Politics has become the new religion. The way people worship politicans is strange. They put their hope, faith, trust and money into these rich politcians that promise Peace and Security all while its filled with corruption. Modern Religion is the Democrat and Republican Party.
True the supposed Christians not helping the poor not feeding the poor and not loving thy neighbor Im Catholic and i go to church everyday Why cant people just go to church if they claim they are Christians
No, be honest the decline of people identifying as Christians correlates with the school system indoctrinating kids into the false theory of Evolution/Darwinism & LGBT/Mohammedan acceptance among other nonsense. If the government didn’t endorse any religion was they aren’t supposed & was truly neutral then Christianity would likely be increasing. And spare me the nonsense of Evolution/Darwinism not being a religion because it definitely is so is LGBTism. If buddhism which doesn’t have a god qualifies as a religion then so do those.
ClownTube keeps censoring my comments. No, be honest the decline of people identifying as Christians correlates with the school system indoctrinating people into the false theory of Evolution/Darwinism & LGBT/Mohammadism acceptance among other nonsense. If the government didn’t endorse any religion was they aren’t supposed & was truly neutral then Christianity would likely be increasing. And spare me the nonsense of Evolution/Darwinism not being a religion because it definitely.
No, be honest the decline of people identifying as Christians correlates with the school system indoctrinating people into the false theory of Evolution/Darwinism & LGBT/Mohammad Follower acceptance among other nonsense. If the government didn’t endorse any religion as they aren’t supposed & was truly neutral then Christianity would likely be increasing.
People see Christians behaving not the least bit like Christ and they want nothing to do with it. Maybe start feeding the hungry, housing the homeless and loving thy neighbor rather than railing against all of those things.
There have always been Christians of various churches who do these things, and they still exist. If a perceived absence of such activity exists in some places, I don't think that's what really drives people away n general
When I was homeless and working full-time, it wasn't the government that did anything for my family. It was the Christian church and its people who did. People today only hear the bad but not the good. People are also so comfortable that they think they don't need God without realizing that they would have nothing without Him.
@@Lapusso650 the idea is that everything within physical reality is dependent on time and space. and we know through the big bang / cosmic microwave background radiation that the universe had an origin. and with that origin was the beginning of time (4th dimension). with the idea being that God is an infinitely dimensional being that lies outside of time and was therefore able to create it it is a leap and there is no direct proof and possibly never will be as these are metaphysical claims (for both the theist & the atheist).. and that is where the beginning of faith lies. hope this is somewhat of a sufficient answer
@@thelonkerton first of all that has nothing to do with what I said and secondly, there is no “outside“ time/space. Nothing can exist outside of existence
Maybe if you lived in a state with a strong financial security system, you wouldn’t have that issue. Federalism makes it so that states can do whatever they want and harm their citizens with no consequences. Wishing you all the best and I’m glad the church helped you.
That’s an excuse. They have church on other days than Sunday. American culture has made believers to make any excuse for not going or involving the family in faith. Hence the closing. Most have just stopped believing altogether. They think it’s stupid to have faith. Especially the youth.
@@dereksilva7876 yeah institutions cherry pick their history and favorite gentile church father gets exhausting. Instead of being filled with grace, mercy, and thankfulness it’s just about how their doctrines are the only ones that get you to Christ. I’m actually happy for faith revival without institutions that focus on education and empathy to see other doctrines as not competition but another road to Christ.
@@AliciatheCho No one is chasing 'purity', lol. They're simply asking the church hierarchies to not be ped*philes & to report disclosed ped*philes within their ranks. Moral obligations churches seem incapable/unwilling to live up to.
The ironic thing about “I don’t go to church because it’s full of hypocrites” is a) everybody is a hypocrite to one degree or another, they just don’t realize it. B) It’s never is about going to church, it’s about having faith in Christ that he rose from the dead and following him and through Him you will have eternal life in Heaven because of His love.
The thing is which one has less cost to people: taking time to go to a place of worship with people who actively dismay you or choosing to worship and uphold the values of your faith in your actions rather than when you go? This all also accompanies a more interconnected world online where the church isn’t the only community anymore-it’s viewed more as a school club which engages people, although those people are there to socialize and cheer with there friends, something a church isn’t really a good place for with its traditions.
It’s a combination of things, the scandals, the prosperity gospel, the availability of alternative religions, and the fact people have literally died and relocated. The church buildings were built because there was a worshipping community who needed it. If the worshippers are not there, what’s the point of keeping an empty building?
American Christians have been radicalized to the point that they no longer follow the teaching of Christ. Many of us are Spiritual not Christian because we want to actually do good deeds but not rub elbows with hypocrites at church.
Please correct me if I’m wrong. Just because malls are closing down, doesn’t mean people are not participating in consumerism. Just because people aren’t going to church, doesn’t mean people aren’t spiritual. To blame the lack of attendance on busy lives, substances, and sin is ignorant because these things all existed just as long as religion, if not longer. Churches need to take a good look in the mirror if they want to increase attendance, and not try to hope for tragedy or challenging times to bring in more foot traffic. What did churches do when the world was in lockdown during the pandemic? They held their service over zoom or online. Why aren’t more churches turning to Twitch or RUclips Live to hold their mass? I’m sorry to hear that some religious communities are shrinking, but this sounds like finger pointing. Just because someone has lost their faith in organized religion, doesn’t mean they lost their faith in God. P.S. let us not forget that churches and religious organizations are also exempt from income tax in the U.S.
Spiritual isn’t worth squat. Salvation is not had by being spiritual. I’m Christian so I believe that Christ took on the sins of the world. #ApostlesCreed
Really so the supposed “Christians” that are not attending church Not feeding helping the homeless Not loving thy neighbor And being kind ect… Im a catholic and i go to church every Sunday and we do all those things I cant think straight when i hear people claim their Christians but do the opposite
House of God*, the people are the hypocrites, I see so much it made me leave Christianity, only for me to return to Christianity as a Eastern Orthdox Christianity the true religion, I seen Protestants act worse then Satanists, pagans, and atheists, but there all show a common theme, Lost
This video is more about losing churches than losing religion. As smaller churches close, larger megachurches are opening. As so many "Christians" drive our politics, I doubt religion is lacking participants.
It's Christian belief in general. There's a steady decline in the US of people who say they are Christian. This matches other western countries, although the US is a generation or two behind. And mega churches tend to have a short(ish) lifecycle... they don't tend to last because they depend on a high turnover rate that fails quicker.
Dude you should read about all the stuff in the Bible on that. The main enemies of Jesus were the Pharisees, who followed their religion so uptight but hated it. Jesus showed us a way to get past that, but many have reverted to old habits.
As a devout Catholic born and raised in Chicago This has been happening to Catholic Churches in every diocese across the United States since the late 1970s this is nothing new especially in Chicago
It's because Catholics, by and large, support a certain politician whose behaviors and actions aren't loving or Christian. If being Catholic leads so many to support someone who promotes racism, s*xual ab*se, and sexual violence towards women, I want nothing to do with it. Being religious does not automatically make you a good person, and I think Catholics often forget that...
In all love and respect I have a question, why are you labeling yourself as a "devout Catholic" and not a Christian?? Do you put Catholicism before God's Word? Do you believe in transubstantiation? Do you believe there to be more mediators in heaven other than Jesus Christ?? Do you believe the (RCIA) program is Biblical? Brother get out of that false church and come stand in the correct Gospel don't let yourself be condemned with those who support false teachings and boast in works. "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel not that there is another one but there are some who trouble you & want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received let him be accursed." "For it is by grace you have been saved through Faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not of works so that no one can boast." "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." "And to the one who does not work but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteous." "And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall shall never die? Do you believe?" "The work of God is this, to believe in the one He sent." "There is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus." This is the same message and program Jesus taught and this is the same message and program the Apostles taught. We shall stand on this Rock of Truth or else we stand condemned. "Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken into pieces, anyone on whom it falls will be crushed."
The trend of traditional church is closing and feel good, watered -down churches that feel more like motivational speakers with smoke machines, coffee bars has been on the rise.
Because its easier to attend the "watered-down" church with 1500+ members, slip in, drink some coffee, worship, go home. I hope for a resurgence of the small, community based traditional church in America
@@Cardinal03I’ve got one of those smaller churches in a relatively urban area. I tried just one of those non-denominational churches with several hundred people in the congregation… the pastor was boring and it was clear there was hardly any sense of community, I read from the book of proverbs and Ecclesiastes the entire time. I much preferred the Lutheran Church which I had tried before earlier, and it’s what I have today. God sent me to the right place!
This is not true. These churches were probably those watered down ones that closed, even though they might be part of a larger traditional Church. Traditional churches like sspx are on the rise.
Not in my Catholic Church and the other Catholic Churches I attend on Sundays. It’s full and crowded. I’m filled with joy when this is the case. I sense that people are still relying to God and seeking hope with Him. Trying to make God to still be the center of their lives.
So happy to hear that. I too am Catholic and our mass is pretty empty… mainly older people go, there’s a big number of young people not going sadly. There have been masses that we have attended where there are only a handful of children, including my two boys…😢
Money has "god" on it already. see the eye in the pyramid? ALL religions trace back to SATURN worship. The all seeing eye. Which is also a cross, which is from an unraveled cube, and saturn which has a hexagon at the pole, which is a cube which is a cross. Get it yet? It's ALL the same.
"We've beccome a culture that doesn't need God as much as we *think* we do." Is that a slip? I have the feeling that he said the opposite of what he intended to say, namely, something like: "we have become a culture that *thinks* God is not needed, when actually we *do* need God."
I’ve never lost my love for Jesus Christ. One person I fear the most is also the one person I love the most make fun of me all you want, but it gives me hope in times of need and comforts me when I feel down.
AMEN. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
Amen friend may Jesus always protect and keep you safe and in His hands He loves you so much and may He never lose you because He loves you so dearly God bless always and don’t forget God loves you
@@Swagtastic225 its not. its all right there in the book of mythology called Genesis, and in many other mythological works as well. I wouldn't attend a church that told me "you have to believe Genesis happened literally." that would be like joining a club that demands you accept Tolkien's works as actual history.
