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Religion Title: Faith & values: New survey suggests marked decline in Christian affiliation According to America's Changing Religious Landscape, the Christian share of the population has declined from 78.4 percent in 2007, to 70.6 percent in 2014, with the biggest dropoffs taking place among mainline Protestants and Roman Catholics. In 1999, Chris Bolinger and his family joined the Evangelical Covenant Church in Hudson, where they found a thriving congregation of more than 300 members. By 2004, it was down to 100 people. It closed in 2009. [
] The Very Rev. Daniel Rogich of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Canton said that if the church expects to remain viable and influential, Christians must re-embrace an authentic faith. There is an old saying, Talk is cheap, meaning that so many
.see an abundance of hypocrisy in Christian churches clergy abusers, religious wars, little care for the poor and suffering, lack of openness toward all people, lack of parental morals that they are turned off to the point of not desiring any connection to a local church, Rogich said. But as a professor of theology at Walsh University, I can attest to one truth: Although there is a growing number of nones, even among those 50 and under, the thirst for faith and strong belief is still there. It is just high time for Christians in the pew to practice another old saying, Actions speak louder than words. [Boldness Added]. [
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#1. To: Gatlin (#0)
Over 70%? Sounds better than American police's approval numbers, especially among non-whites.
You sure lost me here: Hmmm
.I have to think about that one. Continue on with your stratagem and use the same method you used above to make that astounding comparison....and tell us how do YOU compare these: Fess up
.you didnt even read the article, did you?
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