Many In U.S. Drop Their Childhood Religion

[Mailman Dan]

I found this very interesting. The articles speaks about the numbers falling away from the varous faiths, and some see it as a good thing...


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/25/national/main3873100.shtml

Just a snip...

The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey estimates the United States is 78 percent Christian and about to lose its status as a majority Protestant nation, at 51 percent and slipping.

More than one-quarter of American adults have left the faith of their childhood for another religion or no religion at all, the survey found. Factoring in moves from one stream or denomination of Protestantism to another, the number rises to 44 percent.

One in four adults ages 18 to 29 claim no affiliation with a religious institution.


Dan~~~>suggest reading the whole thing

[Final Trumpet]

The Roman Catholic Church has lost more members than any faith tradition because of affiliation swapping, the survey found. While nearly one in three Americans were raised Catholic, fewer than one in four say they're Catholic today. That means roughly 10 percent of all Americans are ex-Catholics.

The share of the population that identifies as Catholic, however, has remained fairly stable in recent decades thanks to an influx of immigrant Catholics, mostly from Latin America. Nearly half of all Catholics under 30 are Hispanic, the survey found.

This is why the catholic church is so supportive of illegals. They are helping fill the spots, and most importantly tithes, that they have lost...