Religion
Related: About this forumFrom 'cafeteria Catholics' to New Age nones, religion is getting very personal.
From the article:
If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, youre far from alone. According to an October Pew Research Center poll, about 62 percent of Americans believe in at least one of four beliefs the poll classifies as New Age.
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Major Nikon
(36,911 posts)Good to know.
MineralMan
(148,024 posts)Still, crystalline minerals were my business for several years. They had magical powers to get people all over the world to send me money for them. Collectors.
guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)In our area, when there are estate sales that have various types of rocks, there is generally a line to look at the various specimens.
MineralMan
(148,024 posts)Crystal magic is utter nonsense. Gullible people can be ruled by all sorts of hocus pocus. Guillaumeb, or course, is immune to such foolishness, right?
trotsky
(49,533 posts)Does believing in them make someone a non-Christian?
A whole lot of Christians who would argue that it does - including the leader of the largest Christian church in the world.
What does that say, gil? Compared to what you THINK you're trying to say.
Major Nikon
(36,911 posts)It would seem to present something of a credibility issue when you promote the idea of talking bushes on one hand and try to discredit the idea of magic rocks on the other.
guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)And many in the RCC believe that certain relics contain spiritual energy.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)You're making shit up again.
Major Nikon
(36,911 posts)He essentially accused them of idolatry.
Major Nikon
(36,911 posts)MineralMan
(148,024 posts)The stuff you mentioned is all condemned by the church as heretical. Crystal vibrations? Superstitious bullshit, with no basis in fact. Of course so are the official teachings, too. Every last one of them...
Voltaire2
(14,884 posts)instance of spirit energy. But we all agree spirit energy in all instances is utter bullshit right?