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Line 5: − Peter Burfeind's article ''Millennials Are In Election Hell Because Politics Has Become Their God'' published in ''The Federalist'' indicates: − {{Cquote|According to [[Progressivism|progressive]] faith, the “arc of history” always bends Left. Well, history just spawned [[Donald Trump]], and if European political trends are indicative, this is not an isolated incident. For leftists, this is akin to if Christians woke up to find Jesus’ bones had been discovered. It shattered their faith. − − The freak-out is especially acute among millennials. These are the “[[nones]]” and the “spiritual but not religious” bunch we’ve heard about the past decade. Millennials, we were told, didn’t abandon faith per se—can the human spirit truly live without faith?—they simply redirected it away from “organized religion” toward other things, chief among which was politics. I wonder how that’s working out for them. − − As ridiculous and ubiquitous as the pathetically referenced “stages of grief” has become to explain how they feel about losing an election (!), the depth of leftist grief does magnify the essential religiosity they place on politics. Some reflection is in order.<ref>[http://thefederalist.com/2016/11/17/millennials-election-hell-politics-become-god/ Millennials Are In Election Hell Because Politics Has Become Their God] by Peter Burfeind, The Federalist</ref>}} Line 35:
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American millennials, irreligion, therapy and pseudoscience (view source)
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Compared with their elders today, young people are much less likely to affiliate with any religious tradition or to identify themselves as part of a Christian denomination. Fully one-in-four adults under age 30 (25%) are [[Nones|unaffiliated]], describing their religion as “[[atheism|atheist]],” “[[agnosticism|agnostic]]” or “nothing in particular.” This compares with less than one-fifth of people in their 30s (19%), 15% of those in their 40s, 14% of those in their 50s and 10% or less among those 60 and older. About two-thirds of young people (68%) say they are members of a Christian denomination and 43% describe themselves as Protestants, compared with 81% of adults ages 30 and older who associate with Christian faiths and 53% who are Protestants.<ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/2010/02/17/religion-among-the-millennials/ Religion among the millenials], Pew Research Center</ref>}}
Compared with their elders today, young people are much less likely to affiliate with any religious tradition or to identify themselves as part of a Christian denomination. Fully one-in-four adults under age 30 (25%) are [[Nones|unaffiliated]], describing their religion as “[[atheism|atheist]],” “[[agnosticism|agnostic]]” or “nothing in particular.” This compares with less than one-fifth of people in their 30s (19%), 15% of those in their 40s, 14% of those in their 50s and 10% or less among those 60 and older. About two-thirds of young people (68%) say they are members of a Christian denomination and 43% describe themselves as Protestants, compared with 81% of adults ages 30 and older who associate with Christian faiths and 53% who are Protestants.<ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/2010/02/17/religion-among-the-millennials/ Religion among the millenials], Pew Research Center</ref>}}
[[Image:DrVitz.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|The [[Ex-atheists|ex-atheist]] [[Paul C. Vitz]] ]]
[[Image:DrVitz.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|The [[Ex-atheists|ex-atheist]] [[Paul C. Vitz]] ]]
Thomas D. Willliams PH.D. wrote in his article ''Report: Atheist Millennials Trade Faith for Therapy'':
Thomas D. Willliams PH.D. wrote in his article ''Report: Atheist Millennials Trade Faith for Therapy'':
There is very little scientific evidence of the benefits of psychology. I read one recent study which showed that neurotic individuals actually stabilize on their own at a higher rate than those who seek therapy. This is no surprise, as the foundations of psychology are literally fiction.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2016/02/psychologist-heal-thyself.html Psychologist, heal thyself]</ref>}}
There is very little scientific evidence of the benefits of psychology. I read one recent study which showed that neurotic individuals actually stabilize on their own at a higher rate than those who seek therapy. This is no surprise, as the foundations of psychology are literally fiction.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2016/02/psychologist-heal-thyself.html Psychologist, heal thyself]</ref>}}
=== Secular leftism, Donald Trump's victory and mental illness ===
Peter Burfeind's article ''Millennials Are In Election Hell Because Politics Has Become Their God'' published in ''The Federalist'' indicates:
{{Cquote|According to [[Progressivism|progressive]] faith, the “arc of history” always bends Left. Well, history just spawned [[Donald Trump]], and if European political trends are indicative, this is not an isolated incident. For leftists, this is akin to if Christians woke up to find Jesus’ bones had been discovered. It shattered their faith.
The freak-out is especially acute among millennials. These are the “[[nones]]” and the “spiritual but not religious” bunch we’ve heard about the past decade. Millennials, we were told, didn’t abandon faith per se—can the human spirit truly live without faith?—they simply redirected it away from “organized religion” toward other things, chief among which was politics. I wonder how that’s working out for them.
As ridiculous and ubiquitous as the pathetically referenced “stages of grief” has become to explain how they feel about losing an election (!), the depth of leftist grief does magnify the essential religiosity they place on politics. Some reflection is in order.<ref>[http://thefederalist.com/2016/11/17/millennials-election-hell-politics-become-god/ Millennials Are In Election Hell Because Politics Has Become Their God] by Peter Burfeind, The Federalist</ref>}}
== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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