Quote (WidowMaKer_MK @ Jan 28 2016 12:32pm)
...okay , was it really that hard to actually type it out ? :bonk:
On topic...like just about everyone else on this forum you continue to employ a corrupt understanding of what it means to be Christian...in fact the standards used by those same " everyone's " is more applicable to Judaism than it ever will be to Christianity .
The point is not their church attendance. The point is that many people do not actively pursue faith or a relationship with God on a regular basis, yet still identify as Christian because of cultural values or because it's "how they were raised" without actually dedicating the time to foster a relationship in Christ. I've spoken with multiple pastors who bring this up as a concern for the faith going forward.
Of course it is impossible to know the hearts and minds of the public, since I'm not a triple-O being, but from those whom I have spoken with, that seems to be the consensus about many who identify as Christian when we're talking about large-scale polling of the American population. There is, of course, a healthy population that also very much lives a life that is guided by their faith every day, and I'm not trying to diminish those people or deny that they exist. But a very large chunk of Americans who do call themselves Christians are really Christians in name only.