TheSkepticChristian Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) Pew research shows that more Americans are now less religious, but the faithful remain faithful. LDS missionary work is increasing. Edited December 11, 2015 by TheSkepticChristian
Tacenda Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Yes, but not sure, meaning what kind of being they are.
TheSkepticChristian Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 8 minutes ago, Tacenda said: Yes, but not sure, meaning what kind of being they are. I don't understand, please explain
Tacenda Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 I don't know if it's a "we" or a "he" or a "her", I don't know if they are physical or spiritual, or alien. But do know something started this world and hope to have faith restored that it's a kind loving heavenly father or parents that my LDS religion taught me.
Walden Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 9 hours ago, TheSkepticChristian said: Pew research shows that more Americans are now less religious, but the faithful remain faithful. LDS missionary work is increasing. Fascinating; while it appears that the faithful are more faithful (increased rates of prayer, scripture study among believers), the fastest growing segments of the population are agnostics, atheists and non-christian denominations. Those claiming to be atheist have increased by almost 95%, agnostic have increased by almost 70% between 2007 to 2014. Followers of Islam have increased by over 100% and Hinduism has increased by 75%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Christian have fallen across the board, except for Jehovah's Witnesses and "other Christian," which showed very modest gains. Extrapolate these trends over another 20, 50, 100 years and it will be interesting to watch the shifting beliefs and non-beliefs of the US population. What I find most fascinating is the statistic showing generational beliefs. A large majority of the population believes in God, and approximately 70% believe in heaven, yet just over half believe in Hell....interesting. I think what might be most troubling for religion is the statistic that shows religion's importance in one's live. These statistics show that considerably less than half of those born in the 1980's consider religion a very important part of their lives, and just over a third of those born after 1990 consider religion to be very important. It appears that the religious are becoming more fervent in their practices, but the number of practitioners of religion, particularly Christianity-affiliated religions, are decreasing at a more rapid pace. 1
CV75 Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 33 minutes ago, Walden said: It appears that the religious are becoming more fervent in their practices, but the number of practitioners of religion, particularly Christianity-affiliated religions, are decreasing at a more rapid pace. Over the last year or so, LDS leaders have been emphasizing increased diligence in Sabbath Day observation, regard for the Sacrament ordinance and the meeting, and observing the law of the fast.
TheSkepticChristian Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) On 12/11/2015 at 10:44 AM, Walden said: Fascinating; while it appears that the faithful are more faithful (increased rates of prayer, scripture study among believers) it means the number of faithful LDS is growing, but there is no evidence our church in the USA is growing in %. It is sad because Mormons have the largest families "Mormon families are America's largest, new study finds" perhaps because we are in the last days? Edited December 12, 2015 by TheSkepticChristian 1
TheSkepticChristian Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) the good news is that our doctrine doesn't say that our church has to be the fastest growing or the biggest. Edited December 12, 2015 by TheSkepticChristian
Avatar4321 Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 3 hours ago, TheSkepticChristian said: the good news is that our doctrine doesn't say that our church has to be the fastest growing or the biggest. did anyone think otherwise?
sunstoned Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 On 12/11/2015 at 2:46 PM, TheSkepticChristian said: it means the number of faithful LDS is growing, but there is no evidence our church in the USA is growing in %. It is sad because Mormons have the largest families "Mormon families are America's largest, new study finds" perhaps because we are in the last days? From the data it seems the church is experiencing only organic growth. convert grown is stalled. This is telling in that number of missionaries it at a all time high. The product isn't selling. A trend that is shared by most religions. The internet has brought the world's library to the masses. Fact checking can be done with only a couple of mouse clicks. 1
TheSkepticChristian Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 1 hour ago, Avatar4321 said: did anyone think otherwise? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLBXf82qoMw
Walden Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 11 hours ago, TheSkepticChristian said: the good news is that our doctrine doesn't say that our church has to be the fastest growing or the biggest. No, that's the job of the church's PR department
TheSkepticChristian Posted December 14, 2015 Author Posted December 14, 2015 On 12/12/2015 at 3:36 PM, sunstoned said: The product isn't selling. A trend that is shared by most religions. the good news is that our church doesn't have to grow in % because it is not official doctrine. However, I hope it grows someday
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