Politics Killing Church
Found this to be an interesting one:
Church growth is something that almost every pastor and priest in the United States is concerned with on a daily basis.
If churches want to continue to thrive in the decades to come, they have to be seen as an attractive place for unaffiliated people.
However, Catholic and Protestant churches have undergone a dramatic shift in the last two decades that may undermine their ability to attract outsiders.
White Christians -- white Catholics, white evangelicals and white mainline Protestants -- have shifted to the right in their partisan affiliation and now primarily identify with the Republican Party.
This rightward drift has placed these churches far away from the two groups that they need to attract the most -- young people in general and people of color -- both of which have maintained a moderate political stance in recent years, according to data from the General Social Survey over the past four decades.
The rightward shift makes perfect sense to me as the Democratic Party continues to slide more-and-more away from Biblical teachings. Some of their positions these days are absolutely nuts -- the biggest of which being "OK" with killing a baby at any point up until birth. WHAT IS THAT?
If a person is a Jesus-follower/believer/Christian, they must value life -- just as Christ did.
Period.
And yes, that does mean the living baby inside the womb is not a choice. As long as it has a heartbeat, it has equal rights to its' mommy.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
