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Question: Are you "unchurched"?
#1
Yes (D)
 
#2
No (D)
 
#3
Yea (R)
 
#4
No (R)
 
#5
Yes (I/third party)
 
#6
No (I/third party)
 
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Total Voters: 31

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I spent the winter writing songs about getting better
BRTD
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E: -6.50, S: -6.67

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« on: June 08, 2008, 09:12:43 PM »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unchurched

Option 2, barely. The one time I've gone to a non-Easter service in the past six months apparently takes me out of this category for now. But I have no doubt fallen into it at many points in my life.

Personally I think a better definition would be someone who doesn't attend non-"special" services at least once a month on average, as it would more consistently include the same people throughout time.
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I spent the winter writing songs about getting better
BRTD
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Posts: 113,524
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E: -6.50, S: -6.67

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« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2008, 02:45:36 PM »

No (Democrat) - Went to the baptism of my niece a few weeks ago and to church on Christmas, which isnīt exactly more than 6 months ago yet.

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Those don't count.
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I spent the winter writing songs about getting better
BRTD
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Posts: 113,524
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E: -6.50, S: -6.67

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« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2008, 08:54:14 PM »

The link in that article has some interesting things:

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I'm surprised it's that close to the national average.

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It's that high here? I know the Midwest is very far from a hotbed of secularism but I'm surprised we compare to the South.

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In response to the third point, let me paraphrase: "Unchurched people are far less likely to lie when this question is asked."

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That's notably high and interestingly close to the number who define themselves as Christian when you consider the atheists in the group who would disagree with this statement (as they believe no one goes to Heaven.)

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Doesn't really jive with the Christian identifying numbers.
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