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	<title>Comments on: Where Have All the Christians Gone?</title>
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		<title>By: Mary</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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		<description>You’re comments below are non-sensical or at least misleading:

Christianity is plummeting in America, while the number of non-believers is skyrocketing.

4.   But these non-believers are not particularly atheist. That number hasn’t budged and stands at less than 1 percent. (Agnostics are similarly less than 1 percent.) Instead, these individuals have a belief in God but no interest in organized religion, or they believe in a personal God but not in a formal faith tradition. 

If you have a belief in God, you are not a non-believer.  If you believe in a personal God but not in a formal faith tradition, you are not a non-believer.  You are throwing a lot of different fruits in the same basket.  What you are seeing is a moving away from traditional church denominations in addition to a substantial growth in non-denominational evangelical Christian churches.   This is certainly not shocking to anyone who has been paying attention to the re-alignment of Christians during the last 20 years or so.  And, I would certainly classify most non-denominational Christians as Protestants, so your percentages may not be as shocking as you imply.  To answer your question, “Where have all the Christians gone?”  I would simply say, take a look at the non-denominational churches in your town or city.  In fact, stop in and say hi.  You might be surprised!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You’re comments below are non-sensical or at least misleading:</p>
<p>Christianity is plummeting in America, while the number of non-believers is skyrocketing.</p>
<p>4.   But these non-believers are not particularly atheist. That number hasn’t budged and stands at less than 1 percent. (Agnostics are similarly less than 1 percent.) Instead, these individuals have a belief in God but no interest in organized religion, or they believe in a personal God but not in a formal faith tradition. </p>
<p>If you have a belief in God, you are not a non-believer.  If you believe in a personal God but not in a formal faith tradition, you are not a non-believer.  You are throwing a lot of different fruits in the same basket.  What you are seeing is a moving away from traditional church denominations in addition to a substantial growth in non-denominational evangelical Christian churches.   This is certainly not shocking to anyone who has been paying attention to the re-alignment of Christians during the last 20 years or so.  And, I would certainly classify most non-denominational Christians as Protestants, so your percentages may not be as shocking as you imply.  To answer your question, “Where have all the Christians gone?”  I would simply say, take a look at the non-denominational churches in your town or city.  In fact, stop in and say hi.  You might be surprised!</p>
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