Why Are The Churches Empty

[DWk]

I saw a secretary on the university watching pr0n

weird, huh?

[Biggles]

Originally posted by evildon@7 February 2004 - 02:43
I cant verify that church attendance is down...

I know in a recent US survey the number of peeps who said that they believed in God was up...

I know church attendance skyrocketed after 9/11 tragedy...maybe it's coming back down now?

This has some interesting tables. I don't know much about the source organisation, but it appears reasonably scholarly without grinding axes (there were pro-religion and anti-religion ones which I thought best to avoid).

Whilst a little out of date, it does cover the impact of 9/11 and the period immediately after. It is perhaps not surprising that people felt the pull of participating in communal prayer during such a period. The period of reflection afterwards and the question Why? can ultimately lead to a decline.


Religious Service Attendance

Of course J'Pol could be right - just too much sport on TV

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by Biggles@7 February 2004 - 15:20

Of course J'Pol could be right - just too much sport on TV 

Now thats just flippin blasphemy.

Both parts, jointly and severally.

[Biggles]

Originally posted by J&#39;Pol+7 February 2004 - 14:31--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (J&#39;Pol @ 7 February 2004 - 14:31)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Biggles@7 February 2004 - 15:20

Of course J&#39;Pol could be right - just too much sport on TV

Now thats just flippin blasphemy.

Both parts, jointly and severally. [/b][/quote]
I could sense them gather wood to burn me at the stake as I wrote the words.







Guilty as charged M&#39;Lud, but society made me do it.

[J'Pol]

Steak

[Skweeky]

I also went to church every week until I was 15, I even was an acolyte. The bible can teach us many good things, and most things I learnt about morality and ethics come from there. I stopped oing because of the lack of time and at a later age because I disagree with many points the catholic churc decides to promote.
Although I must agree, it DOES bring people together in a very nice way

[bigboab]

Originally posted by Skweeky@7 February 2004 - 14:51
I even was an acolyte.

What did you have to do Squeeky. Hang from the ceiling with a lighted candle in your mouth.


The above is a cleaned up version of what I first thought.

[Biggles]

Bigboab

You have been reading the tabloids again haven&#39;t you? You know they only get your imagination running riot.

[Skweeky]

No, I had to get everything ready for mass, bring the wine, water and bread, ring the bell, hand out the communion,...
Collect the money, count it afterwards, clean up when it&#39;s done.
Didn&#39;t have to do that alone though, there were 5 others