Secularism: Cultural Contours of Nonreligious Belief Systems,” put it: “People are outside of organized religions, but they still have this supernatural interest.” Many Americans Say They Believe in Ghosts. Do You? 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Pullman is an atheist, and his unflattering depiction of organized religion in the novels, which feature an authoritarian church body called the Magisterium, has drawn criticism from some Christian groups. Philip Pullman is honored in Oxford, and tells fans when to expect his long-awaited next book 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The lack of faith extends beyond Congress, with recent polling conducted both before and after the leadership meltdown finding a mistrust in everything from the courts to organized religion. Americans’ faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in Congress isn’t helping 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z By age five, many children revert to putting their faith into organized religion and/or other authority figures like grandparents or teachers. "Deprogramming" the Trump cult 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z And there’s a spiritual guru so turned off by the Vatican’s opulence that he left the church to help others connect spiritually outside organized religion. In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z While only a few people each year made this request, they’re emblematic of a rising disenchantment with organized religion. Nearly 80% of Italians say they are Catholic. But few regularly go to church 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in deeply secular Western Europe, the “nones” — those rejecting organized religion — are growing fast. Nearly 80% of Italians say they are Catholic. But few regularly go to church 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Various polls say the negative feelings include a loss of confidence or interest in institutions such as organized religion, policing, the Supreme Court, even banking. Americans’ faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in Congress isn’t helping 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z And a spiritual guru so turned off by the Vatican’s opulence that he left the church to help others connect spiritually outside organized religion. In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z In fact, 43% of the group known as the “nones” say they believe in God, even if they largely dislike organized religion. Highlights from AP-NORC poll about the religiously unaffiliated in the US 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Although it didn’t set out to do so, the marvelous show reveals how Ruscha’s alienation from organized religion proved to be useful for his larger, culturally striking project: deconstructing art myths and shibboleths. Review: In his rapturous MoMA retrospective, L.A. artist Ed Ruscha gives New York School art a witty blow 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z There’s a reason every generation has produced its version of Shetty — spiritual figures acting outside the confines of organized religion whose goal is to bring humanity to some kind of larger truth. Jay Shetty went from monk to celebrity life coach. Just don't call him a 'guru' 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z Multiple AP-NORC polls from earlier this year find that the dearth of confidence is pervasive, spreading to organized religion, the government’s intelligence gathering and diplomatic agencies, as well as financial institutions. Americans’ faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in Congress isn’t helping 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Independent of organized religion, to minister means to care for or attend to. Devoted volunteers create weekly floral arrangements for Seattle churches 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Among the nones who say they are also not personally religious, 68% cited their dislike of organized religion as a very or extremely important reason. Highlights from AP-NORC poll about the religiously unaffiliated in the US 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z It tracks with historical surveys, she said, adding that the U.S. remains a faith-filled country even as more Americans reject organized religion. Do you believe in angels? About 7 in 10 U.S. adults do, a new AP-NORC poll shows 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Beyond the lighting of candles and blessings in Yiddish over bread and wine on Friday night, there were few signs of organized religion. A Yiddish Haven Thrives in Australia 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z They were also 24 points more likely to have faith in the church or organized religion and 20 points more likely to trust the police. Confidence in U.S. institutions falls to new lows in Gallup poll 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Recent polls show Americans increasingly distrust science and organized religion, government and the media, public education and law enforcement — creating what sounds like the background of a dystopian novel. Scholars hesitate to say where crumbling faith in institutions will lead 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z We could look at the precipitous decline of organized religion and social clubs that has left many Americans with fewer sources of identity and community beyond the workplace. Losing your job shouldn’t mean losing your identity | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z They cited scholars who believe that close ties between traditional religion and conservatism, particularly on issues such as same-sex marriage, have led many younger Americans to cut ties with organized religion. 'Jeopardy!' fans appalled that a Lord's Prayer clue stumped all 3 contestants 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Americans also reported lower levels of trust in education, the press, major companies and organized religion. Confidence in science fell in 2022 while political divides persisted, poll shows 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z For some critics of the Singularity, it is an intellectually dubious attempt to replicate the belief system of organized religion in the kingdom of software. Silicon Valley Confronts the Idea That the ‘Singularity’ Is Here 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z But there are also several ways in which organized religion has been on a political winning streak. A Religious School That’s Also a Public School 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Hume was one of the most powerful critics of all forms of organized religion, which he argued smacked of superstition. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, after 1815, conservatism continued to gain favor among those who supported the leadership and privilege of hereditary monarchs, organized religion, and the aristocracy. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court is now less trusted than organized religion, organized labor or public schools, as this chart from my colleague Ashley Wu shows: Clarence Thomas’s Gifts and the Supreme Court’s Credibility 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The gatherings also come at a time when many young Americans have lost faith in organized religion — with a recent study finding that 43 percent of adults under 30 say they never attend service. Why students at a Kentucky Christian school are praying and singing round the clock 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Under federal law, an individual can seek a religious exemption regardless of whether the religious beliefs, observances or practices are common or non-traditional and regardless of whether they are recognized by any organized religion. Montana lawmaker: There’s a religious right to abortion 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Once that occurred other discoveries and developments, from writing to mathematics to organized religion, followed. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z White Christians are now a minority of Americans, in no small part because right-wing politics and anti-science attitudes caused huge numbers of younger people to give up on organized religion entirely. Religious right thinks it's time for a big comeback — but their wrong 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z You've talked about how fermentation, brewing and that kind of thing are these chemical processes that predate agriculture, and maybe even predate organized religion. Meet the philosopher who believes human civilization wouldn't exist without alcohol 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z They can also be a way of separating spiritual experience from the baggage of organized religion, McKenzie said. Why students at a Kentucky Christian school are praying and singing round the clock 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z China’s ruling Communist Party closely controls organized religion, which it sees as a potential threat to its monopoly on power. Hong Kong cardinal, Taiwan at papal funeral, but not China 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z In addition, despite the inherent difficulty of publishing against the backdrop of censorship, philosophes did much to see that organized religion itself was undermined. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm not sure if, you know, organized religion would not be what it is right now, um, if it wasn't for Donald Trump. Eric Trump says his dad saved religious freedom from Obama 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The court has been explicit that all that is required is that the individual have a sincerely held religious belief; it does not matter whether it is a belief held by an organized religion. Does the First Amendment protect a right to discriminate? 