one of the significant points that I gathered from this article is that atheists and agnostics were actually more knowledgeable about religion than bible carrying Christians, on the whole. The author suggests that it is because they have actually thought about religion and examined it before rejecting/settling in agnosticism. That is certainly the case for me (cept i settled on Islam, alhamdulilah).
But I went to a super-Christian southern university (think bible-belt republicans), and I can say from first-hand experience that it is truly shocking how little some of the most fervent christian advocates actually knew about the bible and other christians.
I agree with the author of the article that the key is education. Most people just don't want to know much about biblical history nor even think it important to "know" the bible. They are raised to believe that it is the word of God and completely infallible. One of the big shockers in one of my classes was that some people actually thought Jesus spoke english.
Anyhow, the article certainly sheds light on why Americans can be so intolerant of other religions.
“All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there.”
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