True or False. is christianity a dying religion and is there any christian who will leave if it does?

Question

i know that christianity loses members everyday because of the hate of some of the fanatics out there these days. so seriously is christianity a dying religion or do you think it will last for the next 2000 years? i would hope not myself and besides the fanatics are trying to push for a american theoracy which would be the end of millions of peoples lives if it ever happens.

please keep in mind that there are 3.4 million christians who deconvert on a yearly basis

Answer 1

Dead god on a cross, dead jesus saviour on a cross, dead saviour on a cross, it's a dead religion. Why don't they have an empty tomb for a symbol instead? Cuz their reigion s dead.

Answer 2

Sure and a lot that convert to it.

I will never stop being a Christian. If it is dying or not makes no difference, the growth rate or decline has nothing to do with the purity of the faith, but more about the morality of the people.

I would not want a theocracy, even if it was a Catholic one.

I don't think many others do either, smells like a Democratic scare tactic.

(Not that the Republicans don't use scare tactics why can't they just debate the REAL issues)?

Peace!

Answer 3

Just speaking locally, Christian churches seem to be growing. In this small area alone, about 600 people recently converted to Catholicism, not to mention the tons of Baptist and Pentecostal converts, who far outweigh those numbers. The Episcopal Church here is growing by leaps and bounds. You'll see all kinds of stats on deconversions, but they're not mentioning the conversion rate. Not only that, but here's an interesting trend in the USA : the more rigid a church is (such as the hardline Fundamentalist churches), the more likely that it will gain converts. I can't remember where that statistic came from, but a friend of mine found it while researching religious trends in the U.S.

Answer 4

Christianity isn't close to becoming a dying religion. I know you don't want to hear that, but it is true. 60% of the world's Christians live outside Europe and North America. The growth rates in China and Africa are nearly explosive.

Update yourself by reading Lamin Sanneh's work on world Christianity. I recommend his book called The Changing Face of Christianity. He teaches at Yale and Harvard.

Answer 5

false. 3.4 million a year? there's probably double that born worldwide a year. I belevie in God but i am not a church goer yet. I beleive that there is a god for many reasons but think about this, all the empty space in the world, desolate planets etc...look at earth, it is so beautiful and magnificent-humans are so unlike every other creature in this paradise, there's just got to be something/someone behind all of this, it just didnt randomly happen, think about it.

Answer 6

If I was the last Christian on Earth, I'd still believe. With true faith, you don't just stop believing. Christianity might be diminishing, sadly, because there are so many people unwilling to do what we've been called to do. That needs to be fixed.

Answer 7

To question your question: Christianity is losing 3.4 million Christians each year; but how many Christians are having christian children each year?

I doubt its "dying".

Answer 8

Christianity will never die. But people who like to stereotype all of us in on category come and go. I'm a Traditional Catholic and I resent that. But to tell the truth I accept it as a fact of life.

Answer 9

Don't worry, for every nut that leaves christianity there's another nut group like the scientologists to scoop them up. The bottom line is that there are so many dim-witted nutjobs that these kinds of groups and cults will never die out.

Answer 10

Where do you get your statistics? Christianity is on the rise... not decline...... and yes it's been around for thousands of years and if the world is still here... it will still be around....

"O" Wise One........... is soooo wise