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Check it out: Wikipedia's "Religiousness and intelligence" articleWhat do people think about this? I'm particularly interested in how religious people would explain why intelligent people are so much more likely to be secular than the average person. The "Interpretations" section of the article gives some explanations for this trend, but none of

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[ex_achiever626]

I agree with you and feel the same way you outlined in your last paragraph.

My biggest problem with religion in general (aside from extremists of any kind), on which I'm hoping someone can provide some insight, is how a good portion of people can regard the bible as the word of God and then choose not to believe certain parts. For example, I am a non-religious student attending California Lutheran University (I know what I was getting into), which is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. The ELCA has an ordained minister who is openly lesbian and in a committed relationship. CLU also has a gay pride week every year in which a great deal of the school participates. If the bible, in so many words, states that homosexuality is wrong then why can that be disregarded by some? As that non-religious guy, I think this is a great start for promoting tolerance and equal rights, but for a Lutheran or a Christian, why is it ok to say, “God is infallible, the bible is his word, but we don’t like this part so we’ll just pretend like it doesn’t say that.” It seems that if reading the bible as the word of God, it should be all or nothing.

[conniving]

I think the problem here is the people. The ignorance and ridiculous actions of the ELCA or any other Christian group or person should not reflect upon God or the Bible. Sure they are "God's ambassadors" if you will, but they're still people.

And by the way, Grant, I agree with nearly everything you said.