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Religious Discussions / Re: Is Christianity in the US Dying or is Something Else Happening?
« Last post by FlaGator on Today at 10:28:34 AM »I'm not sure that Christianity is dying so much as church membership is declining and I firmly believe that those aren't the same thing. A lot of people attended church merely out of habit because that is the way they were raised. The youth of our nation aren't as devout about their faith so many aren't continuing in their church attendance as they age. They are not filling in the pew space that is vacated when their elders pass away.
With that said, I believe the truly faithful are remaining and probably at the same numbers we've seen in the past. Just because someone claims to be a Christian doesn't mean that they are. What is happening is that the ratio of the truly faithful to the marginal believers is shifting as people decide it is better to sleep in on Sundays.
With that said, I believe the truly faithful are remaining and probably at the same numbers we've seen in the past. Just because someone claims to be a Christian doesn't mean that they are. What is happening is that the ratio of the truly faithful to the marginal believers is shifting as people decide it is better to sleep in on Sundays.