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Elsewhere she’s vocally resentful about the harm organized religion wields, but quick to embrace ironic upsides of her mother succumbing to cancer when Tomlinson was 8. Best comedy specials of 2022 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z For many, however, their spirituality may have little to do with organized religion, he noted. More psychotherapists are incorporating religion into their practices 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z He later said this gave him a greater appreciation for different ways of life and being—and a lifelong aversion to organized religion. SETI Pioneer Frank Drake Leaves a Legacy of Searching for Voices in the Void 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z He accepted modern levels of doubt about the historicity of scripture and understood the reasons for skepticism about organized religion. Opinion | Frederick Buechner was a writer tuned in to the frequency of grace 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z EF, as he calls her, teaches a class that covers organized religion and the Roman Empire, specifically the Emperor Julian’s doomed fourth-century attempt to thwart Christianity’s rise. Julian Barnes’ graceful look at a rewarding bond in ‘Elizabeth Finch’ 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z “The Sikh faith is the world’s fifth largest organized religion,” it reads, adding that there are about 30 million Sikhs worldwide and more than 500,000 Sikhs living in the United States. Border officials investigating claims Sikh turbans were confiscated 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z At least one former parishioner is taking a break from organized religion. ‘Spiritual refugees’ feel the loss of closed Catholic churches in Seattle. Some are appealing to the Vatican 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Across the ideological and theological spectrum, organized religion is waning. Opinion | What Comes After the Religious Right? 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Belief takes us well beyond the specific doctrine, rules and history of any organized religion. Opinion | Dear God, Even if You Don’t Exist 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z They instead tap into how disaffiliated Americans are becoming from organized religion. Christian nationalism is shaping a Pa. primary — and a GOP shift 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Noom is to diet culture what a cool youth pastor is to organized religion — a kind of “good vibes” modulation of something that might otherwise put people off. I’ve Always Struggled With My Weight. Losing It Didn’t Mean Winning. 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Americans are also distrustful of big business, unions, public schools and organized religion. Supreme Court leak shakes trust in one more American pillar 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z In this sense, the fierceness of today’s culture wars is actually tied to the decline in organized religion. Opinion | What Comes After the Religious Right? 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Although Dana has belonged for 24 years, in the opening pages she confesses to a “midlife spiritual drift,” a rising ambivalence about organized religion. Review | Michelle Huneven’s ‘Search’ offers spiritual wisdom — and cookies 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The transformation of organized religion and religious orthodoxy into a political weapon used to ostracize and demean rather than comfort and support has made faith anathema to the very people it may benefit most. Opinion | The misuse of religion is driving away people of faith 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Hunter has vowed off organized religion and she has begun researching African spiritualism, specifically traditions from her father’s native Uganda. Renewing faith, or losing it, in the time of COVID-19 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z I acknowledge the harm that has been done to some people by organized religion. Opinion | This new sexual ethic isn’t all that new 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z But as a description of recent trends, his assessment holds some weight: The decline of organized religion on the right has, in fact, supercharged the culture war. Opinion | What Comes After the Religious Right? 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Of course, that would mean the Pope would have taken the “genocide” option which, depending on your view of organized religion, may or may not match up. For some reason Megalovania played during an audience with the Pope 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The weeklong festivities are not part of any organized religion. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Kwanzaa a fake religion, rips College Republicans for observing it 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Yet interestingly, there has been an ever-increasing number of Americans leaving organized religion. Is America experiencing mass psychosis? 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z I have been agnostic since the early 1970s, but I am still a “cultural Catholic” and have long felt that in rejecting organized religion, too many people have thrown out the baby with the bathwater. Opinion | This new sexual ethic isn’t all that new 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Like Simmons, Mandisa Thomas is a Black atheist who went to church as a child but is now estranged from organized religion, even though churches are a powerful force among many African Americans. What’s your religion? In US, a common reply now is “None” 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z “They were groping in the darkness. They lived in a world without God. I found God, but that doesn’t mean that I have to be a supporting member of any organized religion.” Anne Rice, best-selling novelist who helped launch a vampire revival, dies at 80 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z “You don’t go by what their organized religion believes,” Phillips said. Citing religious beliefs to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine could cost you your job 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z While some groups have opposed or discouraged people from getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, major leaders of organized religions in the United States have endorsed getting a coronavirus vaccine. The Nationals fired employees who wouldn’t get vaccinated. Two now plan a legal challenge. 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has specified that religious objections do not have to be recognized by an organized religion and can be beliefs that are new, uncommon or “seem illogical or unreasonable to others.” Vaccine Resisters Seek Religious Exemptions. But What Counts as Religious? 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Though the top leaders at most major organized religions support and do not categorically ban vaccinations, legal experts say religion is so broadly defined that individuals may still claim religious exemptions. Who gets the ultimate say on exemptions to Washington’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Even though few organized religions have taken theological stands against vaccination, employees still can usually claim a religious exemption based on their beliefs that doesn’t have to follow an organized religion, Reiss said. Religious exemptions from coronavirus vaccines are expected to become a legal battleground 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z “An individual’s personal religious conviction can differ from their organized religion.” Citing religious beliefs to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine could cost you your job 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z I’m not connected to any organized religion, but I definitely am a faith-based person. Why televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker was one of the scariest roles of Jessica Chastain's career 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Whenever I write about the decline of organized religion in America, I get a lot of emails expressing some version of this sentiment. Opinion | A Guide to Finding Faith 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z What exactly constitutes a religious belief is open to interpretation, she said, from the teachings of the major organized religions to less traditional religious beliefs. Who Can Make You Get a Covid Vaccine? 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z But she fell away from organized religion, she said, after another painful marriage and divorce. A horn-wearing ‘shaman.’ A cowboy evangelist. For some, the Capitol attack was a kind of Christian revolt. 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Well-being and spiritual movements are questioning the valorization of material wealth as the epitome of human development and are reclaiming values of empathy, cooperation and love from their monopolization by organized religion. Behind the saga of Biden and Trump lies the fight for democracy around the world 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z So clearly, what we're seeing is a dramatic increase in the kinds of folks who would say something akin to, "I'm spiritual, but not big on organized religion." Church membership is in a freefall, and the Christian right has only themselves to blame 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Younger Americans are increasingly disconnected from organized religion, according to the report from Gallup. Less than half of Americans are members of houses of worship 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z This is hardly the “Crocodile Rock” singer’s first criticism of organized religion. Elton John slams Vatican for blessing its 'Rocketman' investment but not gay marriage 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z The CNN host then said that organized religion is a hindrance to civil society reaching its full potential. Don Lemon: Catholics deny gay marriage rights ‘under God’; creator ‘not about hindering people’ 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z People are less affiliated with organized religions that continue to favor body burials. Ashes in the mail: Dealing with the loss of a loved one has changed