Invisible Pink Unicorn

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"This study's findings suggest that the [Invisible Pink Unicorn] critique of religion is mostly misdirected. The belief commitments of religious people usually have less to do with beliefs than commitments, as evidenced by the overwhelming lack of theological understanding that characterizes a typical congregation. Stephen Prothero [in Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know - And Doesn't] has demonstrated how shallow are the religious understandings among even committed 'believers,' who often lack basic understandings of their faiths... Orthopraxy trumps orthodoxy for the simple reason that few congregants have the time or resources to master a theological system fully. There is in almost any congregation an obvious subordination of religious ideology to the means, usually ritualized, underlying what appears to matter most to religious people: a felt sense of social solidarity... or just the practical means to well-behaved teens, socially connected elders, and a lively annual rummage sale."
- Seeing Through the Invisible Pink Unicorn