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NYC_SKP

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1. The Kardashians are winning, we no longer honor so many good things.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2015, 05:17 PM

May 2015

Among these:

Hardworking people and their jobs, now seen as failures.

Crafts, disrespected and not artsy enough, one school even dropped the word from their name, California College of Arts ~~and Crafts~~.

Public service and service clubs, community service has come to mean punishment, jail deferral.

Attending regular services of any kind, not just Christian but others.

We now honor electronic gizmos and Kardashians and fashion and shoes and makeup.

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Christians lose ground, ‘nones’ soar in new portrait of US religion [View all] hrmjustin May 2015 OP

The Kardashians are winning, we no longer honor so many good things. NYC_SKP May 2015 #1

The culture has taken a turn towards the ridiculous in many ways. hrmjustin May 2015 #2

The culture has taken a turn towards the ridiculous in many ways. AlbertCat May 2015 #4

Religion is not superstition. hrmjustin May 2015 #5

Please refrain from criticising religion in this group. kentauros May 2015 #7

There's the occasional glimmer of hope, though. okasha May 2015 #12

Are people truly "shedding spiritual connections" kentauros May 2015 #3

I think that's right. rug May 2015 #6

At the end of their lives, both my parents were "nones." okasha May 2015 #8

I think you make an important point. TM99 May 2015 #9

I think this is becoming increasingly common. okasha May 2015 #10

Yes, the 60's and 70's TM99 May 2015 #11

Like Lenny Bruce said a half a century ago: thucythucy Dec 2015 #13

That's a great way of putting it :) kentauros Dec 2015 #14

Have you ever heard the Lenny Bruce routine "Christ and Moses"? thucythucy Dec 2015 #15

Yes, Lenny Bruce's language can be a bit harsh at times ;) kentauros Dec 2015 #16

Here's the routine thucythucy Dec 2015 #17

That was great! kentauros Dec 2015 #18

This is hilarious! thucythucy Dec 2015 #19

Yes, Eddie does manage to get to the heart of things like that :) kentauros Dec 2015 #20