in the covid era 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z The growing skepticism of organized religion in the U.S. is a trend to celebrate. Church membership is in a freefall, and the Christian right has only themselves to blame 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Q: So many young Black people are choosing to live spiritual lives rather than practicing organized religion. ‘The Black Church’ explores the ‘most important institution’ in African American history 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z Some 30% of Montenegrins identify themselves as Serbs, and the Serbian Orthodox Church enjoys the biggest following of any organized religion. Montenegro lawmakers change religious law opposed by church 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Since the 1970s, the pollster Gallup has measured confidence in American institutions like the presidency, organized religion and the public school system. Black communities’ distrust of police has roots in history 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z The ruling was seen as a reversal from earlier actions taken during the pandemic this year by the high court in response to state restrictions on organized religion, reports said. Supreme Court rules against Cuomo's coronavirus limits -- with Barrett playing key role 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z As organized religion shrinks, replaced by a spiritually unaffiliated and unorganized demographic known as the nones, how will faith-based charities respond? As organized religion shrinks, faith-based charities worry about the future 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Padalecki: I was not a religious person as far as organized religion goes. 'Supernatural's' long goodbye 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z This is a movie that sits astride two conflicts, World War II and the Vietnam War, and treats the rituals of organized religion as a more local extension of their bloodlust. Review: Sin is the true star of Netflix's bloody religio-gothic thriller 'The Devil All the Time' 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z They talk about organized religion as a technology for delivering meaning. God Is Dead. So Is the Office. These People Want to Save Both 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Lawyer for the church, Stephen Crampton, claimed there was already an adversarial feeling building against organized religion and recent civil chaos has only served as a catalyst to make it worse. ATF offers $10G reward for information on those responsible for DC fires 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Burge fears younger Americans, in particular, don’t see organized religion as useful. As organized religion shrinks, faith-based charities worry about the future 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Even some who don’t affiliate with organized religion, such as Lance Dejesus of Dallastown, Pa., saw a possible bigger message in the virus. Poll: US believers see message of change from God in virus 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Even some who don’t affiliate with organized religion, such as Lance Dejesus of Dallastown, Pennsylvania, saw a possible bigger message in the virus. Two-thirds of US believers see Covid-19 as message from God, poll finds 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z He had long been wary of organized religion, he said, because “all I heard from the far right was how I was going to burn in hell.” Over Lent, this Episcopal priest battled coronavirus: 'I didn’t know what plans Jesus had for me' 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z The Mormon church stands metaphorically for all organized religions. Southern Californians have strong feelings about LACMA's teardown plan 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z I am nevertheless very skeptical of organized religion, which has often been nothing more than a system for a small elite to consolidate power and influence over the masses. What’s Wrong with Physics 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z “I am proud to be Jewish. I was bar mitzvahed from the Kings Highway Jewish Center, a long time ago. I am not actively involved in organized religion.” What are the Democratic presidential candidates' religions? 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z They are skeptical of organized religion, and many in their ranks see Christianity as hopelessly complicit with political figures they perceive as reactionary, authoritarian and intolerant. Opinion | Let’s remember what Christmas and Christianity are all about 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Some leave Catholicism for other denominations or abandon organized religion for personal spiritual practices. SUNDAYS AFTER: Portraits of resilience after clergy abuse 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z I will go further and say that organized religion has done more harm than good, yet no one can claim Mister Rogers has done anything that caused harm, quite the opposite. Readers share their affection, appreciation for Mister Rogers and his widow 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z But the greatest value of organized religion as a balm for grief may rest in its durability. In Santa Clarita, grace, not anger, fuels the healing process 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told the New York Times he is "proud to be Jewish" but is "not actively involved in organized religion." What are the Democratic presidential candidates' religions? 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z There are many theories as to why organized religion is becoming less popular in the United States, one being disappointment with the conduct of church leaders in the Catholic Church. How an Aurora church, remade into a refugee center, became a model for humanism 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Smith noted that the data seem consistent with the argument made by leading scholars that young adults have turned away from organized religion because they are repulsed by its entanglements with conservative politics. Opinion | We’re Less and Less a Christian Nation, and I Blame Some Blowhards 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z The popularity of astrology is often explained as the result of the decline of organized religion and the rise of economic precariousness, and as one aspect of a larger turn to New Age modalities. Astrology in the Age of Uncertainty 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The history of organized religion — and Christianity’s dark decades of intolerance, cruelty and compromise — is not reassuring. Opinion | One Cure for Malnutrition of the Soul 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z “However, I’m still a bit wary of getting too close to organized religion. So we’ll see how it goes.” Faith and freelancers: why churches are turning into co-working spaces 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Once the great gatekeeper of life and death, organized religion, too, is losing its sway. Opinion | We’re in the middle of a revolution on death 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z He says it’s hard to attract young people who are unhappy with organized religion. Many turn to El Paso’s Catholic traditions after massacre 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Across denominations, congregations are shrinking as Americans increasingly separate from organized religion. A liberal Baptist church will close its doors and give $1 million to nonprofits 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z I see too many good things happening by people of faith and even organized religion. ‘I prefer non-religious’: why so few US politicians come out as atheists 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z The fringe book, originally published in 1890 and since re-released by a handful of small publishing houses, is a call to action against the alleged tyrannies of government and organized religion. Brain-computer interfaces are developing faster than the policy debate around them 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Church closings are expected to continue as the number of Americans who identify with organized religion wanes. Church’s final gift: $3.6 million for homelessness services on Eastside 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Like Ennis’ Preacher, The Boys also takes more than its fair share of shots at Christianity and organized religion, especially with the superhero character of Ezekiel. The Boys is a bloody manic mayhem dream show 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Today, young people still seek the things that traditional organized religion may have provided for their parents or grandparents: religious beliefs, yes, but also a sense of community, guidance, purpose and meaning. How millennials replaced religion with astrology and crystals 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z The state has a strong environmental ethic and below-average participation in organized religion, factors conducive to support for human composting. Washington state legalizes ‘human composting’ 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z It’s no accident that eco-friendly options are taking root in Washington, a state with a strong environmental ethic, a flair for innovation and below-average participation in organized religion. Washington state braces for eco-friendly ‘human composting’ 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Although raised Jewish, Sanders has acknowledged that he is “not actively involved in organized religion.” Opinion | It’s time for us to have an unapologetic atheist in the Oval Office 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z In the book, the brainiest of the brothers recites the poem as a repudiation of organized religion. Review | A conservative prescription for modern social ills 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Lane feels a personal affinity for the folks in the Temple, she said, having never been a part of any organized religion and being temperamentally disinclined to join groups. ‘Hail Satan?’ profiles group that takes its inspiration from ‘the original troll’ 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z More than 90% of Thais practice Buddhism, but the spiritual life of the nation is a rowdy mixture of organized religion and the occult. The spirit houses of Bangkok keep watch over a frenetic modern Thai city 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z “I found it difficult to reconcile with organized religion,” he said. Evangelicals helped get Trump into the White House. Pete Buttigieg believes the religious left will get him out. 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z And that has nothing to do with organized religion, obviously, but it does inform my position against atheism. Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prize-Winning Physicist Says 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z However, in an era when many people are leaving organized religion, the two religious leaders share goals, including responding together to disasters. World Digest: March 9, 2019 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z There’s rising concern that the crises will boost the ranks of young people disillusioned by organized religion. 3 big US churches in turmoil over sex abuse, LGBT policy 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Church officials are increasingly concerned that the crises will boost the ranks of young people disillusioned by organized religion. 3 big US churches in turmoil over sex abuse, LGBT policy 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Mr. LaRouche denigrated a panoply of ethnic groups and organized religions. Lyndon LaRouche, Cult Figure Who Ran for President 8 Times, Dies at 96 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Born to a Roman Catholic mother and a Muslim father, he proclaims his belief in God but not organized religion. AP Interview: El Salvador’s leading candidate targets graft 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z It is the organized religion of the believer, a completely different subject. Reading Into Albert Einstein’s God Letter 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z His target was the Catholic church and organized religion. 'Beware the affluence of gold': on reading Diderot in the age of Trump 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Our periodic disengagement from organized religion is not unique. Perspective | Kids with disabilities face many challenges. Church shouldn’t be one of them. 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z This suggesting that many people are simply quitting organized religion altogether, even if they may maintain some private spiritual practice or beliefs. White evangelicals will never dump Trump — but those who leave the churches will 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z But he said he also seeks peace through his Catholic faith and “the traditions and values that are supposed to be in this organized religion.” Seattle Archdiocese pays nearly $7 million to settle men’s claims that six priests abused them as boys 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Simmering with smug resentment, I was certain that I, an intellectual, was on the right side of history, a sworn opponent of the oppressive ideologies I ascribed to organized religion. Perspective | Academia is a cult 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z According to an article earlier this year in the Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh’s Jewish population is less tied to organized religion than previous generations. An attack on a tight-knit Jewish community has left it shellshocked 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Polling and data suggest that the abandonment of organized religion is a defining trait of the world’s young — and even in predominantly Catholic countries such as Italy, Mass attendance is on the decline. The Vatican worries the church is losing the young — and abuse is just one factor 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z The Rev. Jim Wallis, founder of the Christian social justice organization Sojourners, said the poll findings signaled a potentially broader and more vibrant role for organized religion in U.S. politics. Poll: Voters open to candidates without deep religious faith 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z “It’s see no evil, hear no evil. They are terrified in this hyper-religious liberty environment of offending an organized religion like the Catholic Church.” New York attorney general’s office has issued subpoenas to every Catholic diocese in the state 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The God-wielding right proudly trots out organized religion to defend its views, and the secular, postmodern left keeps even non-religious spiritual experiences so quiet as to imply it’s silly or shameful to have them. 'My seat is a moral seat': how the American left is rediscovering morality 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z Small wonder millions of people tell pollsters they’ve given up on organized religion — not the search for spiritual meaning, you understand, but “religion.” ‘Faith’ vs. Jesus’ example 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Americans are shying away from organized religion in droves - especially the young. Diocese invites young Catholics, ‘nones’ back to church 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Do you wonder why the proportion of Americans declaring themselves unaffiliated with organized religion has skyrocketed in recent decades? Opinion | No wonder there’s an exodus from religion 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z The Nation began shrinking in Ward 8 — as it did nationally — decades ago as members merged into mainstream Sunni Islam and younger generations became disenchanted with organized religion. In D.C.’s mostly black Ward 8, the Nation of Islam’s presence has faded since its heyday 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z Among their fans is Bernie Sanders, who was raised Jewish but isn’t actively involved in organized religion. 'My seat is a moral seat': how the American left is rediscovering morality 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z But mental manipulation, psychological manipulation is something you tend to see more in cults than in organized religion. Here’s what Netflix’s Wild Wild Country doesn’t explain about cult leaders 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z I live in Quebec where we have little if any respect for organized religion. A Pope Given to Apologies Has Nothing for Indigenous Canada 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z I simply cannot subscribe to any rigid adherence to the tenets of organized religion — any religion — as other than general guidelines. Opinion | The Edges of Reason 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z After winning China’s civil war in 1949, the Communist Party asserted control over all organized religions, but Catholicism came in for special scrutiny. Worries Rise as Pope and China Edge Closer to Deal on Bishops 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z The Kansas City reports that in 2015, a wide-ranging Pew Research Center study concluded that America was becoming less religious due in part to millennials distancing themselves from organized religion. Kansas City churches bring millennials back to worship 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Evangelicals overwhelming support for 45 and Moore actually exposed them and yes, it has stained and strained how organized religion is viewed and will be viewed for a long time. Has Support for Moore Stained Evangelicals? Some Are Worried 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Daily said, “I think the Democrats have gotten so far from any type of organized religion that they have alienated Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, a lot of these southern states.” Doug Jones faces uphill battle for Senate in Alabama 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z It's no surprise to see this brain damage caused by organized religion; it's a worldwide pandemic. Opinion | Is There an Evangelical Crisis? 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z Trump has flourished at a time when trust in basic institutions — organized religion, banks, medical services, Congress, the media, government, you name it — has eroded. Opinion | Democracy Can Plant the Seeds of Its Own Destruction 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The books are often interpreted by literary critics as one long argument against the destructive power of organized religion. Philip Pullman Returns to His Fantasy World 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z But their ranks are being transformed by immigration and by the growing number of people who don’t participate in organized religion. Survey: White Christians are now a minority of US population 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Buñuel was a gifted surrealist and a sharp critic of organized religion, neither of which quite applies to Puiu, a committed realist who seems genuinely curious about God’s place in the 21st-century world. Cristi Puiu's 'Sieranevada' is a richly engrossing, philosophical family drama 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Pope Francis’s insistence that the church be associated more with justice and mercy than with cultural warfare can thus be seen as precisely the right antidote for what ails organized religion. Opinion | The 7,150 nuns who fought against Trumpcare 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Born in Hannibal, Missouri, and raised in the church, her struggles have torn her away from organized religion, but she is still quick to mention her faith. Quincy mother resilient after drug abuse, HIV diagnosis 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Even some Americans who reject organized religion still say grace. When it comes to saying grace, Americans are still united 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The number of adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing. ‘Fasting, confession prayer:’ Orthodox churches fight drop 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z A meeting to organize religious leaders — for people who don’t believe in organized religion? Clergy who don’t believe in organized religion? Humanists think 2017 is their time to grow. 