Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time

Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by cwwc on Monday March 29, 2021 @09:50AM (#26621494)

I get this, but wouldn’t the flip side be the brightness and relief that hypocrisy is being culled through this? Just a thought — but if you stop acting in a way (attending church) that doesn’t jive with what you believe, that seems to be revealing truth (something which all ca rejoice over, even if it’s a tough truth).

On the other hand — if it is people that are losing their faith, that is perhaps different, and I can see your concern.

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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by CedarMills on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:14AM (#26621893)

I think the word hypocrisy is thrown around easily. I think churches have made mistakes and there are no excuses for them - but painting every single church and every single believer with a broad brush and calling everyone a hypocrite is intellectually dishonest.

My personal worldview - at the end of the day, we're human and should see others as humans who make mistakes and give enough grace for them to try to improve.

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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by cwwc on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @12:07PM (#26636331)

Concurred. Absolutely.

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