My nephews ask me why I don't go to church I tell them I do I'm a Muslim.'It's All About Church Closings': Catholic Parishes Shrink In Northeast, Midwest
'It's All About Church Closings': Catholic Parishes Shrink In Northeast, Midwest
OVER 1 IN 4 CHICAGO PARISHES ON VERGE OF CLOSING, REPORTS SAY
Over 1 In 4 Chicago Parishes on Verge of Closing, Reports Say
somewhere between 4,000 and 7,000 churches close their doors every year. Southern Baptist researcher, Thom Rainer, in a recent article entitled “13 Issues for Churches in 2013“ puts the estimate higher. He says between 8,000 and 10,000 churches will likely close this year.
Between the years 2010 and 2012, more than half of all churches in America added not one new member. Each year, nearly 3 million more previous churchgoers enter the ranks of the “religiously unaffiliated.”
Next time the little one lies I'm going to ask him what God thinks about that. How come Christians don't worry about lying? They think believing the Jesus story is their get out of hell free pass. Believing in Jesus doesn't stop Christians from lying.