It's not "my god is better than your god" it's "my religion is better than your religion" and in the case of Christianity, it's "become a Christian or you'll be thrown into hellfire".
You are illustrating Romans 2:14-16 Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it. 15 They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right. 16 And this is the message I proclaim-that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life. The Bible is the best selling book in history for a reason. There is a reason why you see 2024 on your calendar. Jesus is the most important person who ever lived. All of history revolves around them. You can claim you don't need Him, but in all reality, He doesn't need you. You DO need Him. Your conscience is shaped by the Holy Spirit. Your Creator implanted His laws upon your heart, preprogramming you to know what is right and wrong, but the more you ignore it, the more hateful you become.
Not attending church isn’t the same as not believing in God. I’m no frequent church goer and yet I still pray to God every night. So no, America is not losing its religion.
I think that it is, but probably not as drastically as people think. Because as you said, a lot of people don't go to a traditional church at a traditional time butt still seek a relationship with God and their fellow Christians. Even through other means which our modern world allows. Online services, different servers, non traditional meet-ups, showing up to trusted associates homes, or something as minor as Wednesday night bible studies are just some other methods used.
Definitely true, but it seems that not participating in a church community ultimately leads to not practicing the faith at all, for most people at least
“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Hebrews 10:23-25 KJV
Thank you for this. I abandoned my faith about 10 years ago and haven't been a church goer since. However, I've had my faith renewed and looking to go back to a church. People love to use all types of excuses to justify their abandonment of the faith and regular church attendance; I am guilty of doing so too. But the reality is that if we believe in the gospel and believe in the salvation that Christ brings to us, then it's our duty to attend the church. Not because the Bible compels us to do so. But because the church is the closest we can get to a heaven on earth experience. After all, the kingdom of heaven will be full of His creations singing and praising the King of Kings. We may as well prepare ourselves for what is waiting for us in heaven.
2 Thessalonians 2:2, which states, "Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition".
@@FUtube-p1k For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 1 Corinthians 1:18 It's very coherent and from God. Jesus is the only way
@@FUtube-p1k it's incoherent to the lost. The cross is foolishness to those who are perishing. Jesus is the truth and the only way. He is the creator of our world and came to us as a man to sacrifice for our sins. The world hates the concept that they are depraved and sinful
Any pastor that focuses on money is no pastor I want to hear. The early church had all things common so that no body in their congregation would have need. If your church is not helping you, you need a new church.
Religion is losing its popularity everywhere in the world. I’m from South Korea and old people here are 53% christians and 22% Buddhists while young people are 20% christians and 8% Buddhists.
@christianastorga4555 Islam is dominant religion in Middle-East & of course it's gaining popularity among youth. Christians are also seeing increase in Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Iran.
You have to care because as a child of God you have to be a good steward of the things He blesses us with and you are blessed to be born in a first world christian country. This is how America started to go down, people even christians stopped caring.
SUNday huh? It's kind of like, you worship the SUN aka the "son". To me it's obvious but to you it's a fever dream of fanatical fantasy over some guy who looks like a bearded lady going around calling himself "god" in the synagogue.
Yeah I agree, the scandals sure hurt the church. It’s when we focus on the church and its leaders that we fall into trouble. We need to focus on Jesus and the word of God not its wolves in sheep’s clothing.
I’ve been donating at least $20 a week to every church service I attend. I think there is evil in this world, and churches, mosques, and temples can help people resist against this. Sometimes I go 2-3 times a week to religious services. Religion tells people they are valuable and worthy, that there is purpose to life. Secular society has brought havoc on my family and preys on the young and vulnerable. ❤
@ don’t lie. It’s all types of religion. They’re always against someone or something that isn’t even remotely or morally bad. I’ve been bullied for not having a religion and people think I look gay. Honestly, I’m starting to hate religious people and religion itself so this is an extremely good thing for me.
@@Valor708what’s it for? Paying for the priest and funding the spread of institutionalized religion and funding annual carnivals or paying for electricity or the body and blood of Christ?
Sure, they do not pay taxes, but they do pay for electricity, gas for heat, phone service, internet service, groundskeeping, the office person, the pastor gets some money even if it’s not a lot. (Pastors have to buy food, gasoline, clothes, etc.) Sometimes, or even often, the pianist/organist gets paid. So, yeah, until that’s all free, they “need money to stay open”. A small congregation dropping $2 in a collection plate will not go far, especially if that church turns around and donates some of that to those in need.
I have seen churches in the poorest neighborhoods, with the smallest funds, feeding and clothing homeless people. Not just once or twice. Countless times. And they are yet endlessly mocked.
@@oatmealtruck7811I have a feeling they’re far more resourceful than churches in urban areas, probably making much of those clothes and growing much of that food themselves to give away.
It's crazy how that one lady said the members of her church are her family and she doesn't want the church to close because she doesn't want to lose her family. You see that in many religions. Your local congregation are your "friends", but if you leave the church or move away, your new congregation are your "friends". In this case, if the other members were truly her "family", she wouldn't lose them just because a building closed. They would still get together to do things they love and she wouldn't worry about losing them. That tells me their only joint activities are church related and outside of church they have no real friendship.
Yes, there certainly is a lot of hypocrisy among them just as there was in Jesus” day. (Matthew 15:7-9) Sadly, many people have been turned away from God and the Bible because of the hypocrisy of those who claim to believe in God and the Bible. The teachings of the churches aren’t based at all on the truth of the Bible or on the teachings of Jesus. It’s a sad fact that many people are unaware of what the Bible really says and therefore don’t know that very shortly God is going to make drastic changes on the earth for the benefit of everyone who wants to live in peace and harmony with everybody else. By means of his heavenly Kingdom government he is going to remove all human governments and everyone causing harm to others. (Matthew 6:10; Daniel 2:44; Proverbs 2:21, 22) As King of the Kingdom, Jesus will bring true peace and security to the entire earth and lovingly care for every individual’s needs. (Micah 4:4; Isaiah 65:21, 22) These wonderful changes are imminent!
@ You’re mistaken is you believe we think bible is only source of authority, for we also believe in the teachings of the church that christ made and which put togheter the bible!
@@Nocturnus-vv1omon top of that theres over 40,000 denominations. Catholicism being the biggest next to Protestantism and orthodoxy. God is not just confined to the methodist church or the catholic church, his grace is everywhere so many people who are worldly don’t bear the fruit of this discernment.
@@RonaldAlexander-61 kinda does brother. This new age Christianity didn’t exist still 1800s. You need church. You need sacraments. Jesus didn’t hand out bibles and say you don’t need sacraments or the Holy Spirit will tell you whatever you need to hear. Just you and your Bible. 🤣 Early church fathers would laugh at you and call you a heretic.
Lot of people on here, saying others worship money and blah. But I believe people are tired of religious SCAMS. Just substitute "Divine" Promises with "Empty" Promises. Hopefully many more will wake up.
I remember that an Indian monk once said something and it is powerful. You should experience it yourself and not believe in the path showed to you by any religious leader or guardian whatsoever. He said, "Religion is not entertainment but it is a solemn pledge to remind ourselves of our own existence." This says everything. For me, Religion has nothing been more than an illusion. Following my heart rather is better than following some nonsense God-made scripture.
Rural areas, especially down south has more consistent and devoted members in Christianity than major cities and suburbs. Yet those area are at the bottom of the socioeconomic status of people and finances but they show up to church.
Now that I've been out of Christianity for a while, believers seem so strange to me because it seems like delusion to me now, but it impacts the lives of everyone unfortunately
@@mead-wf1xuit’s almost like we’re all human, inside a reality we don’t fully understand 😱. I’d prefer not to spend my entire life thinking a white man in the sky is going to save me or punish me
Jesus looked at his disciples and said, “Blessed are those who are poor. God’s kingdom is theirs.... But how horrible it will be for those who are rich. They have had their comfort.” Luke 6:20, 24 ❌🇺🇲💰🤑❌
Most atheists and people who think freely are not "rich" by any means and are more realistic than the bible thumpers who have nothing without their re-legion aka the black cube aka book of the dead.
Thanks be to God for the Holy Orthodox Church ☦️ for continuing to grow, by some measures, from 500,000 to around 6 million in the Orthodox Church in America.
I guess that's why American christianity is collapsing then, because US churches definitely worship mammon & God. Pastors have become political figures, white christian nationalism has become a hate/political movement, & churches have become financial institutions rather than spiritual ones. American pastors are literally preaching 'American prosperity gospel'--Trump's 'spiritual advisors' (lol) include prosperity preachers.
I live in Maine but I attend a church every Sunday in Wisconsin. How? The power of the Internet. I found a church that broadcasts their services online. They also do a daily devotional every week day. I am able to watch the services live or after the fact at my convenience. A lot of churches have closed over the years in community. So I find my online church a great fit for me. I think a lot of churches should and could adopt this model to allow for more people to worship with them.
..Meanwhile our fellowships baptized 155 people this year. Merry Christmas and happy new year. Christ is still the truth He is still the Savior and He will be the judge of us all.
Yes but many are NOT CHOSEN OR ELECT and then most of these pastors are not even in the streets but in buildings WATCHING and waiting for money and sheeple to SHOW UP.
Jesus is king! Trust in Him for salvation. Call on him in faith that He is the son of God and turn from your sin and be saved. For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, but the free gift of Salvation comes through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Unfortunately yes, I understand some of the reasons why, what I don’t agree with is what’s replacing it, hedonism, individualism, division across generations and horizontally, substance drugs, behavioral drugs (video games, digital devices, social media), greed. We need community oriented centers to come together again. We’re paying this with our mental and social health.
I don't think that religion is something that specifically needs replacing, many go their whole lives without it. For some born into it, I could see viewing it as a void, but for others, it's not so. To me, so long as we love one another, do what's right, and be supportive where possible, we can all get along.
Sorry but some of those things aren't as bad as you think they are and not replacing religion....matter of fact nothing is really replacing religion at all.
