What is your religious grouping?

sxt · 08-01-2013 10:36pm #1

Edit to clarify that* These were the 10 options on the 2011 census of Ireland * and a one tick box answer was required .

Just am curious what the difference would show in an anonymous poll .... and in a much younger demographic

TheStook · 08-01-2013 10:37pm

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Mint Sauce · 08-01-2013 10:42pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0123R6vjIoE

JuliusCaesar · 08-01-2013 10:44pm

Why no atheist option?

franktheplank · 08-01-2013 10:47pm

sxt · 08-01-2013 10:49pm

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

Why no atheist option?

I 'm just quoting the options from the 2011 census

ejmaztec · 08-01-2013 10:51pm

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

Why no atheist option?

I didn't think atheists defined themselves religiously.

Perhaps there should have been a tumbleweed option.

mark renton · 08-01-2013 10:52pm

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

Why no atheist option?

Atheist is not actually a religion, more a attitude.

im invisible · 08-01-2013 10:56pm

there was a lot of that religious groping back in the day, but i thought they had clamped down on it these days?

Grayson · 08-01-2013 10:56pm

there's "other" and "not stated". That may confuse some

And at the moment, there's twice as many others as not stated.

sheesh · 08-01-2013 10:57pm

I'm more, ye know, spiritual than religious.

JuliusCaesar · 08-01-2013 10:57pm

mark renton wrote: »

Atheist is not actually a religion, more a attitude.

It's more than an absence of religion. It's more than 'no religion', it's a definite "there is no such thing as god - any god".

wonderfulname · 08-01-2013 10:58pm

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

Why no atheist option?

That would be "no religion"

im invisible · 08-01-2013 10:59pm

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

It's more than an absence of religion. It's more than 'no religion', it's a definite "there is no such thing as god - any god".

and it begins

franktheplank · 08-01-2013 10:59pm

I worship the spiritual entity that is Richard Dawkins' omnipotent mystical bumhole.

mark renton · 08-01-2013 10:59pm

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

It's more than an absence of religion. It's more than 'no religion', it's a definite "there is no such thing as god - any god".

I'm feelin a bit of an attitude here - are you atheist?

TheUsual · 08-01-2013 11:01pm

Ian Paisley won't be pleased.

08-01-2013 11:04pm

wonderfulname wrote: »

That would be "no religion"

Well 'No Religion' doesn't = atheist. It could be someone who has a very firm belief in god or gods, but doesn't belong to a particular religion.

The only thing that denotes non belief is atheism, and if Atheist isn't an option then the results are flawed.

This is why so many have a problem with the wording of the census.

Dartz · 08-01-2013 11:04pm

List is way, way too short

Buddhists, Shintoism, Wicca.... missing. Among others.

Even cults like Branch Davidians, People's Temple, Scientology

If you're going to ask about religions, you need to be comprehensive OP.

Cavehill Red · 08-01-2013 11:05pm

Grayson wrote: »

there's "other" and "not stated". That may confuse some

And at the moment, there's twice as many others as not stated.

Other = other religions, eg Buddhist, Hindu, etc.
Not stated = atheist, agnostic, etc.

Not so confusing.

sxt · 08-01-2013 11:08pm

Dartz wrote: »

List is way, way too short

Buddhists, Shintoism, Wicca.... missing. Among others.

Even cults like Branch Davidians, People's Temple, Scientology

If you're going to ask about religions, you need to be comprehensive OP.

I'm just using the options of the 2011 census. I have no doubt that the list will be very similar in the next census as well!

08-01-2013 11:08pm

If you were to take Boards.ie as a representation of the Irish population you'd think that the majority of the country is atheist.

I wonder why these threads pop up in AH so much though, it isn't the religion or atheism forum.

Chuck Stone · 08-01-2013 11:10pm

Washing other people's feet?

What's up with that shit?

mark renton · 08-01-2013 11:12pm

Cavehill Red wrote: »

Other = other religions, eg Buddhist, Hindu, etc.
Not stated = atheist, agnostic, etc.

Not so confusing.

You cant use "not stated" like that. This would mean you are tricking people into atheist or agnostic...

Not stated means I havent stated any

sxt · 08-01-2013 11:14pm

Karsini wrote: »

If you were to take Boards.ie as a representation of the Irish population you'd think that the majority of the country is atheist.

I wonder why these threads pop up in AH so much though, it isn't the religion or atheism forum.

The census is a whole country poll , After hours is more a whole site poll than a religion or athiest forum and is less biased!

Cavehill Red · 08-01-2013 11:15pm

mark renton wrote: »

You cant use "not stated" like that. This would mean you are tricking people into atheist or agnostic...

Not stated means I havent stated any

It's a question about religious belief. Some are listed, some aren't. The ones that aren't fall under 'Other', because they are other religious beliefs. Not stated includes everything else, ie positions which do not amount to a belief in any religion, such as atheism, agnosticism, and other non-religious positions which are NOT STATED in any of the other options.

Galvasean · 08-01-2013 11:16pm

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

It's more than an absence of religion. It's more than 'no religion', it's a definite "there is no such thing as god - any god".

Wrong. Atheism is a lack of belief in God(s), not a certainty that there aren't any.

ejmaztec · 08-01-2013 11:17pm

sxt wrote: »

The census is a whole country poll , After hours is more a whole site poll than a religion or athiest forum and is less biased!

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Birroc · 08-01-2013 11:20pm

Fr_Dougal · 08-01-2013 11:21pm

Well, you know the way God made us all, right? And he's looking down at us from heaven and everything? And then his son came down and saved everyone and all that? And when we die we're all going to go to heaven? Well, that's the bit I have trouble with.

