Beyond The News -- A Daily Commentary From Salem Communications August 26, 2004
The Decline and Dissipation of Protestantism --Albert Mohler The University of Chicago has documented the astounding fact that Protestants no longer constitute the majority of Americans. In roughly the last decade, the percentage of Americans identifying themselves as Protestant fell from 63 to 53--a massive shift. What happened? For one thing, liberal Protestant denominations have been losing members, even as they have failed to retain their own young adults. The sacrifice of truth for a constantly changing concept of relevance has led to the relativizing of the Gospel itself, and the undermining of biblical authority. Once these are sacrificed, authentic Christianity is abandoned and all motivation for membership disappears. If beliefs do not matter, the churches themselves do not matter. The National Opinion Research Center study should be a wake-up call for Christianity in America. The trend-line is clear: The compromise of truth leads to decline and dissipation. We shouldn't need a team of sociologists to tell us that. Albert Mohler is the host of The Albert Mohler Program. (http://www.truthontheline.com/) Read Albert Mohler's blog on Crosswalk. (http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/mohler) Additional Resources: America's Vanishing Protestant Majority--What Does it Mean? [Crosswalk] (http://crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/mohler/?adate=8/9/2004#1278104) The study: The Vanishing Protestant Majority [The National Opinion Research Center] (http://www.norc.uchicago.edu/issues/PROTSGO8.pdf) Copyright 2004 Beyond The News(TM) =================================== Shop for Gifts Online (http://www.christianbook.com/html/specialty/51500.html?p=1021573) Free New Christian Book (https://www.gfa.org/gfa/freebook2?motiv=WA47-SNB2) =================================== If this commentary was forwarded to you, sign up for your own free subscription. (http://www.beyondthenews.com) ____________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO_______________________ * This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. To unsubscribe from this newsletter immediately, simply click on the link below. If this link is not clickable, simply cut and paste it into the address bar of your browser. http://www.salememail.com/unsub/190/1698058.aspx * Copyright C 2004 Salem Web Network and its Content Providers. All rights reserved. 1698058 ____________________________________________________________ How can you change the world? Help save a child through World Vision's child sponsorship program. For just $26 a month, you'll provide clean water, regular medical care, a secure food supply, and access to education. Request your no obligation packet today! http://l.salemweb.net/worldvision0604/ ____________________________________________________________ Questions or comments can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/BCfwlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumpulan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
