To: SeekAndFind
Organized religion can be its own worst enemy.
2 posted on
03/26/2015 4:47:16 PM PDT by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: SeekAndFind
Deceptive headline: the stat refers to one in four who do not attend church.
3 posted on
03/26/2015 4:48:47 PM PDT by
odawg
To: SeekAndFind
Not believing in churches would be a more appropriate reaction.
4 posted on
03/26/2015 4:50:19 PM PDT by
reasonisfaith
("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
To: SeekAndFind
Surprised it’s not 3 out of 4.
5 posted on
03/26/2015 4:52:27 PM PDT by
Politicalkiddo
(Proud Millennial for Cruz!)
To: SeekAndFind
I fall into the category of lack of trust in Churches. The article itself points out that current church practices are a “social service” industry with a focus on fund raising. The true “relationship” is with God and obedience to his commands. Which acts we are to perform are set out in scripture. Performance of the latter will probably go a long way towards solving a lot of our ordinary “relationships.”
To: SeekAndFind
As other studies have also found, younger people are more likely to be skeptics than older people. Barna says that today, 34 percent of all skeptics are younger than 30. Go to your average church which caters to young people. They get everything they want -- their rock-band music, no liturgy, no sense of tradition, and as often as not a pastor who doesn't bother dressing up to go to work (as in my church).
They get everything they want, except for the foundations of Christian tradition which give religion meaning. They get bored, and they move on to the next.
No wonder they're skeptics.
11 posted on
03/26/2015 5:07:28 PM PDT by
Colonel_Flagg
(You're either in or in the way.)
To: SeekAndFind
Prophecy's full-filled..... “the love of God going cold” just as Jesus said it would.
To: SeekAndFind
Barna reached out to 23,000 churched and unchurched adults for the study...
Off topic: Why do they say "reached out" when they mean "contacted". For some reason that phrase just rubs me the wrong way. I "reach out" to grab the ketchup bottle at lunch. I "contact" my grandmother once a week.
15 posted on
03/26/2015 5:17:06 PM PDT by
Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
To: SeekAndFind
John 6:44”No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day. 45”It is written in the prophets, ‘AND THEY SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT OF GOD.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.…
16 posted on
03/26/2015 5:18:08 PM PDT by
RnMomof7
To: SeekAndFind
The business of the church is business.
19 posted on
03/26/2015 5:38:34 PM PDT by
Banjoguy
(Start boycotting the airline industry..NOW! Drive everywhere you can.)
To: SeekAndFind
these people pretty much all vote D
To: SeekAndFind
Lack of Trust in Local Churches Cited as a Reason
That`s it,I`ve heard it all now.
35 posted on
03/26/2015 8:30:05 PM PDT by
ravenwolf
(s letters scripture.)
To: SeekAndFind
We'll use taxes and the IRS to control the church and we will control the messages from those churches for the next 100 years!
36 posted on
03/26/2015 9:08:12 PM PDT by
GraceG
(Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
To: SeekAndFind
44 posted on
03/28/2015 12:51:19 PM PDT by
AppyPappy
(If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: SeekAndFind
The problem is we have pastors who don’t believe Genesis 1.
45 posted on
03/28/2015 12:55:51 PM PDT by
ealgeone
To: SeekAndFind
That shouldn’t surprise anyone. Christ asked if He would find any when He returned.
48 posted on
03/28/2015 1:52:55 PM PDT by
CynicalBear
(For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
To: SeekAndFind
The study also found that rejection of the Bible and lack of trust in the church are two main reasons why people are turning away from faith. What were the 2 main reasons 2 years ago?
50 posted on
03/28/2015 7:16:23 PM PDT by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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