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z In that way, Footsteps is a lot like the organized religion it’s designed to help its members transition out of: Each exists to make sense of an utterly baffling world. The High Price of Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Life 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z The role of misogyny within organized religion is a topic worth exploring; here it’s a driving force that lapses into an afterthought. The western 'Brimstone's' depiction of hell on Earth is a trial in itself 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z I'm solidly on the side of rational and science, totally against organized religion and superstition, and yet... At Home With the Macabre 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z That the Tennants had to change churches 4 times is an indictment of the churches and of organized religion. The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z There's a difference between organized religion and spirituality. Gary Busey on Gary Busey: A conversation about his first role on the stage 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z She worries the split will exacerbate disillusionment with organized religion, at a time when mainstream churches are already experiencing declines. Breaking Up With Your Church Over Politics 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z And it misses some of the crucial alternate targets of the movie’s counter-assault, including feminism, patriarchy, organized religion and, inevitably, the delicate sensibilities of the audience. Isabelle Huppert enthralls in Paul Verhoeven's masterful rape-revenge thriller 'Elle' 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Eugene Cho, a pastor of an evangelical church in Seattle, said that his church building was recently painted with “F— organized religion,” though he is unsure whether it’s connected to Trump or the election. Why some fear this election’s lasting damage to American Christianity 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z He leans more scientific in his views, and so he is skeptical of organized religion. Tattoo a reminder of late wife’s faith, time cut short 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z The trend is likely to continue, he said, given that more Americans are opting not to affiliate with organized religions. Vatican Clarifies the Rules for Cremation: Bury, Don’t Scatter 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z While Good News Clubs are effectively Bible and faith classes for children, the Satan Clubs intend to preach scientific evolution of humankind rather than what they describe as the “superstitions” of organized religion. Yes, an after-school Satan Club could be coming to your kid's grade school 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Providing someone a second chance at life is a noble gift that most of us support, including nearly all organized religions. Editorials from around Ohio 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z In case it isn’t clear by now, my views on organized religion lean heavily toward skepticism, and Mount Athos did not bring about my conversion. Inside Vladimir Putin's Pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z She added, “I think there’s probably too much sex and drugs for it to be an organized religion, although, these days, what do I know?” How the Upright Citizens Brigade Improvised a Comedy Empire 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Spinoza’s trouble with organized religion started early: at the age of twenty-three, he was excommunicated from the Jewish community of Amsterdam for his heretical views. Are We Really So Modern? 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z About 20 percent of people who left their childhood faith oppose organized religion generally. More Americans Are Turning Their Backs on Religion, and Here's Why 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z It’s been increasingly accepted by organized religions, including the Catholic Church, which historically opposed the practice. Cremation Now Outpaces Traditional Burials in the U.S. 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z They have equal privileges in most organized religions. Teaching Men to Be Emotionally Honest 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z I would describe my family’s relationship with Islam as religious and faithful, but explicitly non-dogmatic and distrustful of organized religion. What’s it like to be queer and Muslim? Let this photographer show you 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Americans who say they have no ties to organized religion, dubbed “nones,” now make up about 23 percent of the population, just behind evangelicals, who comprise about 25 percent, according to the Pew Research Center. DIVIDED AMERICA: Evangelicals feel alienated, anxious 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z About 40 percent vouch for the medical system and organized religion. Libertarian Party applauds the ‘right of self-defense’ and calls for an end to gun-free zones 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z And it’s the historical injustice that’s plagued all organized religions at some point that gives the church-state separation its import. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z If Hall’s background as a former comedy writer whose parents were non-practicing Christians represented Americans’ drifting relationship with organized religion, Hollerith’s represents the flip side. Needing to raise ten of millions, Washington National Cathedral picks a fundraiser for its new dean 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Today, he retains a belief in some form of higher power but is turned off by most forms of organized religion. FLDS leader’s son peels back curtain on Black Hills compound 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z In recent decades, scholars have explored Mallarmé’s spiritual inclinations—his rejection of organized religion and his quasi-pagan invocations of the sun. The Terrifying Beauty of Mallarmé 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Leaving the government, he enrolled at Princeton Theological Seminary, where he struggled with persistent doubts about the dictates of organized religion and ultimately realized that he no longer wanted to be a Presbyterian pastor. A war interrogator racked by conscience 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z For my ex-husband’s part, while he felt strongly Presbyterian, he wasn’t particularly interested in the organized religion part — Jewish, Christian or otherwise. Not what I expected from my interfaith marriage: One teen is Christian, the other Jewish 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z The first season addressed transgender issues, organized religion and the #BlackLivesMatter protests. 'Dirty' comedian Tiffany Haddish searches for meaning on 'The Carmichael Show' 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z He says the campaign’s churches hope to change the minds of some people who see organized religion as extreme, irrelevant or judgmental. 35 Omaha-area churches join campaign to show community work 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z He says organized religion — Christianity as well as Islam — has “gone off the deep end” and political candidates who emphasize the rightness of a certain faith turn him off. Meet the ‘Nones,’ the Democratic Party’s biggest faith constituency 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z “I am not actively involved with organized religion,” he told the Washington Post. Clinton struggles to explain $600k in Wall Street speaking fees 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z “I am not actively involved with organized religion,” Sanders said in a recent interview. Why Bernie Sanders doesn’t participate in organized religion 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z A second, highly charged aspect of the Age of Enlightenment was an intellectualization of the reactionary tendencies inherent in organized religion. We have always been good haters: Our Donald Trump problem goes all the way back to the Founding Fathers 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Has the film drawn any criticism from churches or organized religion? God's daughter looks for her own disciples in new satirical Belgian film 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z The last time a majority of Americans expressed “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in churches and organized religion was in 2009. Just wait — everything will work out for the better 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z And, perhaps most tellingly, a recent survey by the Pew Research Center showed 19 percent of Southerners don't identify with any organized religion. Play ball and belly up to the bar, even on Sunday: Influence of churches on the wane in South 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z There may be no God on high, but immanence – the godliness within us and within everything – is no less spiritually authentic, and has a lot less blood on its hands, than official organized religion. Jihadism is not nihilism: What everyone gets wrong about ISIS 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z This applies to both the outright atheists and agnostics as well as the people who consider themselves theists but no longer identify as affiliated with organized religion. Many non-religious people still believe in God – what is that all about? | Adam Lee 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Although Thoreau also found no place in life for organized religion, the criteria by which he drew such distinctions were, at base, religious. Henry David Thoreau, Hypocrite 