Yeap,The USSR,CUBA,CHINA,had that and SEE what their education did to those countries ,comunism is or was their religión If God is not the center of a persons life something else is going to take His place and let me tell you is really ugly !!@@angeredotter738
LGBTQAI+ is not an ideology, it is in some cases a physical biological reality and to others, it is their choice like it or not and they are not the problem and are not hurting anyone with their actions in and of themselves. Maybe you're really just afraid of being too much like them which makes you lose your religion or whatever, and without that you have no real identity? That seems most likely to me!
Something I learned is it's ok to have doubts about your religion, so you do research and soon find more and more about your own religion and close closer to God. So right now like the quote "Strong men make easy time, easy time make weak men, make tough times, tough times make strong men" were currently all going through a tough time. God bless everyone keep your faith
As an elder millennial, I've counted it out for 20 years, because of the so called Christians, and only recently deciding i want to return in some way, but im just not sure where. Orthodox, Catholic, protestant. 🤷♀️ Returning to Christ, not just the people. But people, thats a bonus. Social animals need others need christ or something greater than yourself, for a deep connection like this for your own personal growth. ❤
People have always had to do that throughout history yet still went to church. Cellphones are the new religion. I will bet most people spend more time on cellphones in a given day than the most fundamentalist monk in the world spends praying everyday. The church was created to tell people how to think. Cellphones serve that purpose now.
The Bible warns us of a he last day in which many deceivers would come. It also teaches about a great falling away. It doesn’t matter how hard we try to keep the church together, it will eventually begin to fall away before the second coming.
@Bobthebuilder71160 🤡🤡🤡 create a scam you know you will be caught one day, make sure you address suspicions before they arrive. warn them that some people might call you out for being a scammer, you know how pyramid scheme cults operate......
While that’s the most important part of Christianity, we are called to be in community, an authority for interprting scripture otherwise we end up with out little theologies of each person where pick and choose what to believe.
No, this country isn't losing its faith, maybe religion, which their is a difference, but faith has increased. Bible sales have increased in years. Look to data , and the hope people find
The day people learn that just because some claims to be “Christian”, doesn’t mean they are actually a Christian…. will be the day. I see so many people claiming they left Christianity due to others who are the exact opposite of Christianity and I’m just like huh. 🤔 There is religion vs truly knowing God and many confuse the two.
Yeah "looking to others" is a poor excuse. We look to the teachings, not to the poor learners and the examples they set. That's like saying "I won't go to school or send my kids to school because there are so many students there who are bad learners."
@@alexanderdixson9956 I live in a world of science and I do not subscribe to superstitious thinking. Religions encourage us to have faith without any proof whatsoever. Religion is backward thinking. That's what I mean.
My thing is, how do we know jesus truly said that or some man wrote that and claimed Jesus said it. I can't confirm Jesus said anything at all. I can't confirm Jesus even existed. I just was born into a world where people believe an old book is truthful about a man they never met.
@@BlackDeath920The gospels are the most reliable ancient pieces of writings. They were translated into dozens of languages early on and their manuscripts corroborate with each other. Also, the oldest copy of gospel of John is carbon dated to the first century. If we can’t trust the authenticity of the gospels, then forget all of history. By that standard it’s impossible to trust and much less verify that anything in the ancient world - from Alexander the Great to Genghis Khan - ever happened.
@BlackDeath920 That level of skepticism would rule out the words of every person who died before audio recordings. How do we know what Plato or Aristotle said? We weren’t there. How can you be sure of any old text?
It's such a narrow and close-minded perspective to assume the idea of Americans losing their religion when in reality we're tired of the hypocrisy, greed, and cold judgment that Christianity has been known for... Instead we choose to either worship the ancient gods who cares more about their devotees well-being and the environment as well as the planet we live on rather than here nothing but hellfire in brimstone for those who do not conform. And to prove my point the literal title of this video is "Is America loosing it's religion?" It should instead be asking "Why is Christianity declining in modern America"
I honestly don’t feel this.. I see hypocrites all around me talk about their “Christian faith” and Jesus despite the fact that they’re horrible, rude, and entitled human beings who have convinced themselves that they’re good people just because they attend church service and have a bible app on their phone… also, referencing the piety of the pilgrims doesn’t help either.. remember they burned dozens of innocent women because they were falsely accused of being “witches” and in many cases those “Christian” accusers were fully aware that their accusations were false
No one was burned during the Salem Witch Trials. All who were executed were hanged except for one man who was crushed to death. It’s a very common misconception that they were burned at the stake.
*“We have genuflected before the god of science only to find that it has given us the atomic bomb, producing fears and anxieties that science can never mitigate”* -Christian Minister Dr Martin Luther King *“We have no sovereign but God, and no king but Jesus!”* -John Adams
Over the past 30 years we have gained access to more information than ever before, allowing us to learn new things, hear more different arguments, and see things that challenge our beliefs. Is it really a surprise faith is on the decline?
When they started repeating fox news talking points at every single family gathering around the mid 2000s which lead to maga I eventually started sleeping in on Sunday.
@@AliciatheCho because people stopped going to church and this was a big reason for me. Try to find a non Maga person at church. I don't want to hear birtherism crap at every single church event. This was years ago.
Most people are religious through no choice of their own. We’re all brought up as children and forced through whatever religious identity your parents are in. It’s very hard to have a relationship with the man above when you have not experienced heartache yourself. That’s why it’s not surprising that people stray away from religion and their mid 20s to mid 30s only to return after 35 years old. That’s because, once you’re out of answers or have no control over what’s going on in your life you look for guidance. Which is why we return to religion later in life They’re right, when everything is good the last thing you do is think about prayer. When you have no control over what’s going on in your life when there’s a loss of job, your car break down, someone dies, you search for answers that no man can give you. With the church being for profit nowadays it’s easy for people to stay away. When the churches were getting all the money from the tithes, there were no investments put into the community that supported them. No new housing complexes, no help with assisting them with the medical bills or housing bills. All the money went to furnishing the new home for the pastor, raising their salary and buying their kids luxury cars. It’s also small town churches too. Once they start seeing the money roll in the churches starts to change as it becomes just about money. I’m convinced that people will return to religion, but I do not think a majority of people will return to the church.
True. Good times make people think they don’t need God. Discipline comes from “disciple.” Being a follower of Jesus requires forming habits. All parents rear their children according their beliefs, and everyone has a choice in what they believe (even if forced to attend church). Yet even children from religious households get catechized into secularism because it’s the air we breathe. Many also leave their faith because they fear disapproval of the world rather than God. It takes courage to be religious in a culture increasingly hostile to believers. Religion is inseparable from community. The root words means “to bind.” Thus why it’s said “where two or three are gathered, God is present.” Being off on one’s own is a recipe for spiritual narcissism or apostasy. Not an option for Catholics and Orthodox who must receive the sacraments. People today are worshipping politics, celebrities, fandom, identity, sexuality, or the occult like New Age stuff. Anything that feels good and never requires them to transform. They’ll eventually find it unsatisfying and at least consider traditional religion later.
It is is usually the kids who are forced to be religious because their parents have regrets so they try to project on to you. It is the same with all the religious nuts and preachers. They did things in the past that they have regrets and now they created a persona of their own. Things happen in your life because it is a mind set that needed to be changed in the past, but you made decisions that cause problems and hence why things are happening in the present. For me, religion corrupted my mind set and created problems for me in my life because it fills you with idea that you are powerless in your own path and must accept why those who have more money and power can live a better life. I still need to detox some of my childhood religious ideas, but they become rooted in your mind. It is all socioeconomics in the end. We all want a good and healthy life and to live life with family in peace. That is every rational human being, but in reality these things may not happen for everybody due to factors such as money, being raised by narcissistic and bad parents, unhealthy family environment, bad health. This world can be either heaven or hell for everybody. If nuclear war happens, then it is hell for everybody and human beings caused this.
@ You cannot force someone to be religious. Either you believe or you don’t. You can force someone to attend church or say prayers at dinner but you can’t make anyone believe something they don’t want to
@@AliciatheCho What are you talking about? You can’t FORCE a child to go to Bible Study? You can’t FORCE a child to be Baptized? You can’t FORCE a child to participate in communion? Most people identify as Christians at a young age. Not because of their “revelation” but because of the intense psychological drilling of religion starting at a young age. The same applies to a racist. Most grow up in an environment that fosters their beliefs. Until they leave that environment and come into their own truths. Maybe they stay a racist or maybe they don’t. The same applies with religion. Until someone is able to THINK on their own and reason or conclude as to what they want or believe, you will always have this detachment from parental guidance. That’s why it’s no surprise that younger people are not as religious as older people. Once they have their own experiences that draw them back to religion, then it matters. So yes, people are FORCED to be religious, go to college, get married, etc. Study Sociology then it will make sense.
@@AliciatheCho This comment SCREAMS superiority complex lmaooo talking about non-believers were hostile towards believers. As if there isn’t 45k christian denominations. In the early days of christianity certain denominations were killing other denominations for their beliefs. I believe people should practice whatever they feel. Stop with this “my god/religion is better than yours” pitiful.
Sort of a Make Catholicism Great Again movement. I think you're right. It seems the people who are staying faithful, are those who are most conservative in their religious (and political) views. And are working hard to rein back most of the changes that have occured since the 60s. Doesn't change the fact, though, that overall, attendence in churchs across the board continues to be steadily declining.
When I travel I refer to the website called Reverent Catholic Mass so I know where to try to attend. Those are the parishes that are thriving, and yes most offer at least one Traditional Latin Mass per week.
I do wish that the religious folks were right about the world; it would mean that something was coming to save us from ourselves. Unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case at all.
Many need to hear--God, our Creator, has not abandoned us nor this world! The holy scriptures show that God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, including man (see Genesis 1-2). The perfect world he created changed when the first man, Adam, broke God's law, bringing God's judgment of death into the world (see Genesis 3). As Adam was a sinner, so are all people, and likewise face God's judgment (see Romans 5:12). To rescue us from sin and death, God sent his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to be the Savior of men (see 1 John 4:14). Jesus is Emmanuel, 'God with us' (see Matthew 1:23). Fully God and fully man, he suffered and died for our sins upon the cross, was buried, and rose again the third day so that we sinners could receive the forgiveness of sins through faith in him (see 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, John 3:16). God's will is that every person would believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and receive his gift of eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23).
