What are "nones"?
POSTED: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 6:26pm
UPDATED: Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 4:30am

TYLER-There's a new name circulating in church circles. It's called "nones." Nones are people who opt-out of traditional religious rites of passage. According to reports, the number of nones in America is growing at a steady rate.
Church is a common topic in East Texas, but it may not be this way forever. That's because there's a new trend that's sweeping the nation. Nones, or people who claim to have no religious identity, are gaining momentum. Now 18 percent of the population to be exact. This trend is growing especially among young people.
Though some don't consider themselves religious at all, most people considered nones say they believe in God and often pray or meditate. There just not filling the pews each Sunday.
One study suggests nones could one day surpass the nation's largest denominations, including Catholics.
Local Pastor Janice Thompson of Abundant Life International in Tyler says this trend is worrisome because she believes during these hard economic times, Americans need to have something to believe in.
"It worries me because our country is based on religion," Thompson said.
Other local pastors say its just that many more possibilities.
"A lot time we find that people have to come to a point where they realize there not buying into what the church offers before there willing to hear what the church offers," Pastor Ken Warren of Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler said.
Mr. Warren also told us that people claiming no religion maybe up, but the number of Americans with spiritual interest is the highest its ever been.
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It shows a certain Evolution for young people to be brave enough to question the 'status quo.'
We've grown tired of following like 'blind sheep,' and watching many religious leaders fall into decadence and hedonist behaviour. They seen to only worry about money, and sexual conquests.
Very few are truly 'spiritual.' Nones are 'spiritual' and perhaps not very 'religious.' And it is this 'spirituality,' that will make us more tolerant of others and not believe we have the right to 'condemn,' someone just because they don't have the same religious beliefs as we.
Christ said, 'Judge not, yet ye be judged.' Everyday, I see that very statement overlooked, because someone feels that they have the 'UP' on 'God.'
We're all sinners in some form, if we weren't we wouldn't be here. So Wake Up! and Love your fellow man/woman because we're all Children of the Most High God. No matter what colour, creed, or faith.
The Strongs Dictionary defines a Pastor as someone who rules a flock or congregation. 1 Tim 2:12 says, But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be silence. "We should seek advice from someone who actually abides by the Bible." "The Bible actually gives us an example to meet with other members upon the first day of the week": Act 20:7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. "We are authorized to take the Lords supper every first day of the week. How do you do that if your not meeting with other members of Christs Church?"













