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Good Without God

Good Without God. Secular and Religious Minority Awareness. Symbolopoly. 8. 3. 2. 1. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. A. B. C. D. E. F. How do you identify someone who doesn’t share mainstream religious views?. Statistics and Terminology. Facts and Figures. The world in a village of 100.

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Good Without God

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  1. Good Without God Secular and Religious Minority Awareness

  2. Symbolopoly 8 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 9 A B C D E F

  3. How do you identify someone who doesn’t share mainstream religious views?

  4. Statistics and Terminology Facts and Figures

  5. The world in a village of 100 Source: 100people.org

  6. 19.5% 17.4% 4.44% 58.66% World Population

  7. The U.S. in a village of 100 Source: Pew Report

  8. Secular Identification US Census Bureau Report: Self-Described Religious Identification, Adult Population

  9. Trends in Religious Affiliation Pew Research: Religion & Public Life Project

  10. Fastest growing demographic in America Pew Research: Religion & Public Life Project • 1/5 of the US public do not identify with a religion • 1/3 of adults under 30 are religiously unaffiliated • 5-year growth - just over 15% to just under 20% of all U.S. adults. • 13 million self-described atheists and agnostics (nearly 6% of the U.S. public) • 33 million people who say they have no particular religious affiliation (14%).

  11. Fastest growing demographic in America Pew Research: Religion & Public Life Project “young adults today are much more likely to be unaffiliated than previous generations were at a similar stage in their lives.”

  12. Terminology - Religions • Advent Christian • Amish • Anabaptism • Anglicanism • Apostolic • Assembly of God • Bábism • Bahá’í • Baha’l • Bhakti • Baptist • Bible Missionary • Brethren, Plymouth • Carmelite • Cavalry Bible • Chapel of Faith • Charismatic • Christ Adelphians • Christian Calvary • Christian Reform • Christian Science • Church of the Brethren • Church of the First Born • Church of the Nazarene • Church of Universal and Triumphant • Confucianism • Covenant • Disciples of God • Druze (Juhhāl and ‘Uqqāl) • Dīn-I Iláhī • Eastern Orthodox • Eckankar • Eden Evangelist • Evangelical / Born Again (Traditionalist, Centrist, and Modernist) • Federated Church • First Church • Gnosticism • Grace Reformed • Greek Orthodox • Hinduism (Shaivism, Shaktism, Smartism, Vaishnavism) • Holy Roller • House of Prayer • Indigenous Traditional Religions (African,American, Arctic, Asian, Eastern, European Ethnic) • Islam (Sunni, Shia, Sufism) • Jainism (Digambaraand Svetambara) • Jehovah's Witness • Judaism (Conservative, Humanistic, Haymanot, Karaite, Liberal, Orthodox, Progressive, Traditional, etc.) • Latter Day Saint Movement • Lutheranism • Mandaeans • Manichaeism • Mazdakism • Mennonite • Mithraism • Mission Covenant • Missionary • Mormonism • Muslim (Sunni, Shia, other) • Mysticism • Native American Religion (Longhouse, Waashat, Shaker, Drum, Earth Lodge, Peyote, Bole-Maru, Feather, Mexicayotl, etc.) • Nazarene • Neopaganism • New Age • New Testament Christian • Occult • Pentecostal (Apostolic, other) • Pilgrim Holiness • Polytheism • Pentecostalism / Full Gospel (Apostolic Church, Assemblies of God, Foursquare Gospel) • Quaker • Rastafarian • Reformed Church of Christ • Russian Orthodox • Salvation Army • Sanctified • Seventh Day Adventists • Shabakism • Shinto • Sikhism • Southern Baptist • Taoist • Therādava Buddhist • The Way Ministry • Tibetan Buddhism • Universalism • United Holiness • Unity Church • Wesleyan • Wiccan • Witness Holiness • Yazdânism • Zen Buddhist • Zoroastrianism (Parsi/ Irani)

  13. Terminology - Secular • Agnostic • Antitheist • Apatheist • Atheist • Atheist+ • Bright • Critical Thinker • Deist • Disbeliever • Doubter • Esotericist • Evangelical Atheist • Freethinker • Gentile • Giaour • Heathen • Hedonist • Pearlist • Positivist • Pragmatist • Pyrrhonist • Rationalist • Satanist • Scientist • Secular • Secular Humanist • Secular Ministry • Secularist • Skeptic • Solipsist • Somatist • Spiritualist • Truth Seeker • Unbeliever • Unitarian Church (some) • Universist • Heretic • Humanist • Humanistic Judaism • Hylotheist • Ignostic • Igtheist • Inclusionist • Infidel • Latitudinarian • Materialist • Naturalist • Non-believer • Nones • Non-theist • Objectivist • Pagan • Pantheist • Pastafarian

  14. How we make people feel. Perceptions and Realities

  15. Most hated demographics in America University of Minnesota Research This group does not at all agree with my vision of American society... • Atheist: 39.6% • Muslims: 26.3% • Homosexuals: 22.6% • Hispanics: 20% • Conservative Christians: 13.5% • Recent Immigrants: 12.5% • Jews: 7.6% I would disapprove if my child wanted to marry a member of this group.... • Atheist: 47.6% • Muslim: 33.5% • African-American 27.2% • Asian-Americans: 18.5% • Hispanics: 18.5% • Jews: 11.8% • Conservative Christians: 6.9% • Whites: 2.3%

  16. Religious Advantage What are some of the advantages?

  17. Religious Advantage • Public offices, groups, events often shun non-religious • Public offices, groups, events, agencies often require religious affiliation • Public services and charities • Official documents • Lucky holidays! • Freedom of speech, freedom of expression • Benefit of the doubt and trust based on your stated religious affiliation

  18. Quote from a Central Florida woman (Jan 2014): “So difficult! It’s one of my goals to be more open about my lack of religious beliefs in society, but I am a coward too.” Why people speak up for themselves and others Courageous Voices

  19. Speaking Up-Breaking the Silence-

  20. Speaking Up-Breaking the Silence- • Reasons individuals come out as not sharing the mainstream religion • Honesty • Self-Identity • Genuine connections • Integrity • Promoting inclusiveness • Normalizing

  21. Speaking Up-Breaking the Silence- • We can help reduce discrimination and support others feel included by:

  22. Speaking Up-Challenges- Labeling oneself takes time, thought, and courage.

  23. Finding support, assistance, activities, and friendships Resources

  24. Resources • College Campus • Local (Central Florida) • Events • State • National www.cflfreethought.org/meetup

  25. www.cflfreethought.org/meetup

  26. Secular and Religious Resources - UCF DAVID _ RESEARCH Ombuds Office UCF Office of Diversity Initiatives UCF Counseling Center UCF Campus Faith and Ministries Office Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employee Relations UCF Secular SafeZone Representatives

  27. www.SecularSafezone.org

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