Many need to hear--God, our Creator, has not abandoned us nor this world! The holy scriptures show that God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, including man (see Genesis 1-2). The perfect world he created changed when the first man, Adam, broke God's law, bringing God's judgment of death into the world (see Genesis 3). As Adam was a sinner, so are all people, and likewise face God's judgment (see Romans 5:12). To rescue us from sin and death, God sent his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to be the Savior of men (see 1 John 4:14). (Part 1 of 2)
Jesus is Emmanuel, 'God with us' (see Matthew 1:23). Fully God and fully man, he suffered and died for our sins upon the cross, was buried, and rose again the third day so that we sinners could receive the forgiveness of sins through faith in him (see 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, John 3:16). God's will is that every person would believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and receive his gift of eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23). (Part 2 of 2)
In the northeast where it has historically been Catholic, it’s shaking but in the southwest, there’s been stability if not growth. Glad to hear the parish in the Finger Lakes is growing though
The question more is, what's happening at these churches? Why are people not attending services? what are the pastor/priests teaching when people show up? Does society allow people to take religious days off?
_"what are the pastor/priests teaching when people show up?"_ That's something I've been wondering. I haven't been in a church in decades, so I can't judge any sermons from personal experience. I can only say the Christians I interact with in the wider world leave a very bad impression. It's like they're being trained to have all the vices and none of the virtues. A lot of very fearful and cruel people who leave everything they touch worse than when they found it.
The thing is that there are mega churches preaching easy and prosperous things even when not true. The real pastors speaking from the Bible often give the truth and the truth is not easy to hear and people want their ears tickled. The American gospel is an easy gospel. The gospel of Jesus Christ is persecution and suffering. Which one sounds more appealing?
*While this is sad, Christianity is thriving in the East. Syria, one of the oldest ancient Christian communities, has finally started their mass after the fall of Assad :)*
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Politics has become the new religion. The way people worship politicans is strange. They put their hope, faith, trust and money into these rich politcians that promise Peace and Security all while its filled with corruption. Modern Religion is the Democrat and Republican Party.
Yes, unfortunately political figures are the new golden calf’s for many.
Repentance is key to that
Remember the golden Trump statue that some people knelt in front of?
@@WC-gt6ud people still Neil for the flag
@@WC-gt6ud Remember The Golden George Floyd Statue people knelt in front of ?
People worship billionaires now and money is the only thing that brings them comfort.
True the supposed Christians not helping the poor not feeding the poor and not loving thy neighbor
Im Catholic and i go to church everyday
Why cant people just go to church if they claim they are Christians
Pastors too... so many of them endorsed a billionaire and sexual abuser. That's why you can't take them seriously.
Idolatry at it’s finest
Habakkuk 2:3 GOD DAY IS COMING FASTER THAN MOST REALIZE!
Money brings comfort. So does Trump bibles!! Remember those??
When the evangelicals got into US politics , they abandoned Jesus.
This is the result.
@@Dangic23 same with Catholics!
The churches mentioned are not evangelical though.
No, be honest the decline of people identifying as Christians correlates with the school system indoctrinating kids into the false theory of Evolution/Darwinism & LGBT/Mohammedan acceptance among other nonsense. If the government didn’t endorse any religion was they aren’t supposed & was truly neutral then Christianity would likely be increasing. And spare me the nonsense of Evolution/Darwinism not being a religion because it definitely is so is LGBTism. If buddhism which doesn’t have a god qualifies as a religion then so do those.
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No, be honest the decline of people identifying as Christians correlates with the school system indoctrinating people into the false theory of Evolution/Darwinism & LGBT/Mohammadism acceptance among other nonsense. If the government didn’t endorse any religion was they aren’t supposed & was truly neutral then Christianity would likely be increasing. And spare me the nonsense of Evolution/Darwinism not being a religion because it definitely.
No, be honest the decline of people identifying as Christians correlates with the school system indoctrinating people into the false theory of Evolution/Darwinism & LGBT/Mohammad Follower acceptance among other nonsense. If the government didn’t endorse any religion as they aren’t supposed & was truly neutral then Christianity would likely be increasing.
People see Christians behaving not the least bit like Christ and they want nothing to do with it. Maybe start feeding the hungry, housing the homeless and loving thy neighbor rather than railing against all of those things.
NO -- we follow Traditionalist Catholic doctrine and dogma, not your insufferable social justice warrior CRAP
Well said
Amen to that... 🙏🙏🙏
Islam will rule America
There have always been Christians of various churches who do these things, and they still exist. If a perceived absence of such activity exists in some places, I don't think that's what really drives people away n general
People worship politicians, entertainers, and athletes.
And #1 money.
Psalm 146:3. THAT’S A MASK THAT WILL BE REMOVED!
@@ge26232Timothy 6:9
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Sad but true.
When I was homeless and working full-time, it wasn't the government that did anything for my family. It was the Christian church and its people who did. People today only hear the bad but not the good. People are also so comfortable that they think they don't need God without realizing that they would have nothing without Him.
God doesn’t exist. if the explanation for where God came from is that he always existed then why can’t you say that about everything else?
@@Lapusso650 the idea is that everything within physical reality is dependent on time and space. and we know through the big bang / cosmic microwave background radiation that the universe had an origin. and with that origin was the beginning of time (4th dimension). with the idea being that God is an infinitely dimensional being that lies outside of time and was therefore able to create it
it is a leap and there is no direct proof and possibly never will be as these are metaphysical claims (for both the theist & the atheist).. and that is where the beginning of faith lies. hope this is somewhat of a sufficient answer
@@thelonkerton first of all that has nothing to do with what I said and secondly, there is no “outside“ time/space. Nothing can exist outside of existence
Maybe if you lived in a state with a strong financial security system, you wouldn’t have that issue. Federalism makes it so that states can do whatever they want and harm their citizens with no consequences. Wishing you all the best and I’m glad the church helped you.
@@Lapusso650 There IS existence beyond time & space.
Corporate America has us working on Sundays. If you do not have open availability, you do not get hours.
*American culture
That is why I refuse to shop on Sundays, either in a store or online. If I shopped on Sundays, I would be keeping someone else from going to church.
Corporate America has us working on Saturdays. Remember Millions and Millions of Americans are not Christian. Saturday is the day of rest.
Every religion has their own day that’s the problem
That’s an excuse. They have church on other days than Sunday. American culture has made believers to make any excuse for not going or involving the family in faith. Hence the closing. Most have just stopped believing altogether. They think it’s stupid to have faith. Especially the youth.
I haven’t lost faith in God, but I have lost faith in institutions
That’s why you follow Jesus, not people
No go back to the institutions don't give into enlightenment presuppositions
@ And don’t chase purity and neglect one’s spiritual community
@@dereksilva7876 yeah institutions cherry pick their history and favorite gentile church father gets exhausting. Instead of being filled with grace, mercy, and thankfulness it’s just about how their doctrines are the only ones that get you to Christ. I’m actually happy for faith revival without institutions that focus on education and empathy to see other doctrines as not competition but another road to Christ.
@@AliciatheCho No one is chasing 'purity', lol. They're simply asking the church hierarchies to not be ped*philes & to report disclosed ped*philes within their ranks. Moral obligations churches seem incapable/unwilling to live up to.
The ironic thing about “I don’t go to church because it’s full of hypocrites” is a) everybody is a hypocrite to one degree or another, they just don’t realize it. B) It’s never is about going to church, it’s about having faith in Christ that he rose from the dead and following him and through Him you will have eternal life in Heaven because of His love.
True, but you have to be a Christain for more than an hour on Sunday morning.
The thing is which one has less cost to people: taking time to go to a place of worship with people who actively dismay you or choosing to worship and uphold the values of your faith in your actions rather than when you go?
This all also accompanies a more interconnected world online where the church isn’t the only community anymore-it’s viewed more as a school club which engages people, although those people are there to socialize and cheer with there friends, something a church isn’t really a good place for with its traditions.
Gaslighting gaslighting…circular reasoning
It’s a combination of things, the scandals, the prosperity gospel, the availability of alternative religions, and the fact people have literally died and relocated. The church buildings were built because there was a worshipping community who needed it. If the worshippers are not there, what’s the point of keeping an empty building?
"Alternative religions" there have been a recorded 80,000 religions in human history. Yours isn't special. ;)
American Christians have been radicalized to the point that they no longer follow the teaching of Christ.
Many of us are Spiritual not Christian because we want to actually do good deeds but not rub elbows with hypocrites at church.
@@evad520Neither is yours, moshe.
@@evad5202.4 billion followers across the world. Pretty sure Christianity is the real religion. Cope harder
As if there weren't scandals in the celebrity world? Seek Jesus
Please correct me if I’m wrong. Just because malls are closing down, doesn’t mean people are not participating in consumerism. Just because people aren’t going to church, doesn’t mean people aren’t spiritual. To blame the lack of attendance on busy lives, substances, and sin is ignorant because these things all existed just as long as religion, if not longer. Churches need to take a good look in the mirror if they want to increase attendance, and not try to hope for tragedy or challenging times to bring in more foot traffic. What did churches do when the world was in lockdown during the pandemic? They held their service over zoom or online. Why aren’t more churches turning to Twitch or RUclips Live to hold their mass? I’m sorry to hear that some religious communities are shrinking, but this sounds like finger pointing. Just because someone has lost their faith in organized religion, doesn’t mean they lost their faith in God.
P.S. let us not forget that churches and religious organizations are also exempt from income tax in the U.S.
You’re wrong. Being spiritual isn’t the same as being religious.
Spiritual isn’t worth squat. Salvation is not had by being spiritual. I’m Christian so I believe that Christ took on the sins of the world. #ApostlesCreed
Really so the supposed “Christians” that are not attending church
Not feeding helping the homeless
Not loving thy neighbor
And being kind ect…
Im a catholic and i go to church every Sunday and we do all those things
I cant think straight when i hear people claim their Christians but do the opposite
Part of religion is community. The whole world cannot be recreated online.