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Investigators have said the gunman, Christopher Harper-Mercer, appeared to have an animus toward organized religion, and some witnesses have said he interrogated his victims about their faith before shooting them. In Close-Knit Oregon Community, Few Are Untouched by College Killings 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Harper-Mercer's social media profiles suggested he was fascinated by the Irish Republican Army and frustrated by traditional organized religion. Gunman at Oregon community college was Army boot camp dropout who studied other mass shooters 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z His online presence indicated an interest in the Irish Republican Army, a fascination with violence, and an aversion to organized religion. Relatives Mourn Oregon Shooting Victims: 'Our Lives Are Shattered Beyond Repair' 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Accounts of those who knew Mr. Mercer built a picture of a poorly adjusted recluse who disliked organized religion and relied on his mother to shield him from everyday annoyances. Your Friday Evening Briefing: the Syrian ‘Quagmire,’ Oregon’s Pain and More 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Mercer's communications and activities suggest he was supportive of the white supremacist agenda and opposed organized religion, said the source, who did not want to be named because of the ongoing investigation. Oregon college shooting updates: Gunman Chris Harper Mercer described as 'hate-filled' 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The profile describes “not religious, but spiritual” beliefs and was linked to a group called “doesn’t like organized religion.” Oregon shooting: Umpqua gunman Chris Harper Mercer — what we know 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z I always say, people who are really evolved don’t need organized religion to do the right thing. Burning Man's black campers explain why they are the 1% 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z In fact, if you're among those who don't identify with any organized religion, you're in a growing population, says the Pew Research Center. Our Common Home 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Despite the church’s efforts to expand the Hispanic lay leadership and despite its support for undocumented immigrants, Latinos are leaving Catholicism for evangelical congregations or abandoning organized religion altogether. New York Latinos look forward to Pope Francis's visit: 'He brings change' 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z At the same time, the church is struggling to find its footing a few months after gay marriage became legal and as more people leave organized religion behind. A snapshot of the US Catholic Church on eve of papal visit 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z But in “Uncle Tungsten,” his 2001 memoir about his childhood love of chemistry, he explained that the inflamed Zionist meetings his parents held before the war helped turn him away from organized religion. Oliver Sacks Dies at 82; Neurologist and Author Explored the Brain’s Quirks 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z The mother of two, who studies Jewish texts weekly and believes in modesty, also said she doesn't like "the bureaucracy of organized religion." Mayim Bialik on religion in Hollywood: 'It's never going to be trendy to be observant' 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z But it’s not just organized religions that are insisting on their own alternate truths. The Widening World of Hand-Picked Truths 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z When she became disillusioned with Catholicism, she didn’t join a Protestant church – she left organized religion altogether. New York Latinos look forward to Pope Francis's visit: 'He brings change' 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z More are leaving for evangelical Protestant groups or dropping organized religion altogether. A snapshot of the US Catholic Church on eve of papal visit 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Communism, which was the ultimate evil to fascists, promoted the destruction of traditional institutions such as the family, the bourgeois state and organized religion. Donald Trump is an actual fascist: What his surging popularity says about the GOP base 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Sourisseau, who survived the attack but was wounded in the arm, said the paper’s line will remain faithful to what it was before the attack and will continue lampooning organized religion. Charlie Hebdo’s Owners Won’t Keep Newspaper’s Profits This Year 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The Freethinkers helped found Comfort and Sisterdale, Hill Country communities free of organized religion, dedicated to civil liberties and committed to science and education. German immigrants to Texas stayed true to the Union 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z It is the angry white man in a nation that is becoming more non-white, less heterosexual, and less reliant on either organized religion or traditional notions of patriotism. Step Right Up: Trump Is the Bearded Lady of 2016 Race 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z “It’s a fact of American life that the far left despises organized religion,” he began, “because they see it as standing in the way of abortion and a libertine lifestyle.” Bill O’Reilly: Liberals are one “uber-liberal Supreme Court justice” away from defeating Christianity once and for all 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z But now deep concern over Israeli state policies has moved well beyond university campuses and international trade unions—the debate has moved into the sphere of organized religion. “Boycotts and divestments are not anti-Semitic”: Organized religion takes up the BDS fight 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Forty-two percent express confidence in organized religion, down from 55. Americans Have Lost Confidence ... in Everything 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z According to a recent Gallup poll, faith in organized religion dropped this year to just 42% in the U.S., its lowest point ever. Faith in Religious Institutions at New Low 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The grandmother, though a believer, has little time for organized religion. Alejandro Zambra, Latin America’s New Literary Star 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z While many philosophers of the Enlightenment were criticized by organized religion for holding heretical views, over time the veracity of their observations held up under scrutiny and exposed the dogmas of state-sponsored religion. ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS: Caitlyn Jenner, gender and the ‘post’-postmodern era 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z And as organized religion can be haunted by scandals and yet keep on, so it seems can soccer. Why businesses still need Fifa: end goal of sponsorship is always money 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z We took to the streets to ask people this: What role, if any, does organized religion play in their life? 'MHP' Syllabus: 5.16.15 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z And people in older generations are increasingly disavowing organized religion. Christianity faces sharp decline as Americans are becoming even less affiliated with religion 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Green said there were a number of different theories behind more young people eschewing organized religion. US is becoming less Christian while percentage of non-believers grows 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z And in those groups, organized religion does not appear to be gaining adherents as people age. U.S. has become notably less Christian, major study finds 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Within that group, though, there are some who say religious practices and beliefs are important, but they “do not identify with any particular organized religion,” said Ms. Martinez. Americans less Christian, more ‘unaffiliated,’ survey finds 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z If Alinsky was the Jesus of community organizing, the galvanizing standard-bearer, Chambers was its St. Paul, transforming radical theology into organized religion. Edward Chambers, Community Organizing’s Unforgiving Hero 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Sanders is the son of a Polish-Jewish immigrant and while he was raised Jewish, he is not active in organized religion. The number one question people are asking about Bernie Sanders 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z And there is a theory that the fact that more young people in this generation are going to college is linked to their falling interest in organized religion, he said. US is becoming less Christian while percentage of non-believers grows 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z The magazine, whose satire has been the scourge of many organized religions, was firebombed in 2011 after it called itself “Charia Hebdo” for one issue and listed Muhammad as the editor in chief. Criticism of PEN Award Comes With the Territory for a Charlie Hebdo Writer 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z “This guy hated religion, and my family is outwardly religious,” Farris Barakat, 24, said of Hicks, an avowed atheist whose Facebook page was studded with rants condemning organized religion as superstitious and destructive. Motive unsettled in slayings of Muslim students in North Carolina 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z Develop A Spiritual Life Whether through meditation, organized religion, a personal relationship with a perceived higher power, or a connection with nature, the resulting spiritual connection provides a number of benefits for those entering retirement. How To Practice Being Happy In Retirement 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z We are in a period where more people are rejecting traditional organized religion while still professing spiritual beliefs... in a sense, each person becomes their own religious expert with their own peculiar dogma. Refuse to Vaccinate? Little Religious Ground to Stand On 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z A Second Amendment rights advocate with a concealed weapons permit, Hicks often complained about organized religion on Facebook. Funeral set for 3 killed near University of North Carolina 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Modern France thus produced a strong tradition, especially in Paris, of opposition to organized religion, and satire of its pretensions. How France Became a Target for Jihad 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z They had an old school substitute teacher for Religion class for about 2 weeks who did irreparable harm to my daughter's view of organized religion. Dogs in Heaven? Pope Francis Leaves Pearly Gates Open 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Eren Arruna Cervantes is a writer for Muslimah Media Watch and a university student whose research focuses on the politics of gender and women in organized religions. Hey, Canada: I Am a Muslim Convert, Not an Extremist 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z It too is the most effective means of Christian encounter in a world that — while still longing for a relationship with God — has increasingly become disillusioned with organized religion. The Bishops are catching up to Pope Francis on gay rights. 