The future of Christianity

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The future of Christianity

Post by SayaOtonashi » Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:13 pm

With fewer people calling themselves Christian is there a reason to be worried?

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Re: The future of Christianity

Post by Metacrock » Sun Jun 24, 2018 11:59 am

SayaOtonashi wrote:
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With fewer people calling themselves Christian is there a reason to be worried?
2 billion around the world
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Re: The future of Christianity

Post by Metacrock » Sun Jun 24, 2018 12:03 pm

Metacrock wrote:
Sun Jun 24, 2018 11:59 am
SayaOtonashi wrote:
Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:13 pm
With fewer people calling themselves Christian is there a reason to be worried?
2 billion around the world
"About 62% of those polled claim to be members of a church congregation" in US

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian ... ted_States

still about 3% atheists
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Re: The future of Christianity

Post by Metacrock » Sun Jun 24, 2018 12:05 pm

Notice the 62% is church members there are at least 10% more who count themselves Christians but not members of a church,
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Re: The future of Christianity

Post by SayaOtonashi » Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:21 pm

But what about Pew or Gallup?

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Re: The future of Christianity

Post by Metacrock » Mon Jun 25, 2018 3:18 am

SayaOtonashi wrote:
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But what about Pew or Gallup?
what about them?
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Re: The future of Christianity

Post by Metacrock » Mon Jun 25, 2018 3:22 am

according to Gallup 3/4 or 75% are Christian

https://news.gallup.com/poll/224642/201 ... igion.aspx
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Re: The future of Christianity

Post by SayaOtonashi » Wed Jul 04, 2018 1:10 pm

So how do we take some saying declining? So if Christianity is fine in the US. Why do we have reports on increasing atheist?

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Re: The future of Christianity

Post by Metacrock » Tue Jul 10, 2018 1:12 am

SayaOtonashi wrote:
Wed Jul 04, 2018 1:10 pm
So how do we take some saying declining? So if Christianity is fine in the US. Why do we have reports on increasing atheist?
I have followed those reports through the years they are never valid, atheists love appeal to popularity,

Not growimg: researched this one and wrote the piece,

http://atheistwatch.blogspot.com/2013/0 ... ng-in.html

atheism declining 2018 not my article I have nothing to do with this,

https://www.news24.com/MyNews24/atheism ... e-20160316
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