Let’s not forget also that churches closing are not the same as a megamall closing and that online mass is not even getting more than 20 in viewership
Religion isn’t dying everyone is just avoiding the house of hypocrites.
House of God*, the people are the hypocrites, I see so much it made me leave Christianity, only for me to return to Christianity as a Eastern Orthdox Christianity the true religion, I seen Protestants act worse then Satanists, pagans, and atheists, but there all show a common theme, Lost
Exactly.
Who is worthy ? Instead of gossiping why don't you be the light
Hypocrite in deed..
They’re going to gaslight you and then make a convenient point of why you should believe in god
Jesus has WAY more fans than followers.
I am not a fan of Jesus but a follower.
That needs to be top comment
This video is more about losing churches than losing religion. As smaller churches close, larger megachurches are opening. As so many "Christians" drive our politics, I doubt religion is lacking participants.
It's Christian belief in general. There's a steady decline in the US of people who say they are Christian. This matches other western countries, although the US is a generation or two behind.
And mega churches tend to have a short(ish) lifecycle... they don't tend to last because they depend on a high turnover rate that fails quicker.
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Allah is truth, the future of America is Islam.
It has been on the decline for over 20 years now. People have educated themselves and moved on. 60 more years and it will be gone completely.
@@mtgamateurnightpeople are wilfully choosing to be dumb so I guess in your logic you can see the new era of Chrisian supremacy t in 60 years time.
@@mtgamateurnightpeople are wilfully choosing to be dumb so I guess in your logic you can see the new era of Chrisian supremacy t in 60 years time.
Religion weirds me out nowadays. Was forced to go as a kid and now I want nothing to do with it.
Good
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Your personal relationship with God should be completely separate from the unhelpful religious practices that those bringing you up taught.
Dude you should read about all the stuff in the Bible on that. The main enemies of Jesus were the Pharisees, who followed their religion so uptight but hated it. Jesus showed us a way to get past that, but many have reverted to old habits.
Religion in AMERICA IS A CORPORATION.
I somewhat agree to this, but not all churches are money and number driven. I’m a firm believer in the small church.
Mega churches are. Small town churches are still very much reliant on the donations of its community
This is true, many "churches" are now located in mini-malls, and next to Arby's. Complete with PowerPoint presentations and a rock band
A tax free scam.
Not really
And that's why you should keep religion and politcs separate
I believe in the Great Pumpkin 🎃. 😳
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There is only one GOD and his name is Allah. Islam will rule the world
Separation of church and state needs to be re established
@@kingbullyrock8739Allah likes kids
Not really possible. Artificially negotiated boundaries but I understand the attempt/aim.
Reminder: you don’t need gods, saints, spirits, cosmic energies, priests, spirituality, churches or religions to BE A GOOD,HARDWORKING, LOVING PERSON
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As a devout Catholic born and raised in Chicago This has been happening to Catholic Churches in every diocese across the United States since the late 1970s this is nothing new especially in Chicago
Catholicism is on the rise
It's because Catholics, by and large, support a certain politician whose behaviors and actions aren't loving or Christian. If being Catholic leads so many to support someone who promotes racism, s*xual ab*se, and sexual violence towards women, I want nothing to do with it. Being religious does not automatically make you a good person, and I think Catholics often forget that...
To be Christian and American is an oxymoron
The "spirit of vatican ii" did lots of damage. Tradition, even in the new Mass, makes a HUGE difference
In all love and respect I have a question, why are you labeling yourself as a "devout Catholic" and not a Christian?? Do you put Catholicism before God's Word? Do you believe in transubstantiation? Do you believe there to be more mediators in heaven other than Jesus Christ?? Do you believe the (RCIA) program is Biblical?
Brother get out of that false church and come stand in the correct Gospel don't let yourself be condemned with those who support false teachings and boast in works.
"I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel not that there is another one but there are some who trouble you & want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received let him be accursed."
"For it is by grace you have been saved through Faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not of works so that no one can boast."
"Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."
"And to the one who does not work but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteous."
"And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall shall never die? Do you believe?"
"The work of God is this, to believe in the one He sent."
"There is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus."
This is the same message and program Jesus taught and this is the same message and program the Apostles taught. We shall stand on this Rock of Truth or else we stand condemned.
"Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken into pieces, anyone on whom it falls will be crushed."
The trend of traditional church is closing and feel good, watered -down churches that feel more like motivational speakers with smoke machines, coffee bars has been on the rise.
Because its easier to attend the "watered-down" church with 1500+ members, slip in, drink some coffee, worship, go home. I hope for a resurgence of the small, community based traditional church in America
@@Cardinal03I’ve got one of those smaller churches in a relatively urban area. I tried just one of those non-denominational churches with several hundred people in the congregation… the pastor was boring and it was clear there was hardly any sense of community, I read from the book of proverbs and Ecclesiastes the entire time. I much preferred the Lutheran Church which I had tried before earlier, and it’s what I have today. God sent me to the right place!
This is not true. These churches were probably those watered down ones that closed, even though they might be part of a larger traditional Church. Traditional churches like sspx are on the rise.
It's the best news. The USA is almost the only highly developed nation with such high levels of religiosity
Instead of turning them into luxury condos for the rich, turn them into book stores or museums so we can fix the education level of this country
Yes because I’m sure your intelligence far surpasses most of us.
Jesus is the only education.
@@William_Snowfox.01nope. He’s not real hun
@@lis4846 I'm confused by your hostility. I made a suggestion that would help people and you chose to be offended by it. You have issues.
@@William_Snowfox.01 that kind of thinking has done nothing for this country
Not in my Catholic Church and the other Catholic Churches I attend on Sundays. It’s full and crowded. I’m filled with joy when this is the case. I sense that people are still relying to God and seeking hope with Him. Trying to make God to still be the center of their lives.
So happy to hear that. I too am Catholic and our mass is pretty empty… mainly older people go, there’s a big number of young people not going sadly. There have been masses that we have attended where there are only a handful of children, including my two boys…😢
@@BuenProvecho22young people nowadays don't go to church, drugs are their gods.
That's what I was thinking...my parish is booming along with several others in our diocese.
@@BuenProvecho22 Young men are going Orthodox, not Roman Catholic.
Same with mine. I live in Brooklyn. It’s full of immigrants. I love going to church when I’m off on Sundays
In America, you have both freedom of religion and freedom FROM religion!
dpends which parents you have. some mandate their kids to follow religion or they get beaten.
AMEN! WAKE IT UP. I like my sundays cozy at home
Why not leave the doors open for the homeless. Give them a safe and warm place.
I'm homeless in London & right now sleeping every night at churches ⛪ I'm grateful for this.
I know two homeless people. Will you be able to house them? You’ll need to make them take a shower as well
London is able to do it yet American churches don't care about the poor, sick and homeless
Because land in cities is valuable, and if a church is forced to sell, it will be bought by someone else.
When my church did that they vandalized the church.
I lost my religion then I realized I was wasting my time on social media
now you wasting your time on religion?
@@deepfish337 *Now you’re wasting your time on religion?
Waste your time on education.
Wow bravo
@@deepfish337 Waste your time on education.
Guess what? 😂😂😂😂
Money is God in this country.
Money has "god" on it already. see the eye in the pyramid? ALL religions trace back to SATURN worship. The all seeing eye. Which is also a cross, which is from an unraveled cube, and saturn which has a hexagon at the pole, which is a cube which is a cross. Get it yet? It's ALL the same.
"We've beccome a culture that doesn't need God as much as we *think* we do." Is that a slip? I have the feeling that he said the opposite of what he intended to say, namely, something like: "we have become a culture that *thinks* God is not needed, when actually we *do* need God."
I felt the same, hope it IS a slip. 😮
We don't need god, just be a decent human being for the sake of being a decent human being.
No one NEEDS god.
TIME WILL TELL IF WE DO! Deuteronomy 32:4. Isaiah 42.8
@@syebethelIsaiah 48:11. KEEP LIVING AND FIND OUT!
I’ve never lost my love for Jesus Christ. One person I fear the most is also the one person I love the most make fun of me all you want, but it gives me hope in times of need and comforts me when I feel down.
Perfect love casts out fear
AMEN. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
Amen friend may Jesus always protect and keep you safe and in His hands He loves you so much and may He never lose you because He loves you so dearly God bless always and don’t forget God loves you
Imagine fearing your imaginary friend.
I feel sorry for the trauma you grew up with . God isn’t real
As a Catholic, this breaks my heart. I am just happy that the church i am part of is full of people
Where is Catholic Church in the bible ?
I left the evangelical church because my reality did not give me the confirmation bias I needed to continue believing what the church would tell me.
The heart is deceitful wicked.. Get back into God's Word!
The universe didn't make itself
@@Swagtastic225 it wasn't brewed in a bearded sky man's garage either.
@michaelfisher7170 no every said the creator was a sky anything. That's a strawman
@@Swagtastic225 its not. its all right there in the book of mythology called Genesis, and in many other mythological works as well. I wouldn't attend a church that told me "you have to believe Genesis happened literally." that would be like joining a club that demands you accept Tolkien's works as actual history.
You don't need religion to be a good person. It's part of why the world hates each other. "My god is better than your god, ect"
see crusades for references.
It's not "my god is better than your god" it's "my religion is better than your religion" and in the case of Christianity, it's "become a Christian or you'll be thrown into hellfire".
YOU don't, some people do
You are illustrating Romans 2:14-16
Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it. 15 They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right. 16 And this is the message I proclaim-that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life.
The Bible is the best selling book in history for a reason. There is a reason why you see 2024 on your calendar. Jesus is the most important person who ever lived. All of history revolves around them. You can claim you don't need Him, but in all reality, He doesn't need you. You DO need Him. Your conscience is shaped by the Holy Spirit. Your Creator implanted His laws upon your heart, preprogramming you to know what is right and wrong, but the more you ignore it, the more hateful you become.
So true
Not attending church isn’t the same as not believing in God. I’m no frequent church goer and yet I still pray to God every night. So no, America is not losing its religion.
