A new survey released by LifeWay Christian Reources – an arm of the Southern Baptist Convention—shows that 72 percent of Christian Millenials (18 to 29-year olds) are more spiritual than religious. They are becoming more secular.

USA Today reported on the survey and quoted the research group’s president, Thom Rainer, saying “the Millennial generation will see churches closing as quickly as GM dealerships,

Most young adults today don’t pray, don’t worship and don’t read the Bible, a major survey by a Christian research firm shows. Among the startling data:

•65% rarely or never pray with others;

•and 65% rarely or never attend worship services

This is consistent with the premise of Robert Putnam’s 1995 the book, “Bowling Alone,” which showed that the Millenials are not joining organizations as their parents did. And this is eerily similar to what’s been happening in Judaism for a while as well.

May things are driving this behavior and I can’t help but think that religious scandals in the Roman Catholic Church and elsewhere can’t be helping.

What do you think is causing this trend in America?

Thomas Friedman’s been writing about the value on entrepreneurship to buoy our economy.  He wrote today about how a start-up company founded by immigrants from Cuba and India are working on a cutting edge medical devise with the help of Israeli engineers.  They are America’s future.

Then I read on the USA Today website about a group of Neo-Nazis marching in LA against Jews and immigrants.  They say that the immigrents are taking jobs and committing crimes, as if white people don’t commit crimes.
Makes me realize that uneducated, ignorant people fear change. They also hate the fact that there are harder-working smarter people they they are.

What are your thoughts on the immigration debate?

Thomas Friedman’s been writing about the value on entrepreneurship to buoy our economy.  He wrote today about how a start-up company founded by immigrants from Cuba and India are working on a cutting edge medical devise with the help of Israeli engineers. They are America’s future. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/opinion/18friedman.html?hp

Then I read on the USA Today website about a group of Neo-Nazis marching in LA against Jews and immigrants.  They say that the immigrents are taking jobs and committing crimes, as if white people don’t commit crimes. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-04-17-nazi-los-angeles-rally_N.htm?csp=hf
Makes me realize that uneducated, ignorant people fear change. They also hate the fact that there are harder-working smarter people they they are.

What are your thoughts on the immigration debate?

Thomas Friedman’s been writing about the value on entrepreneurship to buoy our economy.  He wrote today about how a start-up company founded by immigrants from Cuba and India are working on a cutting edge medical devise with the help of Israeli engineers. They are America’s future. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/opinion/18friedman.html?hp

Then I read on the USA Today website about a group of Neo-Nazis marching in LA against Jews and immigrants.  They say that the immigrents are taking jobs and committing crimes, as if white people don’t commit crimes. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-04-17-nazi-los-angeles-rally_N.htm?csp=hf
Makes me realize that uneducated, ignorant people fear change. They also hate the fact that there are harder-working smarter people they they are.

What are your thoughts on the immigration debate?

What can I add to the latest flap over sexual abuse in the Catholic Church that hasn’t been digested on TV, in newspapers, blogs and preached about?
I’m talking about how Pope Benedict XVI knew about pervasive child molestation while he was responsible for overseeing that matter in the Vatican. Then, when the memos were brought to the New York Times, the Vatican’s household priest has the audacity to say he now understood how Jews felt about anti-Semitism.
What?!
Which is it: that the Jews deserved the Holocaust because of something they did or was anti-Semitism so benign?
Please. 
More news from the NY Times today has it that a priest who forced sex upon a 14-year-old girl is still counseling kids.
What are you thoughts on this atrocious behavior?