i think religion has a expiration date because nobody (where i live) goes to church anymore and the new generations are barely interested in jesus nd co.
do you agree? will there be a church in 200 years?

(January 14, 2013 at 2:11 am)garbishcan Wrote: i think religion has a expiration date because nobody (where i live) goes to church anymore and the new generations are barely interested in jesus nd co.
do you agree? will there be a church in 200 years?

In 200 years, probably not. I mean there will maybe be some remnants of church going left but considering how aged the church attending population is. I can seeing it dying out totally in a few generations.

Only god knows, right?

There are churches?

Bugger! I thought they we just houses of negotiable affection ... hock:

I AM Trying to be polite here....

Quote:In 200 years, probably not. I mean there will maybe be some remnants of church going left but considering how aged the church attending population is. I can seeing it dying out totally in a few generations.

The church I attended while I was still a Christian was filled with people from the younger generation. I used to go to youth camps where literally thousands of young Christians would go to worship god. As far as I'm aware, the amount of youths attending the church is on the rise at the moment (most regrettably). I think the church may well go on for a bit longer than that.

Almost 2 billion people across the globe believe in the Christ. That's a lot of idiots to get rid of in just 200 years

All of those 2 billion will be dead in 200 years.

So it goes.......

(January 14, 2013 at 2:11 am)garbishcan Wrote: i think religion has a expiration date because nobody (where i live) goes to church anymore and the new generations are barely interested in jesus nd co.
do you agree? will there be a church in 200 years?

Imagine how many people stopped going to church when christians were being fed to the lions and being dipped in wax to be used as candles 1500 years ago. If you look at the history of the church and even religion in general it swings like a great pendulm in our soceity. People fall away, and come back. that said i doubt the church will look the same as it does now. (Mega churches and the like) but it will survive in one form or another.

Quote:Imagine how many people stopped going to church when christians were being fed to the lions and being dipped in wax to be used as candles 1500 years ago

Evidence for that statement or are you simply repeating folklore set up by the motherfuckers who started the church?

(January 14, 2013 at 10:23 am)killybob Wrote:

Quote:In 200 years, probably not. I mean there will maybe be some remnants of church going left but considering how aged the church attending population is. I can seeing it dying out totally in a few generations.

The church I attended while I was still a Christian was filled with people from the younger generation. I used to go to youth camps where literally thousands of young Christians would go to worship god. As far as I'm aware, the amount of youths attending the church is on the rise at the moment (most regrettably). I think the church may well go on for a bit longer than that.

Almost 2 billion people across the globe believe in the Christ. That's a lot of idiots to get rid of in just 200 years

Well this thread I think specifically is about church attendance, not belief. 80% of America identify as Christians, but good research suggests only 20% regularly attends church. I don't really know the numbers for Europe, but I know their church attendance is even lower. So you aren't dealing with 2 billion people, you are dealing with the relatively low number who actively contribute to the religion.

Keep in mind polls where people are asked whether or not they go to church have been proven pretty inaccurate when compared to church count studies. People are (ironically) lying about how often they go to church. Even if you personally saw 'thousands' of young people, no data anywhere suggests that there is a revival in church attendance among young people. Less than 10% of church attendance is by people 18-34. That is the definition of an aging church population. If that trend continues, churches could very well disappear in just a few generations.

Less than 10% of church attendance is by people 18-34:
http://www.examiner.com/article/church-a...es-goes-up

Raw polling numbers on church attendance:
http://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit...ndance.pdf

(January 14, 2013 at 2:45 pm)Minimalist Wrote:

Quote:Imagine how many people stopped going to church when christians were being fed to the lions and being dipped in wax to be used as candles 1500 years ago

Evidence for that statement or are you simply repeating folklore set up by the motherfuckers who started the church?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/...rtyrs.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actes_and_Monuments


http://history-world.org/persecution_of_...ans_in.htm


http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/d...xtract.pdf


http://www.the-colosseum.net/history/martyrium_en.htm


http://www.mariamilani.com/ancient_rome/...empire.htm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Martyr


http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/17...artyrs.asp


http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topi...an-Martyrs

http://www.exclassics.com/foxe/foxintro.htm

If you want 10 more examples just try in "Christian Martyrs" @ Google.com