Posted on 04/04/2010 9:38:55 AM PDT by LA Woman3
St John’s Episcopal last Easter is the only one I have heard of him attending before today.
My preacher was citing some facts based on research he had done and it was regarding the ‘belief in the Resurrection’. 51% of Methodists do not believe in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. There was a significant percentage he found per denomination but Methodists were top.
Things that make you go hmmmmm
“We have 2800 families plus and we get 760 envelopes back.”
I know many people who use their envelopes use them every week. But I wonder how many folks are more like my family. I've owned my own business for many years, and pay myself once per month. I put aside a certain percentage of my income, and once per month, I write a check for it and put it in one of my weekly envelopes and put it in the basket.
As well, for various reasons, we don't attend our own church every Sunday. Sometimes, we have weekend events that require assisting at Mass at a closer parish or at a different time. Sometimes, we're involved in things that require us to go to Mass at other parishes. By using one envelope per month, I'm less likely to miss some of my budgeted contribution to my parish because I may not be there every week.
Thus, perhaps 760 envelopes per week represents a little bit more than 760 families on a monthly basis.
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Thanks, kalee. Attending Church yearly on Easter Sunday shows their actions are for a photo op, only.
However, there *is* the possibility they might learn the meaning of Easter.
Really? I am Methodist and believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In fact, our pastor preached about it today!
He didn’t say the criteria he used but apparently it had all the denominations listed. Baptist showed 31% and I’m Baptist and believe in the Resurrection as well. The statistics were stunning (at least to me). If someone doesn’t believe in the Resurrection and no risen Savior, what’s the point of going to church; what is the hope for the future.
Those people are lost souls. Tragic isn’t it?
Seriously? Did you speak to him? Hope you didn’t let him get any Easter eggs. Where do you go to church? I have a guess it’s the large one in our suburb. FReepmail me!
Seriously? Did you speak to him? Hope you didn’t let him get any Easter eggs. Where do you go to church? I have a guess it’s the large one in our suburb. FReepmail me!
I think there are a lot of so-called Christians who do not really have a good grasp of basic Christian beliefs.
Surveys like this only have value to find out how poorly the catechesis is amongst some of these people who were raised in Christian homes but never attend church or perhaps only at Christmas and Easter.
Consider such people and their plight if they do not regularly attend a church service - they are then taught by the secular culture which hates any form of serious religiosity. These people may actually believe as strongly in Santa Claus as in the Virgin birth.
And Easter to them is just a reason to have an egg hunt and chocolate sweets in a pretty basket. As far as Good Friday is concerned - they could not care less and they do not understand the redemption. The cross is a stumbling block - and they would rather just skip Good Friday and get on to the celebration. It feels more happy that way - no guilt trips, don’t ya know?
If 51% of Methodists really do not believe in the Resurrection - it mirrors the ignorance of some prominent Democratic politicians who claim to be Catholic, but do not follow any of the rules of true believers.
The one with the heavier Bible.
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