(January 22, 2015 at 3:34 am)robvalue Wrote: Awesome. Religion is on its last legs round here.
I recently spent several Sundays mornings driving my disabled cousin around town (UK midlands pop. 90,000) to find a new church for her - she fell out with her old one. The main impressions I got from viewing several congregations was
1) hardly anyone there - most was about 50, worst was about 20, these being buildings that could comfortably accommodate several hundred.
2) Old. At least half of all congregations were retirement age - ranging from recently retired to decrepit.
3) Women. Outnumbering men about 2:1
Counting every church attendee on an average Sunday in my town you would be lucky to reach 500 in a town of 90,000.
Regards
Grimesy
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. — Edward Gibbon