A new study of people who do not regularly attend church by LifeWay Research, “the research arm of the Southern Baptist Convention,” shows us the following:
- 44% agree with the statement “Christians get on my nerves.”
- 72% agree that the church is “full of hypocrites.”
- 61% say the God of the Bible is “no different from the gods or spiritual beings depicted by world religions such as Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.,” although Buddhist philosophy has no god and Hindus worship many.
- 79% say “Christianity today is more about organized religion than loving God and loving people.”
Again, these numbers are only percentages of the “unchurched,” not the general population. These are the people that we are trying to connect so it's important that we understand. We do have a chance to the 61% who believe "there is no difference in the world religions" on April 27. And now that you know that almost 2 out of 3 people you know who are unconnected need the information that we will be dealing with on that day invite them to come.
2 comments:
As a Christian I would also say that I see too many Christians more concerned with organized religion than with a real relationship with God and our fellow man. This is exactly what keept me at a distance from church for a very long time. It wasnt until I started attending CCC that I realized that there were people out there working to build these relationships in real life.
I'm assuming the panel discussion will be part of the worship service. I think we should be careful to tell people that it's not just a panel discussion (or is it?) but a Christian worship service. Otherwise, it seems a little bait and switchy.
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