This is not true. "Liberal" sects of Christianity and Islam have an awful retention rate, far lower than their more dogmatic and "controversial" counterparts. UU type churches become clubs for...
If a theoretical denomination were to minimise or even ignore these controversial aspects, it could have a much better chance of surviving into the next century.
This is not true. "Liberal" sects of Christianity and Islam have an awful retention rate, far lower than their more dogmatic and "controversial" counterparts. UU type churches become clubs for people with no hobbies. It's
a bit counter intuitive these days but people like tradition, rules, stability, responsibilities and community that comes with religions that are holding fast to their belief instead of constantly trying to follow current trends.
Which "people", though? The people described in this article don't seem to be looking for old-school traditional Christianity. The article continually refers to churches glossing over their...
It's a bit counter intuitive these days but people like tradition, rules, stability, responsibilities and community that comes with religions that are holding fast to their belief instead of constantly trying to follow current trends.
Which "people", though? The people described in this article don't seem to be looking for old-school traditional Christianity. The article continually refers to churches glossing over their traditional beliefs in order to appeal to modern young people. They're having to re-position themselves in order to be relevant to people.
There might be some people who like old-school traditional Christian denominations, but this article is explicitly about other churches which are attracting people by not being old-school or traditional.
But the churches described in this article aren't the ones who are holding on to traditional Christian teachings. They're not talking about the Eastern Orthodox Church or the Catholic Church,...
But the churches described in this article aren't the ones who are holding on to traditional Christian teachings. They're not talking about the Eastern Orthodox Church or the Catholic Church, which are both doggedly trying to keep Christianity Christian. The churches in this article are breaking away from those old behemoths, rather than dragging them into modern relevance. They're gaining congregants by being different to the conservative churches.
Anyway, there are already over 30,000 Christian denominations. The Christian religion already exists in multiple different versions. A few more here and there won't make a difference.
This is not true. "Liberal" sects of Christianity and Islam have an awful retention rate, far lower than their more dogmatic and "controversial" counterparts. UU type churches become clubs for people with no hobbies. It's
a bit counter intuitive these days but people like tradition, rules, stability, responsibilities and community that comes with religions that are holding fast to their belief instead of constantly trying to follow current trends.
Which "people", though? The people described in this article don't seem to be looking for old-school traditional Christianity. The article continually refers to churches glossing over their traditional beliefs in order to appeal to modern young people. They're having to re-position themselves in order to be relevant to people.
There might be some people who like old-school traditional Christian denominations, but this article is explicitly about other churches which are attracting people by not being old-school or traditional.
Religion does get rewritten, though. See the LDS position on black members or the Catholic Schism for some examples.
But the churches described in this article aren't the ones who are holding on to traditional Christian teachings. They're not talking about the Eastern Orthodox Church or the Catholic Church, which are both doggedly trying to keep Christianity Christian. The churches in this article are breaking away from those old behemoths, rather than dragging them into modern relevance. They're gaining congregants by being different to the conservative churches.
Anyway, there are already over 30,000 Christian denominations. The Christian religion already exists in multiple different versions. A few more here and there won't make a difference.