RE: Good News
June 16, 2014 at 7:15 am
(This post was last modified: June 16, 2014 at 7:18 am by ThomM.)
(June 15, 2014 at 10:58 pm)Lek Wrote:(June 14, 2014 at 8:07 pm)Minimalist Wrote: http://www.freep.com/article/20140613/NEWS05/306130023
Keep up the good work!
Many mainline denominations have become liberal, discounting the authority of the scriptures, saying Jesus didn't physically rise from the dead, performing gay marriages, etc., and they're losing members like crazy. Heck, even you probably wouldn't mind belonging to one of those churches Mini.
Since the christ cannot be proven to have been physically real - taking the side of proven truth makes these churches unusual. They don't believe in Fairy tales!
As far as performing gay marriages and losing members - The Old folks who make up the now majority of church members are simply dying off - and there are simply not enough gay marriages to make up the difference.
But WHY belong to a church - when there is NO benefit they can prove you get? They claim to support the poor -= but they collect fees from their donation that make them an inefficient way to help the poor - a higher percentage of the money goes to Administration than the poor
Your implication - however - is wrong that liberal churches are losing members - It is the most conservative churches that are dying out faster.
Look at this Link
http://philanthropy2012.hubpages.com/hub...s-A-Sadist
(June 15, 2014 at 11:03 pm)Starvald Demelain Wrote:(June 15, 2014 at 10:58 pm)Lek Wrote: Many mainline denominations have become liberal, discounting the authority of the scriptures, saying Jesus didn't physically rise from the dead, performing gay marriages, etc., and they're losing members like crazy.
So in other words, they're retreating, as Christians have done for the last few centuries. Too bad the Muslims are doubling down instead of taking a cue from their Abrahamic brethren.
Muslim denomination have the same problems as xtian ones.
However - they are far more violent against women than xtian nonsense is.
When these families emigrate from the middle east to democratic countries where the woman have the same rights as men - the divorce rates skyrocket - as they have in the usa. And these women take their kids with them - and leave the religion behind.
