Church Attendance Declining

[XponentialChaos]

“U.S. church membership has fallen below 50% for the first time, according to a Gallup poll published Monday, continuing a decades-long decline in membership driven by growing numbers of Americans who express no religious affiliation.”

Poll: American Church Membership Drops Below 50% For First Time

Religious affiliation has been declining steadily since the start of the 21st century.

www.forbes.com

People who attend church has steadily declined as the number of non-religious has continued to grow.

Christians can’t be happy with this. Our country is rapidly becoming more secular.

What do Christians think about this? Why is your religion dwindling away?

 

[DGS49]

Public schools, unions.
The Media.
Leftists.

Evil.

 

[XponentialChaos]

Public schools, unions.
The Media.
Leftists.

Evil.

Perhaps it would be wise to stop demonizing people for not believing in the same things you do. Maybe it’s just pushing people away from your loving religion.

Just a thought.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

It's pretty hard to attend church with all the churches closed.

 

[occupied]

Public schools, unions.
The Media.
Leftists.

Evil.

Churches and church people have done more to damage the appeal of organized religion than any militant atheist could dream of doing. Jesus said examine your own moral failings before you point them out in others but the religious right apparently didn't get the memo.

 

[Votto]

“U.S. church membership has fallen below 50% for the first time, according to a Gallup poll published Monday, continuing a decades-long decline in membership driven by growing numbers of Americans who express no religious affiliation.”

Poll: American Church Membership Drops Below 50% For First Time

Religious affiliation has been declining steadily since the start of the 21st century.

www.forbes.com

People who attend church has steadily declined as the number of non-religious has continued to grow.

Christians can’t be happy with this. Our country is rapidly becoming more secular.

What do Christians think about this? Why is your religion dwindling away?

Leftism is the new religion, the most successful modern day religion.

With the media and schools and academia working together to brain wash people, it's amazing the numbers are not higher.

 

[XponentialChaos]

It's pretty hard to attend church with all the churches closed.

Read the article. The decline has been happening since long before covid.

 

[XponentialChaos]

I guess it's easy to blame others instead of reflecting on your own shortcomings.

 

[Polishprince]

What do Christians think about this? Why is your religion dwindling away?

The biggest reason for the fall is the fact that modern religious denominations have decided to abandon families and pursue homosexuals and trannies for membership.

Look at the Religious Left, they were doing Gay Marriage long before the Supreme Court decision.

The problem was that after the pastors told families to "beat it", the LGBTQ that they were seeking never filled the pews, and never gave sacrificially to support the churches.


Basically, Organized Religion followed the footsteps of the Dixie Chicks. At the insistence of the left, they told conservatives to get lost. And then the left threw them under the bus.

 

[occupied]

What do Christians think about this? Why is your religion dwindling away?

The biggest reason for the fall is the fact that modern religious denominations have decided to abandon families and pursue homosexuals and trannies for membership.

Look at the Religious Left, they were doing Gay Marriage long before the Supreme Court decision.

The problem was that after the pastors told families to "beat it", the LGBTQ that they were seeking never filled the pews, and never gave sacrificially to support the churches.


Basically, Organized Religion followed the footsteps of the Dixie Chicks. At the insistence of the left, they told conservatives to get lost. And then the left threw them under the bus.

I went to church for my entire childhood. It was the busybody hypocritical judgemental church ladies that made me drop out. Nasty gossipy bitches just use the bible as a blunt object to hit people over the head. Churches are full of these miserable creatures anymore who make faith look like a horrible chore.

 

[lg325]

Getting back to biblical church would be a start. It is a subject I have interest in but will post some thoughts and articles later. I am dozing off.

 

[Dekster]

“U.S. church membership has fallen below 50% for the first time, according to a Gallup poll published Monday, continuing a decades-long decline in membership driven by growing numbers of Americans who express no religious affiliation.”

Poll: American Church Membership Drops Below 50% For First Time

Religious affiliation has been declining steadily since the start of the 21st century.

www.forbes.com

People who attend church has steadily declined as the number of non-religious has continued to grow.

Christians can’t be happy with this. Our country is rapidly becoming more secular.

What do Christians think about this? Why is your religion dwindling away?

COVID will do that. Movie attendance is declining as well.

 

[Meriweather]

Christians can’t be happy with this. Our country is rapidly becoming more secular.

What do Christians think about this? Why is your religion dwindling away?

Actually, why do you think Christians can't be happy with this? Throughout Biblical history there have been the ebbs and flows and talk about the 25% remnant. Perhaps we are waiting for the other 25% to drift away so the remnant can begin a new growth.

 

[XponentialChaos]

The biggest reason for the fall is the fact that modern religious denominations have decided to abandon families and pursue homosexuals and trannies for membership.

I can see this to an extent. I think Christianity has been in a very uncomfortable place as the LGBT has gotten more widely accepted.

Seems like it was a lose-lose situation for them. They could either double down on discriminating against these people which was already resulting in them losing members, or they could try to embrace these people and lose some of their more conservative members.

 

[XponentialChaos]

COVID will do that. Movie attendance is declining as well.

Read the article. This decline has been growing long before covid.

 

[XponentialChaos]

Actually, why do you think Christians can't be happy with this? Throughout Biblical history there have been the ebbs and flows and talk about the 25% remnant. Perhaps we are waiting for the other 25% to drift away so the remnant can begin a new growth.

Are you happy with this?

 

[Meriweather]

Churches and church people have done more to damage the appeal of organized religion than any militant atheist could dream of doing. Jesus said examine your own moral failings before you point them out in others but the religious right apparently didn't get the memo.

Another likely explanation is that adults can't seem to find the time for adult religious education classes. Too many feel that they learned everything by the time they hit their teens. People are unclear on how much there is left to learn.

Another thing to consider: Church attendance is not the only thing falling off. There has been a clear drop of people watching the News. It will be interesting when people start declaring "No affiliation" to our political parties.

 

[Meriweather]

Are you happy with this?

I haven't thought of being emotional about it, simply watchful.

 

[XponentialChaos]

Another thing to consider: Church attendance is not the only thing falling off. There has been a clear drop of people watching the News.

Has there?

Do you have something readily available to support that? I find that hard to believe considering that we recently had a record turnout in voters.

 

[Meriweather]

Has there?

Do you have something readily available to support that? I find that hard to believe considering that we recently had a record turnout in voters.

It is an easy enough search. You might also check on people who trust the news media.