Cavehill Red · 08-01-2013 11:21pm

Galvasean wrote: »

Wrong. Atheism is a lack of belief in God(s), not a certainty that there aren't any.

That position would seem to be covered by agnosticism, surely? Atheism is a conviction that there are no divinities, I'd have thought.

mark renton · 08-01-2013 11:21pm

Cavehill Red wrote: »

It's a question about religious belief. Some are listed, some aren't. The ones that aren't fall under 'Other', because they are other religious beliefs. Not stated includes everything else, ie positions which do not amount to a belief in any religion, such as atheism, agnosticism, and other non-religious positions which are NOT STATED in any of the other options.

What happens if I am not stating which religion I am, which button do I press then?

Cavehill Red · 08-01-2013 11:23pm

mark renton wrote: »

What happens if I am not stating which religion I am, which button do I press then?

If you're not stating anything, you don't press any buttons, surely.

Grayson · 08-01-2013 11:24pm

Cavehill Red wrote: »

That position would seem to be covered by agnosticism, surely? Atheism is a conviction that there are no divinities, I'd have thought.

was about to say that. Some people also differentiate between soft and hard atheism (yeah, I said soft and hard

)

One is saying that God probably doesn't exist. One says definitely that there is no God.

Birroc · 08-01-2013 11:25pm

Karsini wrote: »

If you were to take Boards.ie as a representation of the Irish population you'd think that the majority of the country is atheist.

I wonder why these threads pop up in AH so much though, it isn't the religion or atheism forum.

I reckon Boards is frequented by people generally less than 45 years old who are angry at being brainwashed as kids and what certain organisations did to this country and its people for so many years. You cant blame them for using any forum to express that anger

Cavehill Red · 08-01-2013 11:26pm

Grayson wrote: »

was about to say that. Some people also differentiate between soft and hard atheism (yeah, I said soft and hard )

One is saying that God probably doesn't exist. One says definitely that there is no God.

That's a nuance beyond most people's sensitivities, I suspect. Personally, I'm a religious atheist, in that I'm a Buddhist who does not believe in deities. That's another nuance beyond a lot of people.

mark renton · 08-01-2013 11:28pm

Cavehill Red wrote: »

If you're not stating anything, you don't press any buttons, surely.

But I want to participate in the survey, so I can use the "Not Stated" option, surely.

Pottler · 08-01-2013 11:28pm

About 10K vs around 60k.

Jasus, wrong thread, ......sure they all look the same to me..

efb · 08-01-2013 11:29pm

Just like Census Night, I'll stick on Annie's Song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C21G2OkHEYo

efb · 08-01-2013 11:30pm

This poll is Anti-Semetic. Jews are "Other" now???

looksee · 08-01-2013 11:32pm

Can I specify that I am a Protestant atheist rather than a Catholic atheist ?

philologos · 08-01-2013 11:33pm

I'm a Christian. I believe and trust in Jesus Christ as Lord over all creation, and I believe that God humbled Himself in human flesh in order to rescue us from the due penalty for sin, I believe that as Jesus died the old sinful life died with Him, and as He rose again from the dead (to use the cliché) those who believe and trust in Him are born again. I received new life, to grow and live for God's glory rather than my own selfishness. I regard Jesus as King, I aim to live and speak for Him in my daily life, and I pray that in every way that God might be glorified in the process.

08-01-2013 11:34pm

looksee wrote: »

Can I specify that I am a Protestant atheist rather than a Catholic atheist ?

Cavehill Red · 08-01-2013 11:34pm

mark renton wrote: »

But I want to participate in the survey, so I can use the "Not Stated" option, surely.

I suppose so. Maybe check with the OP as to what they intended?

arybvtcw0eolkf · 08-01-2013 11:34pm

I'm an orthodox boxer... So I voted Orthodox

efb · 08-01-2013 11:34pm

philologos wrote: »

I'm a Christian. I believe and trust in Jesus Christ as Lord over all creation, and I believe that God humbled Himself in human flesh in order to rescue us from the due penalty for sin, I believe that as Jesus died the old sinful life died with Him, and as He rose again from the dead (to use the cliché) those who believe and trust in Him are born again. I received new life, to grow and live for God's glory rather than my own selfishness. I regard Jesus as King, I aim to live and speak for Him in my daily life, and I pray that in every way that God might be glorified in the process.

Cool story bra

TheUsual · 08-01-2013 11:35pm

efb wrote: »

This poll is Anti-Senetic. Jews are "Other" now???

What the Sam Hill is a Senetic, when it's at home son ???

You been sucking on some home-made poitín that you can't speak no more ???

efb · 08-01-2013 11:35pm

Everett Wrong Pretzel wrote: »

I'm an orthodox boxer... So I voted Orthodox

Southpaw ftw

08-01-2013 11:36pm

philologos wrote: »

I'm a Christian. I believe and trust in Jesus Christ as Lord over all creation, and I believe that God humbled Himself in human flesh in order to rescue us from the due penalty for sin, I believe that as Jesus died the old sinful life died with Him, and as He rose again from the dead (to use the cliché) those who believe and trust in Him are born again. I received new life, to grow and live for God's glory rather than my own selfishness. I regard Jesus as King, I aim to live and speak for Him in my daily life, and I pray that in every way that God might be glorified in the process.

I'm exhausted after just reading that.

Its a lot of work!

checkyabadself · 08-01-2013 11:36pm

Probably the only thread I`ve seen on boards with no Atari option. As a devout believer in Atarism I am schocked and appaled.

efb · 08-01-2013 11:36pm

Rodney was my King. He dead.

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