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z I’ll offer a general observation about the process that people like Campolo have gone through: Maintaining faith within an organized religion can be like trying to hold together a pile of magnets with opposing polarities. Bart Campolo's Heretical--And Liberating--Leadership Journey 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Along with the establishment of organized religion, churches and crosses became more prevalent in pysanky. Apiary teaches Ukranian art of pysanky 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Well, that’s not altogether true, as better than half the respondents rated their confidence as a “great deal” or “quite a lot” in the military, police, and organized religions. Social Institutions Are Suffering A Crisis Of Confidence 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z My own lack of belief, for instance, stems more from disinterest than any passionate critique of any faith or organized religion. Poll finds Americans’ growing tolerance stops at atheists 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z A recent Pew Research study found that young people between ages 18 and 33, the millennial generation, are less attached to traditional institutions, such as political parties and organized religion, than their parents and grandparents. Why would a 24-year-old want to run for Congress? “I believe that all things are connected. But organized religion gives me the creeps.” A Revolutionary Approach to Treating PTSD 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z In the story, you make a point of the fact that Camilo does not believe in God or organized religion. This Week in Fiction: Alejandro Zambra 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z The Satanic Temple describes itself as a humanist group that uses Satan as a symbol of rejecting superstition, authority and organized religion, spokesman Greaves said. Satanists anger Harvard's Catholics with plans for 'black mass' 2014-05-12T04:00:00Z Millennials are far more likely than previous generations to view organized religion as intolerant, sexist, and homophobic. God Is Dead. Except at the Box Office. 2014-04-25T09:45:49Z The ranks of Chinese Christians are relatively small but growing, in part because of underground churches that have survived in spite of the government’s wariness of organized religion. Catholic Schools Court Chinese, and Their Cash 2014-04-07T02:11:23Z Besides sneaking smoke breaks with the priest on the roof, Mr. Obama listened to him during Mass. “He was on an exposure curve to organized religion,” Father Stenzel said. The Catholic Roots of Obama’s Activism 2014-03-23T00:50:15Z Considering Bill Maher’s been going on rants against organized religion for more than a decade now, all we can say is that, if Fischer’s right, god must be one extremely patient dude. Conservative Christian Bryan Fischer explains why god hasn’t killed Bill Maher yet 2014-03-17T21:40:00Z North Korea is officially atheist, but organized religion is repressed and the Kims are worshiped like Gods. North Korea Arrests Missionary 2014-02-19T21:35:26Z Maybe he’d like to see organized religion play a stronger institutional role in the production of American movies? Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro blames Hollywood’s “broken leftist culture” for Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death 2014-02-03T22:22:00Z One of them is that I think that increasingly the left has conceded organized religion to the political right. Richard Rodriguez: “New Atheism has a distinctly neo-colonial aspect” 2013-12-15T16:00:00Z This is partly because they’re attractive comedians but mostly because they’re speaking to an increasingly secular society still hungry for two commodities organized religion purports to provide: wonder and community. Non-believers take Sunday Assembly for a spin 2013-11-08T03:28:20Z Overpopulation is accompanied by a growth in organized religion. Three Scenarios For Funding Interstellar Travel 2013-09-30T03:11:00Z “A lot of people say, ‘I’ve got a problem with organized religion,’” Jones said. An Atheist Church? 2013-09-21T09:45:00Z Her parents, Dale and Leilani Neumann, don’t belong to any organized religion or church but identify themselves as Pentecostal Christians and believe visiting a doctor is akin to worshiping an idol, the court opinion said. News from around the nation 2013-07-04T00:34:03Z But it also ordered equal treatment for “philosophical and non-confessional organizations,” which include groups whose principal philosophy is hostility to organized religion. A More Secular Europe, Divided by the Cross 2013-06-18T01:32:24Z Later in the 1960s, after appeals to Christian churches in the South to end segregation in their own ranks and actively fight discrimination, Mr. Campbell abandoned organized religion, though not his faith. Will D. Campbell, Maverick Minister and Civil Rights Stalwart, Dies at 88 2013-06-04T16:45:01Z Its sworn enemies are dictatorship, organized religion and sexual exploitation. The Female Factor: Ukraine’s Bare-Breasted Feminist Shock Troops 2013-05-31T20:12:35Z In particular, his insistence, in spite of his atheism, that organized religions have a unique role to play in humanity’s future, would probably find few sympathizers among many non-believers. A Nobel Laureate And Proponent Of Original Sin 2013-05-08T13:19:08Z A good number of them expressed distaste for organized religion in general and most of them had some very unkind words about Christianity in particular. Can North Carolina Declare an “Official” Religion? 2013-04-08T09:45:45Z But a growing number are turning away from organized religion. Around the World in Six Ideas 2013-03-25T08:45:00Z Yet leaders of organized religion are distinctly aware of the challenges of reaching a changing America. Obama, Biden attend inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral 2013-01-22T16:16:00Z But both responses—the alarmed resistance from many corners of organized religion and the smug celebration among many atheists—are a misreading of the Pew findings. Empty Pews: Everyone is Misreading the New Numbers of Religiously “Unaffiliated” 2012-10-12T11:30:54Z Those pastors probably aren’t helping; the Pew poll said one of the leading reasons unaffiliated people stayed away from organized religion was they thought churches were too involved in politics. Selling Religion: Why My Church Sponsored Youth Baseball and Softball 2012-10-09T22:05:52Z Still, Pew found overall that most of the unaffiliated aren't actively seeking another religious home, indicating that their ties with organized religion are permanently broken. Americans With no Religious Affiliation on the Rise 2012-10-09T19:37:04Z The distrust in institutions like organized religion born in the 60s is not likely to be cast off entirely. Question Mark: Why Am I Back in Church? 2012-10-04T09:00:00Z Sikhism, a monotheistic religion founded more than 500 years ago in northern India, is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world. Gunman in Wisconsin was deeply involved in white-supremacist music scene 2012-08-07T01:23:00Z Pullman once told a reporter, “Wherever you see organized religion and priesthoods and power, you see cruelty and tyranny and repression.” Sister Farley’s revenge: Want to popularize a book? Ban it. 2012-06-06T21:50:00Z While Mr. Channing trusted in social combinations, and Mr. Clarke put his faith in organized religion, he had a clear eye to the integrity of the separate soul. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z "I am absolutely convinced that the main source of hatred in the world is religion, and organized religion," he wrote. Polemical journalist and atheist Christopher Hitchens dead at 62 2011-12-16T06:50:32Z “A worship service is an act of organized religion that consecrates the place in which it is performed, making it a church,” the judges wrote. In Failure of Legal Bid, Churches Set to Lose Public School Space 2011-12-06T03:45:45Z But he also expanded the firm’s surveys into religion, becoming one of the first pollsters to ask questions about organized religion and religious teachings and practice. George Gallup Jr., of Polling Family, Dies at 81 2011-11-23T04:30:41Z Anderson said he believes his ordination reflects a cultural shift throughout organized religion and public policy in the United States. Presbyterian Church ordains first gay minister 2011-10-09T18:37:30Z During the ages when organized religion had the power to regulate human life much more than it has at the present time, there were many more days of rest than the Sundays. