Survey Finds Religious Landscape in Flux
The U.S. religious marketplace is extremely volatile, with nearly half of American adults leaving the faith tradition of their upbringing to either switch allegiances or abandon religious affiliation altogether, a new survey finds.
The study released Monday by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life is unusual for it sheer scope, relying on interviews with more than 35,000 adults to document a diverse and dynamic U.S. religious population.
While much of the study confirms earlier findings -- mainline Protestant churches are in decline, non-denominational churches are gaining and the ranks of the unaffiliated are growing -- it also provides a deeper look behind those trends, and of smaller religious groups.
"The American religious economy is like a marketplace - very dynamic, very competitive," said Luis Lugo, director of the Pew Forum. "Everyone is losing, everyone is gaining. There are net winners and losers, but no one can stand still. Those groups that are losing significant numbers have to recoup them to stay vibrant."
For the complete story and polls, go to Survey Finds Religious Landscape in Flux - AOL News.
Yeah, people are switching religions. However, the smart ones are disavowing "religion" totally. They are finding "spirituality" instead. There is ONE Creator, the Universe, Earth, and, each individual soul. YOU do not need some self serving wannabe "prophet" telling YOU how to live and how much to tithe. Please people, wake up and smell reality.
Religion is based in fear, spirituality is based in Love,
No comments:
Post a Comment