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Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it
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RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it
Add to this the argument can be made that when people have been told "to pray" or to "give it to god" and they do, when nothing changes or when problems get worse, they start thinking about why this so-called "god" didn't do as was expected. If I'm told to give my problems to god, by someone who is witnessing to me, and I do, but nothing happens it's like the salesman really failed at making the convincing argument of why I should buy the product he's peddling. It didn't work, therefore I'm not going to waste my time or money on it.

And then there's also the argument that can be made against tithing. A lot of people are struggling these days. Why should they tithe to a place when they don't really have the money to begin with? It's a weak argument, but one that could still be made.
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RE: Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it - by Joods - March 24, 2015 at 12:08 pm

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