I think that it is, but probably not as drastically as people think. Because as you said, a lot of people don't go to a traditional church at a traditional time butt still seek a relationship with God and their fellow Christians. Even through other means which our modern world allows.
Online services, different servers, non traditional meet-ups, showing up to trusted associates homes, or something as minor as Wednesday night bible studies are just some other methods used.
came here to find this comment and say SAME
Definitely true, but it seems that not participating in a church community ultimately leads to not practicing the faith at all, for most people at least
Debatable. They both go hand in hand.
“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
Hebrews 10:23-25 KJV
Thank you for this. I abandoned my faith about 10 years ago and haven't been a church goer since. However, I've had my faith renewed and looking to go back to a church. People love to use all types of excuses to justify their abandonment of the faith and regular church attendance; I am guilty of doing so too. But the reality is that if we believe in the gospel and believe in the salvation that Christ brings to us, then it's our duty to attend the church. Not because the Bible compels us to do so. But because the church is the closest we can get to a heaven on earth experience. After all, the kingdom of heaven will be full of His creations singing and praising the King of Kings. We may as well prepare ourselves for what is waiting for us in heaven.
Church has nothing to do with Christianity and is a pagan tradition.
A being worthy of worship wouldn't require it
- Matt Dillahunty
@dannielz6 never heard of that bald guy. But even you and Matt Dillahunty will bow before the Lord and confess to Him 👍
2 Thessalonians 2:2, which states, "Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition".
That's really what this story is about, I think. They know.
Incoherent ramblings!
@@FUtube-p1k For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 1 Corinthians 1:18
It's very coherent and from God. Jesus is the only way
@@FUtube-p1k it's incoherent to the lost. The cross is foolishness to those who are perishing. Jesus is the truth and the only way. He is the creator of our world and came to us as a man to sacrifice for our sins. The world hates the concept that they are depraved and sinful
@@FUtube-p1k it's very coherent. Have you ever read the Bible? Have you ever sought God?
"The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion"
-Thomas Paine
People cant.go to church. They worried more about being able to pay the rent.
so sad😢
They can still worship at home
I see the problem right there!
Get a better job. Oy
Any pastor that focuses on money is no pastor I want to hear. The early church had all things common so that no body in their congregation would have need. If your church is not helping you, you need a new church.
Religion is losing its popularity everywhere in the world. I’m from South Korea and old people here are 53% christians and 22% Buddhists while young people are 20% christians and 8% Buddhists.
In Middle-East youngsters are becoming more religious.
@@thatman4924I mean they are practicing Islam right or are they turning to other Religions?
@christianastorga4555 Islam is dominant religion in Middle-East & of course it's gaining popularity among youth.
Christians are also seeing increase in Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Iran.
No… it growing outside of the West
@@thatman4924only because they are forced to in those countries
I don't go to church anymore, but the fact that some of the churches are turning into bars and nightclubs is disgusting.
I DONT CARE WHAT AMERICA DOES JESUS IS MY SAVIOR AND ALWAYS WILL BE !!!
Jesus died a long time ago. Your savior? What’s a dead man gonna save you from?
You have to care because as a child of God you have to be a good steward of the things He blesses us with and you are blessed to be born in a first world christian country. This is how America started to go down, people even christians stopped caring.
@@maifrank6048any particular reason "He" didn't bless all the peoples of the world to be born in First World countries?
I feel so sorry for you 😂😂😂😂😂
Hahahahahahaha
Church every Sunday is my place of peace. I have a busy life, but church at my Episcopal parish is a must. It starts my week off the right way.
Is being gay a sin
Let me guess... St. Paul's in Columbus?
SUNday huh? It's kind of like, you worship the SUN aka the "son". To me it's obvious but to you it's a fever dream of fanatical fantasy over some guy who looks like a bearded lady going around calling himself "god" in the synagogue.
@@drc3po no, but St. Paul's is lovely.
Because it’s a therapeutic environment designed to make you feel good through music and intimate prayer and worship. Doesn’t make god real
I was raised Catholic, but I'm an atheist now. Being able to leave religion was the most fulfilling part of entering adulthood
I pray you find Christ again
As a Catholic, I’m sorry to hear you feel that way. I hope someday you’ll be willing to consider coming back to it.
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Same. I’m glad the psychosis never really worked on me. It’s all very illogical
All the scandals don't help either.
I think we're all better off seeking god on our own than putting trust in our mortal peers.
@@thenameless3271 yep, 100%
Yeah I agree, the scandals sure hurt the church. It’s when we focus on the church and its leaders that we fall into trouble. We need to focus on Jesus and the word of God not its wolves in sheep’s clothing.
@@thenameless3271
I agree we need to seek the Lord on our own but when we find Him we are told to not forsake the assembling of ourselves.
Way more scandals in public schools
I’ve been donating at least $20 a week to every church service I attend. I think there is evil in this world, and churches, mosques, and temples can help people resist against this. Sometimes I go 2-3 times a week to religious services. Religion tells people they are valuable and worthy, that there is purpose to life. Secular society has brought havoc on my family and preys on the young and vulnerable. ❤
Honestly, religion has ripped us apart as humans. Maybe it’s a good thing to be honest.
Private practice of religion is fine, it's religious extremism that always causes harm.
@ don’t lie. It’s all types of religion. They’re always against someone or something that isn’t even remotely or morally bad. I’ve been bullied for not having a religion and people think I look gay. Honestly, I’m starting to hate religious people and religion itself so this is an extremely good thing for me.
People are going to follow some entity, if it's not God; it will be earthly figures like state leaders.
That’s an exaggeration. Religion has done much more good than bad through history
The answer is yes. As an atheist I am quite pleased religion is slowly losing its hold on modern society.
AMEN!
Same. Even in this comment section it’s very apparent to me a lot of people are just extremely Dxmb and lack critical thinking skills
The message I heard: "We need money to stay open." Remember, these churches DO NOT pay taxes.
Ok? It’s not for profit.
@@Valor708what’s it for? Paying for the priest and funding the spread of institutionalized religion and funding annual carnivals or paying for electricity or the body and blood of Christ?
Sure, they do not pay taxes, but they do pay for electricity, gas for heat, phone service, internet service, groundskeeping, the office person, the pastor gets some money even if it’s not a lot. (Pastors have to buy food, gasoline, clothes, etc.) Sometimes, or even often, the pianist/organist gets paid. So, yeah, until that’s all free, they “need money to stay open”. A small congregation dropping $2 in a collection plate will not go far, especially if that church turns around and donates some of that to those in need.
I have seen churches in the poorest neighborhoods, with the smallest funds, feeding and clothing homeless people. Not just once or twice. Countless times. And they are yet endlessly mocked.
@@oatmealtruck7811I have a feeling they’re far more resourceful than churches in urban areas, probably making much of those clothes and growing much of that food themselves to give away.
It's crazy how that one lady said the members of her church are her family and she doesn't want the church to close because she doesn't want to lose her family. You see that in many religions. Your local congregation are your "friends", but if you leave the church or move away, your new congregation are your "friends". In this case, if the other members were truly her "family", she wouldn't lose them just because a building closed. They would still get together to do things they love and she wouldn't worry about losing them. That tells me their only joint activities are church related and outside of church they have no real friendship.
Hypocrisy is the Gospel of today's religious adherents. I want no part of it.
Yes, there certainly is a lot of hypocrisy among them just as there was in Jesus” day. (Matthew 15:7-9) Sadly, many people have been turned away from God and the Bible because of the hypocrisy of those who claim to believe in God and the Bible. The teachings of the churches aren’t based at all on the truth of the Bible or on the teachings of Jesus. It’s a sad fact that many people are unaware of what the Bible really says and therefore don’t know that very shortly God is going to make drastic changes on the earth for the benefit of everyone who wants to live in peace and harmony with everybody else. By means of his heavenly Kingdom government he is going to remove all human governments and everyone causing harm to others. (Matthew 6:10; Daniel 2:44; Proverbs 2:21, 22) As King of the Kingdom, Jesus will bring true peace and security to the entire earth and lovingly care for every individual’s needs. (Micah 4:4; Isaiah 65:21, 22) These wonderful changes are imminent!
@@sandradixon6205🙄
People are not losing religion. They are losing their faith in Jesus Christ and start worshipping politicians, celebrities, and youtubers.
As someone is Christian, but questioning. Someone with a devout, but deceased mother. A secular brother, and agnostic father this breaks my heart.
I am Russian Orthodox “Old Believer” and we are church is always full! ❤️❤️❤️
Where's is Russian orthodox in the bible sir ?
@ You’re mistaken is you believe we think bible is only source of authority, for we also believe in the teachings of the church that christ made and which put togheter the bible!
Losing religion? The report only focuses on christian churches.
Lol right when there's over at least 10 religions or more in America.
@@Nocturnus-vv1omon top of that theres over 40,000 denominations. Catholicism being the biggest next to Protestantism and orthodoxy. God is not just confined to the methodist church or the catholic church, his grace is everywhere so many people who are worldly don’t bear the fruit of this discernment.
Probably since there are approximately 224,000,000 practicing Christians in America.
Because that's the main one in the US. They just didn't want to say Christianity was dying in America.
Is there a religion you’d rather see get bigger? Because the only one catching up is considerably worse…
A lot of people need religion. They’re really wicked without it.
I think its more that people dont feel the necessity to go to church, not that they dont believe.
Where does it say that in the Bible?
@@RonaldAlexander-61 kinda does brother. This new age Christianity didn’t exist still 1800s. You need church. You need sacraments.
Jesus didn’t hand out bibles and say you don’t need sacraments or the Holy Spirit will tell you whatever you need to hear. Just you and your Bible. 🤣
Early church fathers would laugh at you and call you a heretic.
@@d3adp94 Maybe some people don't believe that bullshit, and that's okay. Freedom of religion.
@@RonaldAlexander-61I was going to say that. 😂😂😂
@@RonaldAlexander-61amen to that!
Lot of people on here, saying others worship money and blah. But I believe people are tired of religious SCAMS. Just substitute "Divine" Promises with "Empty" Promises. Hopefully many more will wake up.
