Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it

[KevinM1]

As society continues to move forward, the church not only doesn't follow, but it openly and actively regresses. Acceptance of LGBT individuals is on the rise -- church aggressively attacks gay marriage. Abortion is becomig more popular -- church bans abortion. Means of contraception are easily accessible -- church says condoms are bad... and so on.

Yeah, that is an interesting quirk of human psychology, isn't it? When an ideological group loses members and power, the problem is seen as one of ideological purity. To them, the church isn't waning because its teachings and explanations are quickly becoming unpalatable, but because they strayed from the core message (gasp!) and allowed people with questionable loyalties to open the doors to those that might seek to harm the group through their subversive ways.

So, it becomes a race to the No True Scotsman bottom, as each wave of purges and doubling down on the vile produces the exact opposite result they hope for. I'd be lying if I didn't say it was fun to watch.

It's just another one of those things that makes me shake my head and chuckle when it comes to Christers. In America, the most devout also tend to be those firmly planted in "America: fuck yeah!" They always whine about their liberties and freedoms being taken away. Yet, often in the same breath, they lavish their god-king with praise, and eagerly await the day they'll join his post-death monarchy. Freedom now, serfdom in the afterlife. It's hilarious.

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The old coots will be beating each other over the heads with their canes and walkers in the name of jeebus.

When Pat Robertson dies he is dragging Christianity along with him.

Nah, Pat Robertson doesn't hold nearly as much power as he once did. The new face(s) of Christianity are the megachurch pastors, like Osteen. They're the ones raking in the cash.