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Churchgoing On Its Knees as Christianity Falls out of Favor
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Churchgoing on its knees as Christianity falls out of favor


Church attendance in Britain is declining so fast that the number of regular churchgoers will be fewer than those attending mosques within a generation, research published today suggests.

The fall - from the four million people who attend church at least once a month today - means that the Church of England, Catholicism and other denominations will become financially unviable. A lack of funds from the collection plate to support the Christian infrastructure, including church upkeep and ministers' pay and pensions, will force church closures as ageing congregations die.

Coming just months after the Archbishop of Canterbury suggested that the introduction of aspects of sharia into British law was unavoidable, the report is likely to fuel calls for the disestablishment of the Church of England.


This is great - apart from the Islam thing.

Post edited at 7:25 am on May 9, 2008 by Moridin

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I'm actually very suprised Mosques arn't more populated than Churches here already to be honest!

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Quote: from TomNSR at 7:34 am on May 9, 2008

I'm actually very suprised Mosques arn't more populated than Churches here already to be honest!

Yeah i would agree

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Quote: from Moridin at 9:24 am on May 9, 2008

Churchgoing on its knees as Christianity falls out of favor


Church attendance in Britain is declining so fast that the number of regular churchgoers will be fewer than those attending mosques within a generation, research published today suggests.

The fall - from the four million people who attend church at least once a month today - means that the Church of England, Catholicism and other denominations will become financially unviable. A lack of funds from the collection plate to support the Christian infrastructure, including church upkeep and ministers' pay and pensions, will force church closures as ageing congregations die.

Coming just months after the Archbishop of Canterbury suggested that the introduction of aspects of sharia into British law was unavoidable, the report is likely to fuel calls for the disestablishment of the Church of England.


This is great - apart from the Islam thing.


Ever hear that old adage, "Be careful what you wish for.."?

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I wish for a million dollars.

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Quote: from auschick at 10:38 am on May 9, 2008

I wish for a million dollars.
Read "The Monkey's Paw" and think about that wish.

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It's 2am dear. Brief me, if you must. Otherwise I wont be reading it.

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Quote: from auschick at 10:45 am on May 9, 2008

It's 2am dear. Brief me, if you must. Otherwise I wont be reading it.
It's a short story about the price of wishes... it doesn't have a happy ending.

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So I shouldn't wish for a million dollars?

Or wish the world was a better place?

Or wish to sex up Hunter Burgan? That would give me a very happy ending.


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Quote: from auschick at 10:59 am on May 9, 2008

So I shouldn't wish for a million dollars?

Or wish the world was a better place?

Or wish to sex up Hunter Burgan? That would give me a very happy ending.


Wish for anything you want, but be sure you are really ready to accept any and all consequences should that wish come true.

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Wow.

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