I remember that an Indian monk once said something and it is powerful. You should experience it yourself and not believe in the path showed to you by any religious leader or guardian whatsoever. He said, "Religion is not entertainment but it is a solemn pledge to remind ourselves of our own existence." This says everything. For me, Religion has nothing been more than an illusion. Following my heart rather is better than following some nonsense God-made scripture.
No, not in my hometown! Here they took a perfectly good bowling alley and converted it into a church. For some, it was certainly like losing religion.
That's me in the corner.......
Diaper Sniffing SCUM! Get back in you CRYPT!
Whole lot more people who can’t say “I’m too ‘busy’ to go to church” in that town anymore.
They did the same thing here in my town. I think they call it Crosspoint or something like that
Statistics pertain to the general not the specific😂
Rural areas, especially down south has more consistent and devoted members in Christianity than major cities and suburbs. Yet those area are at the bottom of the socioeconomic status of people and finances but they show up to church.
Yeah. It's called "The Dumb Belt".
Now that I've been out of Christianity for a while, believers seem so strange to me because it seems like delusion to me now, but it impacts the lives of everyone unfortunately
I was raised Baptist but I don’t go to church anymore. Why should I when these people don’t follow what they preach
It’s hard to find anyone who follows what they preach, even outside of church.
@@mead-wf1xuit’s almost like we’re all human, inside a reality we don’t fully understand 😱. I’d prefer not to spend my entire life thinking a white man in the sky is going to save me or punish me
Jesus looked at his disciples and said,
“Blessed are those who are poor.
God’s kingdom is theirs....
But how horrible it will be for those who are rich.
They have had their comfort.”
Luke 6:20, 24
❌🇺🇲💰🤑❌
Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass!
@@WildNick-q8x Sounds like a way to keep people poor.
Most atheists and people who think freely are not "rich" by any means and are more realistic than the bible thumpers who have nothing without their re-legion aka the black cube aka book of the dead.
Thanks be to God for the Holy Orthodox Church ☦️ for continuing to grow, by some measures, from 500,000 to around 6 million in the Orthodox Church in America.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other... Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matth 6:24
I guess that's why American christianity is collapsing then, because US churches definitely worship mammon & God.
Pastors have become political figures, white christian nationalism has become a hate/political movement, & churches have become financial institutions rather than spiritual ones. American pastors are literally preaching 'American prosperity gospel'--Trump's 'spiritual advisors' (lol) include prosperity preachers.
Another meaningless quote from the Book of Fables.😂
The journalist is very respectful.
I live in Maine but I attend a church every Sunday in Wisconsin. How? The power of the Internet. I found a church that broadcasts their services online. They also do a daily devotional every week day. I am able to watch the services live or after the fact at my convenience. A lot of churches have closed over the years in community. So I find my online church a great fit for me. I think a lot of churches should and could adopt this model to allow for more people to worship with them.
..Meanwhile our fellowships baptized 155 people this year. Merry Christmas and happy new year. Christ is still the truth He is still the Savior and He will be the judge of us all.
Yes but many are NOT CHOSEN OR ELECT and then most of these pastors are not even in the streets but in buildings WATCHING and waiting for money and sheeple to SHOW UP.
Prove it!
Jesus is king! Trust in Him for salvation. Call on him in faith that He is the son of God and turn from your sin and be saved. For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, but the free gift of Salvation comes through the blood of Jesus Christ.
If that’s true what did people do before Jesus
Ppl are starting to realize Jesus is nothing more than that staute up on that wall. An idol created by man to worship.
One can only hope religion becomes a concept of the past and we finally just start loving eachother as humans again.
Unfortunately yes, I understand some of the reasons why, what I don’t agree with is what’s replacing it, hedonism, individualism, division across generations and horizontally, substance drugs, behavioral drugs (video games, digital devices, social media), greed. We need community oriented centers to come together again. We’re paying this with our mental and social health.
Imagine how people could be if they had less religion and more education.
I don't think that religion is something that specifically needs replacing, many go their whole lives without it. For some born into it, I could see viewing it as a void, but for others, it's not so. To me, so long as we love one another, do what's right, and be supportive where possible, we can all get along.
Sorry but some of those things aren't as bad as you think they are and not replacing religion....matter of fact nothing is really replacing religion at all.
@@angeredotter738 More education does not mean people will do what is right or best for humanity or themselves.
Yeap,The USSR,CUBA,CHINA,had that and SEE what their education did to those countries ,comunism is or was their religión If God is not the center of a persons life something else is going to take His place and let me tell you is really ugly !!@@angeredotter738
I have returned to Catholicism after years of defending LGBT ideology. I pray for me and all the young people who are seeking God.
LGBTQAI+ is not an ideology, it is in some cases a physical biological reality and to others, it is their choice like it or not and they are not the problem and are not hurting anyone with their actions in and of themselves. Maybe you're really just afraid of being too much like them which makes you lose your religion or whatever, and without that you have no real identity? That seems most likely to me!
What is LGBT ideology?😂
@ Disorderly behavior
Something I learned is it's ok to have doubts about your religion, so you do research and soon find more and more about your own religion and close closer to God. So right now like the quote "Strong men make easy time, easy time make weak men, make tough times, tough times make strong men" were currently all going through a tough time.
God bless everyone keep your faith
Soft women make hard men.
I doubted, researched and became an Atheist😂
As an elder millennial, I've counted it out for 20 years, because of the so called Christians, and only recently deciding i want to return in some way, but im just not sure where. Orthodox, Catholic, protestant. 🤷♀️ Returning to Christ, not just the people. But people, thats a bonus. Social animals need others need christ or something greater than yourself, for a deep connection like this for your own personal growth. ❤
Start in the Bible and pray for direction for a church home that teaches from the Bible.
Me and my Family became Orthodox Christians recently. We regret not joining sooner!
Come to Orthodoxy. Read the Bible and the early church fathers and you will see that the earliest Christians had the same faith.
Just look into Syncretism and skip all the devotion nonsense, go straight to the source which is ASTROLOGY.
Revert Catholic Churches are growing. Bring back Tradition. People want a Church that doesn’t change with the wind. We need stability.
Hard pass on the stable dose of hatred.
Dear Christianity, stop complaining about gays and start helping the homeless.
People like you doesnt know real Christians.
The truth hurts sinners don’t it?😂
Ex Christian and Muslim Alhamdulillah from Australia ☪️
Nah ,False prophet Muhammad and Allah the pimp who promises 72 virgins after death 🤮💩
Alahumabarik brother
People have to work 6-7 days a week just to stay afloat. Less and less people want to give up some of their minimal days off to go to church.
People have always had to do that throughout history yet still went to church. Cellphones are the new religion. I will bet most people spend more time on cellphones in a given day than the most fundamentalist monk in the world spends praying everyday. The church was created to tell people how to think. Cellphones serve that purpose now.
I hope it does. Look at how easily they get swayed by narcissists and terrible yet charismatic leaders.
The Bible warns us of a he last day in which many deceivers would come. It also teaches about a great falling away. It doesn’t matter how hard we try to keep the church together, it will eventually begin to fall away before the second coming.
@Bobthebuilder71160 🤡🤡🤡
create a scam you know you will be caught one day, make sure you address suspicions before they arrive.
warn them that some people might call you out for being a scammer, you know how pyramid scheme cults operate......
That happens regardless if religion is involved or not
I refuse to do this life without My Savior, My Redeemer,and my rock. I'd Rather have a relationship with my father. Then to have a religion..
You funny 😁 😂 😁
While that’s the most important part of Christianity, we are called to be in community, an authority for interprting scripture otherwise we end up with out little theologies of each person where pick and choose what to believe.
I'm confused do you mean your real father or your imaginary father😂
No, this country isn't losing its faith, maybe religion, which their is a difference, but faith has increased. Bible sales have increased in years. Look to data , and the hope people find
The day people learn that just because some claims to be “Christian”, doesn’t mean they are actually a Christian…. will be the day. I see so many people claiming they left Christianity due to others who are the exact opposite of Christianity and I’m just like huh. 🤔 There is religion vs truly knowing God and many confuse the two.
Yeah "looking to others" is a poor excuse. We look to the teachings, not to the poor learners and the examples they set. That's like saying "I won't go to school or send my kids to school because there are so many students there who are bad learners."
I certainly hope that America will put religion behind them and open their eyes to the truth.
What do you mean by that?
@@alexanderdixson9956 I live in a world of science and I do not subscribe to superstitious thinking. Religions encourage us to have faith without any proof whatsoever. Religion is backward thinking. That's what I mean.
@@alexanderdixson9956 he thinks he has the secret knowledge nobody knows about.
@@alexanderdixson9956 I meant exactly what I had said.
@@alexanderdixson9956 I meant exactly what I had said.
Every church in my city in Chennai Tamilnadu and u is fully populated. Feeling blessed
Separation of church and state
Islam will rule America
That phrase isn’t even in the constitution.
@@RonaldAlexander-61 Keep pushing the Christian Taliban agenda.
It will cure the people of religion that much faster.
@@Foolofatook889 "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..."
@@Foolofatook889 Neither is "innocent until proven guilty" and many other things, doesn't mean it isn't a constitutional precept.
Jesus instructed his disciples, LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU!
My thing is, how do we know jesus truly said that or some man wrote that and claimed Jesus said it. I can't confirm Jesus said anything at all. I can't confirm Jesus even existed. I just was born into a world where people believe an old book is truthful about a man they never met.
@@BlackDeath920The gospels are the most reliable ancient pieces of writings. They were translated into dozens of languages early on and their manuscripts corroborate with each other. Also, the oldest copy of gospel of John is carbon dated to the first century.
If we can’t trust the authenticity of the gospels, then forget all of history. By that standard it’s impossible to trust and much less verify that anything in the ancient world - from Alexander the Great to Genghis Khan - ever happened.
@BlackDeath920
That level of skepticism would rule out the words of every person who died before audio recordings. How do we know what Plato or Aristotle said? We weren’t there. How can you be sure of any old text?
