According to a 2005 study by Baylor University, Americans who believe in God can be placed into four categories: Type A – Authoritarian God, Type B – Benevolent God, Type C – Critical God and Type D Distant God. And, they determined that just under 25% of the respondents identified with the Type D God, …
As mentioned in previous blog posts, Religious Deism is a theology and not a religion. Therefore, Religious Deism not only allows its members to attend Christian services, it encourages them to do so, especially when Religious Deists want to preserve the benefits and spirituality that comfort them in their traditional religion. Religious Deism sees this …
Pope Francis has spoken out about how people in the first world treat their dogs, socially and economically, better than they treat people in need. Dogs are fantastic additions to any family being loyal, loving and beings that we can banish to the backyard when we feel the need. However, as Pope Francis mentioned, Religious …
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The noted author and scholar, Issac Asimov, once said: “Do not let your ideology stop you from doing what is right”. Asimov, an atheist/humanist, also said: “If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of the totality of their lives and not …
What are the differences between Religious Diesm and modern deism? This issue is addressed in the website in the section entitled “Religious Deism, definitely religious but different from modern secular deism” as well as in our comparative section in the drop down menu at the top of the front page of the website. In brief, …
Along the lines of the last blog article, Religious Deists are also “agnostics” of sorts when it comes to the divinity of Jesus. RDs believe that most of what is attributed to Jesus in word and action is noteworthy and in many cases unique to his time. Unlike spiritual God, whose existence we should not …
While Religious Deism (RD) in some respects is directed at Christians who have “lost their faith” in Christian theology, we believe that it also can and should resonate with agnostics. Webster’s Dictionary defines agnostic as: “a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown…..”. Christians believe in God based …
Religious Deism tries to arrive at the truth about God by means of reason, analysis, and the elimination of contradictions in our words and actions. We need your feedback on the website and on posts and welcome constructive criticism from those who find faults or weaknesses in Religious Deist reason-based theology or our search for …
The blog article prior to this discussed as our second manner in which RDs worship God. Below is the final, probably most important action-based way in which RDs honor and “worship” God. Third, with Religious Deism being more about our actions than beliefs, RD “worship” reflects this focus. Charity is stressed by most revealed religious …