[kaehurowing]

Sad. I used to think the S. Baptists were the only denomination of the “mainlines” that was still solid. But now even they are getting hit.

I think the days of the denominational church are ending. More and more, folks are just going to form non-denominational churches or are going to do house churches.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Southern Baptist is semi-denominational at most. In some, they say little or nothing in the services about SBC affiliation; others make more of their formal affiliation with that convention.

[daniel1212]

Only 30 percent of Americans who were raised Catholic still practice the faith. Fully 10 percent of adults in America are former Catholics. The number of marriages celebrated in the U.S. church decreased by nearly 60 percent between 1972 and 2010. Only 60 percent of Catholics believe in a personal God. - http://www.catholicnewworld.com/cnwonline/2016/0529/9.aspx

Evangelical Protestants Are The Biggest Winners When People Change Faiths - http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/evangelical-protestants-are-the-biggest-winners-when-people-change-faiths/