It's such a narrow and close-minded perspective to assume the idea of Americans losing their religion when in reality we're tired of the hypocrisy, greed, and cold judgment that Christianity has been known for... Instead we choose to either worship the ancient gods who cares more about their devotees well-being and the environment as well as the planet we live on rather than here nothing but hellfire in brimstone for those who do not conform. And to prove my point the literal title of this video is "Is America loosing it's religion?" It should instead be asking "Why is Christianity declining in modern America"
I honestly don’t feel this.. I see hypocrites all around me talk about their “Christian faith” and Jesus despite the fact that they’re horrible, rude, and entitled human beings who have convinced themselves that they’re good people just because they attend church service and have a bible app on their phone… also, referencing the piety of the pilgrims doesn’t help either.. remember they burned dozens of innocent women because they were falsely accused of being “witches” and in many cases those “Christian” accusers were fully aware that their accusations were false
Are you not a hypocrite as well? Do never fail to live up to the standards you've set for yourself?
No one was burned during the Salem Witch Trials. All who were executed were hanged except for one man who was crushed to death. It’s a very common misconception that they were burned at the stake.
*“We have genuflected before the god of science only to find that it has given us the atomic bomb, producing fears and anxieties that science can never mitigate”*
-Christian Minister Dr Martin Luther King
*“We have no sovereign but God, and no king but Jesus!”* -John Adams
christianity is #fakenews. america is not a theocracy
and yet you don't complain about the internet, another product of science
Science helped make you medicine and almost everything you use
Over the past 30 years we have gained access to more information than ever before, allowing us to learn new things, hear more different arguments, and see things that challenge our beliefs. Is it really a surprise faith is on the decline?
When they started repeating fox news talking points at every single family gathering around the mid 2000s which lead to maga I eventually started sleeping in on Sunday.
😂 Sure. You've never regularly worshipped in your life. No reason to lie. That's a sin, Christian one. 😂
What does your specific family’s choice of discussion topics have to with churches closing?
You were fairly easy for the devil to sift. If you ran from God with this little persecution what if you faced the devil face on.
@@AliciatheCho because people stopped going to church and this was a big reason for me. Try to find a non Maga person at church. I don't want to hear birtherism crap at every single church event. This was years ago.
@ That’s fair. For one, those were churches that made politics an idol
Most people are religious through no choice of their own. We’re all brought up as children and forced through whatever religious identity your parents are in. It’s very hard to have a relationship with the man above when you have not experienced heartache yourself. That’s why it’s not surprising that people stray away from religion and their mid 20s to mid 30s only to return after 35 years old. That’s because, once you’re out of answers or have no control over what’s going on in your life you look for guidance. Which is why we return to religion later in life
They’re right, when everything is good the last thing you do is think about prayer. When you have no control over what’s going on in your life when there’s a loss of job, your car break down, someone dies, you search for answers that no man can give you.
With the church being for profit nowadays it’s easy for people to stay away. When the churches were getting all the money from the tithes, there were no investments put into the community that supported them. No new housing complexes, no help with assisting them with the medical bills or housing bills. All the money went to furnishing the new home for the pastor, raising their salary and buying their kids luxury cars. It’s also small town churches too. Once they start seeing the money roll in the churches starts to change as it becomes just about money. I’m convinced that people will return to religion, but I do not think a majority of people will return to the church.
True. Good times make people think they don’t need God. Discipline comes from “disciple.” Being a follower of Jesus requires forming habits.
All parents rear their children according their beliefs, and everyone has a choice in what they believe (even if forced to attend church). Yet even children from religious households get catechized into secularism because it’s the air we breathe. Many also leave their faith because they fear disapproval of the world rather than God. It takes courage to be religious in a culture increasingly hostile to believers.
Religion is inseparable from community. The root words means “to bind.” Thus why it’s said “where two or three are gathered, God is present.” Being off on one’s own is a recipe for spiritual narcissism or apostasy. Not an option for Catholics and Orthodox who must receive the sacraments.
People today are worshipping politics, celebrities, fandom, identity, sexuality, or the occult like New Age stuff. Anything that feels good and never requires them to transform. They’ll eventually find it unsatisfying and at least consider traditional religion later.
It is is usually the kids who are forced to be religious because their parents have regrets so they try to project on to you. It is the same with all the religious nuts and preachers. They did things in the past that they have regrets and now they created a persona of their own. Things happen in your life because it is a mind set that needed to be changed in the past, but you made decisions that cause problems and hence why things are happening in the present. For me, religion corrupted my mind set and created problems for me in my life because it fills you with idea that you are powerless in your own path and must accept why those who have more money and power can live a better life. I still need to detox some of my childhood religious ideas, but they become rooted in your mind. It is all socioeconomics in the end. We all want a good and healthy life and to live life with family in peace. That is every rational human being, but in reality these things may not happen for everybody due to factors such as money, being raised by narcissistic and bad parents, unhealthy family environment, bad health. This world can be either heaven or hell for everybody. If nuclear war happens, then it is hell for everybody and human beings caused this.
@ You cannot force someone to be religious. Either you believe or you don’t. You can force someone to attend church or say prayers at dinner but you can’t make anyone believe something they don’t want to
@@AliciatheCho What are you talking about? You can’t FORCE a child to go to Bible Study? You can’t FORCE a child to be Baptized? You can’t FORCE a child to participate in communion? Most people identify as Christians at a young age. Not because of their “revelation” but because of the intense psychological drilling of religion starting at a young age. The same applies to a racist. Most grow up in an environment that fosters their beliefs. Until they leave that environment and come into their own truths. Maybe they stay a racist or maybe they don’t. The same applies with religion. Until someone is able to THINK on their own and reason or conclude as to what they want or believe, you will always have this detachment from parental guidance. That’s why it’s no surprise that younger people are not as religious as older people. Once they have their own experiences that draw them back to religion, then it matters. So yes, people are FORCED to be religious, go to college, get married, etc. Study Sociology then it will make sense.
@@AliciatheCho This comment SCREAMS superiority complex lmaooo talking about non-believers were hostile towards believers. As if there isn’t 45k christian denominations. In the early days of christianity certain denominations were killing other denominations for their beliefs. I believe people should practice whatever they feel. Stop with this “my god/religion is better than yours” pitiful.
Closing down a church to build luxury condos is so modern America.
There is an exception to this rule actually. Traditional Latin Parishes are thriving.
Eastern Orthodox ones as well.
Not to mention the Catholic Church.
Sort of a Make Catholicism Great Again movement. I think you're right. It seems the people who are staying faithful, are those who are most conservative in their religious (and political) views. And are working hard to rein back most of the changes that have occured since the 60s. Doesn't change the fact, though, that overall, attendence in churchs across the board continues to be steadily declining.
When I travel I refer to the website called Reverent Catholic Mass so I know where to try to attend. Those are the parishes that are thriving, and yes most offer at least one Traditional Latin Mass per week.
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Eastern Orthodoxy is also growing.
I do wish that the religious folks were right about the world; it would mean that something was coming to save us from ourselves. Unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case at all.
Many need to hear--God, our Creator, has not abandoned us nor this world! The holy scriptures show that God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, including man (see Genesis 1-2). The perfect world he created changed when the first man, Adam, broke God's law, bringing God's judgment of death into the world (see Genesis 3). As Adam was a sinner, so are all people, and likewise face God's judgment (see Romans 5:12). To rescue us from sin and death, God sent his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to be the Savior of men (see 1 John 4:14). Jesus is Emmanuel, 'God with us' (see Matthew 1:23). Fully God and fully man, he suffered and died for our sins upon the cross, was buried, and rose again the third day so that we sinners could receive the forgiveness of sins through faith in him (see 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, John 3:16). God's will is that every person would believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and receive his gift of eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23).
Many need to hear--God, our Creator, has not abandoned us nor this world! The holy scriptures show that God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, including man (see Genesis 1-2). The perfect world he created changed when the first man, Adam, broke God's law, bringing God's judgment of death into the world (see Genesis 3). As Adam was a sinner, so are all people, and likewise face God's judgment (see Romans 5:12). To rescue us from sin and death, God sent his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to be the Savior of men (see 1 John 4:14). (Part 1 of 2)
Jesus is Emmanuel, 'God with us' (see Matthew 1:23). Fully God and fully man, he suffered and died for our sins upon the cross, was buried, and rose again the third day so that we sinners could receive the forgiveness of sins through faith in him (see 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, John 3:16). God's will is that every person would believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and receive his gift of eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23). (Part 2 of 2)
@@sdlorah6450 Romans 9:13 So it is written: "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated." Esau = Emmanuel. Emmanuel = Jesus. God hates Jesus confirmed!
Jesus Christ is returning soon!
Our Catholic parish out in the Finger Lakes is growing, so I think it's really location dependent.
In the northeast where it has historically been Catholic, it’s shaking but in the southwest, there’s been stability if not growth. Glad to hear the parish in the Finger Lakes is growing though
The question more is, what's happening at these churches? Why are people not attending services? what are the pastor/priests teaching when people show up? Does society allow people to take religious days off?
What is happening is their filthy secret is out! They have been blood libeling their way through the centuries.
_"what are the pastor/priests teaching when people show up?"_
That's something I've been wondering. I haven't been in a church in decades, so I can't judge any sermons from personal experience. I can only say the Christians I interact with in the wider world leave a very bad impression. It's like they're being trained to have all the vices and none of the virtues.
A lot of very fearful and cruel people who leave everything they touch worse than when they found it.
The thing is that there are mega churches preaching easy and prosperous things even when not true. The real pastors speaking from the Bible often give the truth and the truth is not easy to hear and people want their ears tickled. The American gospel is an easy gospel. The gospel of Jesus Christ is persecution and suffering. Which one sounds more appealing?
The church is not a building the church can never be closed .
People leave religion, because they are fed up being indoctrinated with sin and damnation, for which there is no evidence.
*While this is sad, Christianity is thriving in the East. Syria, one of the oldest ancient Christian communities, has finally started their mass after the fall of Assad :)*
May Christ protect them from the forces plotting against them.
And it should remain in the desert.