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

Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by SketchySeaBeast on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:28AM (#26622127)

You're still avoiding saying what you think that trend is.

> However, the form of christianity that we have now simply hurts peoples feelings. Hardly cause for such outrage.

I believe there are still abusers hidden in Catholic Church are there not?

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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by sarabad2021 on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:37AM (#26622312)

Yes, there are abusers and that is heinous. The catholic church has done unspeakable amounts of damage to Christianity. However, that damage was done by going against the teaching of Christ who warned against such evil saying: “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea." Mark 9:42. There will be justice. I can't imagine having a worldview where these evil people just die and cease to exist. Totally escaping justice.

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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by krastanov on Monday March 29, 2021 @11:43AM (#26623476)

And many can not imagine a worldview that relies on justice being provided by some entity after death. I would call that "escaping justice".

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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by sarabad2021 on Monday March 29, 2021 @11:57AM (#26623751)

Actually that entity demands both. Man's justice and God's justice.

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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by 8note on Monday March 29, 2021 @05:17PM (#26628284)

Jesus was pretty specific about who should be casting stones, and that generally people are not qualified to do so

Man's justice is forgiveness, not punishment

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