Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it

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Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it

Mister Agenda Offline

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RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it

March 24, 2015 at 11:28 am

That is a factor as well, but far from the whole story. It's likely an additional accelerator, but the trend of each generation being less religious than the previous one has been going on since the forties.

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Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Mister Agenda - March 24, 2015 at 11:19 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Alex K - March 24, 2015 at 11:22 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Mister Agenda - March 24, 2015 at 11:24 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by dyresand - March 24, 2015 at 11:47 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by FatAndFaithless - March 24, 2015 at 11:26 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Mister Agenda - March 24, 2015 at 11:28 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by FatAndFaithless - March 24, 2015 at 11:31 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Ravenshire - March 24, 2015 at 4:14 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by robvalue - March 24, 2015 at 11:34 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by JuliaL - March 24, 2015 at 12:47 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Mister Agenda - March 24, 2015 at 11:58 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Joods - March 24, 2015 at 12:08 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Esquilax - March 24, 2015 at 12:18 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by dyresand - March 24, 2015 at 12:41 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Norman Humann - March 24, 2015 at 12:29 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by KevinM1 - March 24, 2015 at 2:02 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Minimalist - March 24, 2015 at 12:44 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by dyresand - March 24, 2015 at 12:48 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Fidel_Castronaut - March 24, 2015 at 12:52 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Mister Agenda - March 24, 2015 at 3:49 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by AFTT47 - March 24, 2015 at 12:57 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by vorlon13 - March 24, 2015 at 1:35 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Minimalist - March 24, 2015 at 1:42 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by dyresand - March 24, 2015 at 1:54 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by vorlon13 - March 24, 2015 at 4:14 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Pyrrho - March 25, 2015 at 7:16 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by robvalue - March 24, 2015 at 3:15 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by KevinM1 - March 24, 2015 at 3:29 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by AFTT47 - March 24, 2015 at 8:22 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by robvalue - March 24, 2015 at 3:53 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by robvalue - March 25, 2015 at 4:47 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Vox Populi - March 26, 2015 at 4:38 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by AFTT47 - March 26, 2015 at 10:25 am

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RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Cephus - March 27, 2015 at 1:57 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Mister Agenda - March 27, 2015 at 3:07 pm

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by robvalue - March 27, 2015 at 3:55 am

RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Pyrrho - March 27, 2015 at 12:40 pm

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