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z Consulting shamans, outdoor exercise like golf and hiking, alcohol, organized religion, the Internet and travel are common outlets now. Stressed and Depressed, Koreans Avoid Therapy 2011-07-06T19:04:52Z It applies, or should apply, in the sphere of organized religion, which is the Church. The Coming of Coal 2011-06-17T02:00:17.207Z In a country where Mr. Assad and his father long conflated dissent with subversion, organized political life remains undeveloped, save for an embryonic civil society along with the Muslim Brotherhood and organized religion. A Day After Crackdown in Syria, Activists Regroup 2011-04-20T10:10:04Z What to do: If you already participate in an organized religion, these findings provide more reason to continue. Humor, music and spirituality may offer physical benefits 2011-02-15T01:17:00Z How well the great organized religions have understood this! Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z In the 1990s, she said, Mitchell decided they should no longer be affiliated with organized religion. Woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart testifies 2010-11-19T04:51:00Z “We’re not only not Jewish, we dislike organized religion,” says Mrs. Rodgers, a doctor’s receptionist who grew up in Ireland. On Doorways, a Jewish Custom Inherited by Gentiles 2010-09-17T16:46:00Z I’m definitely against organized religion but I believe in the rights of our citizenry and of humans in general. Mosque Near Ground Zero Clears Key Hurdle 2010-08-03T15:30:00Z The regime's policy toward each of the three religious denominations, although differing somewhat in tactics, aimed from the outset at the eventual destruction of all organized religion. Area Handbook for Albania We do not as a sex, we do not as a class, flatter ourselves that we have got along so far in race development that we have no further need of organized religion. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself So influential has the farmer been in national life that organized religion has idealized his type of church. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology The clash between him and the representatives of organized religion was not occasional or superficial. The Social Principles of Jesus All organized religion has been a potent factor in human life. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV A new policy aimed at the complete destruction of organized religion was enunciated by Hoxha in a speech to the Party's Central Committee on February 6, 1967. Area Handbook for Albania They accused the church of not doing its duty toward them, and they declared that organized religion was a sham and a hypocrisy. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself Their whole relation to organized religion will be that of the condition in which they live and by which they get their daily bread. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology Respect for formal education, organized religion and all of the enterprises built up around the dissemination of ideas is not the less because the resultant benefit to society is not always tangible and saleable. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 Appropriated by organized religion, it discarded here and there its more bestial features, adopted more refined religious conceptions, its scope was gradually reduced, and finally it vanished from religious usage. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Specifically, the new decree annulled all previous decrees dealing with organized religion, thus removing official sanction from religious bodies and, in effect, placing them outside the law. Area Handbook for Albania There was a sweeping revival of organized religion and men too broke to afford the neighborhood movie flocked to the churches. Greener Than You Think Spirituality is the unchanging quality in all forms of organized religion. The Life Radiant All formal and organized religions will be what they are, as long as man is what he is—labels count for little. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators In general, however, the whole system of magic yielded gradually to the organized religions, the essence of which was a friendly and rational relation with the deity. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Even though organized religion had been destroyed by the end of 1967, the regime was still struggling as of early 1970 to eradicate religious thought and beliefs. Area Handbook for Albania It has federated existing agencies and enlisted organized religion. Society Its Origin and Development He could not do otherwise without being untrue to his own prodigious and inherited passion for a certain kind of organized religion. The Masques of Ottawa It is a terrific indictment by labor against organized religion. The Necessity of Atheism Bahá’u’lláh’s severest condemnation is reserved for the barriers which, throughout history, organized religion has erected between humanity and the Revelations of God. Statement on Bahá’u’lláh That the priests could hold their power over the masses only through magic and miracle was fully believed, and as a good police system the value of organized religion was highly appreciated. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers Utterly destroyed by the ten kings, the world was without an organized religion, and was ready for the fouler, fuller rule of Satan—the worship of Anti-christ, and his image. The Mark of the Beast They could profit by his bold and original views of principle and he was in need of their idea of the external integrity of organized religion. Life of Father Hecker Questions on organized religion: As children grow up, the church comes into their range of interests. Religious Education in the Family Worse, organized religion has become itself a most virulent cause of hatred and warfare among the peoples of the world. Statement on Bahá’u’lláh All reforms in organized religion lie in returning to the primitive type. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers Again Erasmus, in his Praise of Folly, denounces indiscriminately churches, priesthoods, dogmas, ethical values, the whole structure of organized religion, calling it those "foul smelling weeds of theology." Preaching and Paganism The bearing of all this on the study of organized religion is of course of great importance; and will be discussed in a subsequent section. The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day The very foundations of organized religion in the hearts of men will be shaken. The Unity of Civilization No organized religion is complete or satisfactory which does not understand that when weak and erring human beings call from the depths, the helping hand of grace is stretched out from the unknown. Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality The views of the scientists were not the cause of, but undoubtedly did accelerate, the drift from organized religion. Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents Here, then, is the state of organized religion today in our churches. Preaching and Paganism All the great organized religions have seized on this value of sexual abstinence, already consecrated by primitive magic and religion, and embodied it in their system. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women It is organized religion that here makes its claim to fealty, as organized liberty, organized justice do, in man's communal life. Heart of Man What they seem to object to is organized religion. The Church and Modern Life The gods, as always, were on the side of the moral code, and especially on the side of the organized religion. The Egyptian Conception of Immortality Even now, subtle changes are taking place within organized religion. Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz This institution was informed at its very origin by the growing influence of a certain definite and organized religion: this religion it ultimately accepted and, finally, was merged in. Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" That Carracioli should combine the rebellion against organized religion with the revolt against monarchy is indicative of Defoe's keen apprehension of the future course of history. Of Captain Mission The weakening of religion, with the consequent decline of civilization, is ultimately to be traced back to organized religion, not to religion itself, and still less to any inherent defects in Christianity. Towards the Great Peace All formal organized religions through which the promoters and managers thrive are bad, but some are worse than others. Love, Life & Work Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others To help in this reconstruction, to aid in vivifying, coördinating, and ruling the varied processes of organized religion, is your work and mine. The Warriors And so stingingly true was his statement that violence and mob-rule in England were the monopoly of organized religion, that the better element began to discourage the hot-headed communicants instead of urging them on. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers The Book became not only many different books, but also varied experiences embodied in organized religion. The Civilization of Illiteracy Therefore we are bound to regard material reforms, and of these, as they suggest themselves in the field of organized religion, I propose to speak. Towards the Great Peace Orthodoxy, piety, tolerance and skepticism represent attitudes towards organized religion: altruism, sympathy, good will, and fellowship are the measurements of the unorganized religion whose mission it is to find the purpose of life. The Foundations of Personality And since the Armistice, the only real activity in organized religion has been a series of "drives" for vast sums of money, in most cases professionally directed. Towards the Great Peace Where organized religion has failed it deserved to fail, because it countenanced disunion, forsook the saving sacraments, and finally compromised with worldliness and materialism. Towards the Great Peace The call is now to the churches, to organized religion, and if the call is heeded our troubles are well on the road to an end. Towards the Great Peace |
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