firedragon
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They are on par with Islam.
Could you please explain how they are on par with islam. In what way?
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They are on par with Islam.
Woohoo!According to Gallup, American membership in a church, synagogue, or mosque has fallen below 50% for the first time since they started tracking the data decades ago:
U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time
Researchers link this decline predominantly to an overall decrease in religious affiliation altogether, but also notes that church attendance has declined among those who identify with a religion. Additionally, there is a generational correlation, with older adults much more likely to both identify with a religion and to be a member of a religious organization.
Thoughts?
Child abuse by clergy.Other causes?
I hope so.Will this trend continue?
According to Gallup, American membership in a church, synagogue, or mosque has fallen below 50% for the first time since they started tracking the data decades ago:
U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time
Researchers link this decline predominantly to an overall decrease in religious affiliation altogether, but also notes that church attendance has declined among those who identify with a religion. Additionally, there is a generational correlation, with older adults much more likely to both identify with a religion and to be a member of a religious organization.
Thoughts? Other causes? Will this trend continue?
According to Gallup, American membership in a church, synagogue, or mosque has fallen below 50% for the first time since they started tracking the data decades ago:
U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time
Researchers link this decline predominantly to an overall decrease in religious affiliation altogether, but also notes that church attendance has declined among those who identify with a religion. Additionally, there is a generational correlation, with older adults much more likely to both identify with a religion and to be a member of a religious organization.
Thoughts? Other causes? Will this trend continue?
Just a curious thought...
Has attendance or affiliation with non Abrahamic groups increased at all in the last decade? It seems NeoPaganism has had a greater reach in recent years, and meeting someone that has taken on Buddhist practices(either formally or informally) is becoming less uncommon.
In the UK it is about 10% - less than half of them are Christian - so just less than 50% is bonkers
I believe a person who will not fall on his knees for Jesus will fall for anything.
But those figures are based on the ambiguous question on the 2011 census.Here is a link to Wkipedia for Christianity in countries: Christianity by country - Wikipedia
Not all Christians are members or church attenders. I attend but am not a member.