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During all of my life,
every Sunday, as well other days of the week, churches have held services in
which confession and repentance has been offered, praise has been lifted, a
return to God has been observed; In houses of worship which open with a literal
or implied Invocation of the Presence of God.
In fact, the predominant
religion in the Untied States is, and always has been, Christian.
I have read credible
statistics indicating that between 62% and 66% of adults in the United States
are Christians.
The idea that this nation
has ever drifted away from this religion is inaccurate.
It is true that churches
have suffered a decline in attendance over a number of decades but that does
not indicate a decline in Christian devotion or sentiment.
It is likely that the 20th
century form of church, with large buildings, structured Sunday/Wednesday
meeting times and scripted liturgical conduct, is giving way to in-person and
Zoom smaller gatherings of sincere Christinas who Pray, study, and care for
each other in much the same way as is described in Acts 2: 42-47.
These new “gathering “structures
will not be countable and reportable for number and attendance.
Denominational structures
with set and unflexible worship times, which formally gather and report attendance
figures, may be transitioning to informal structures which have the flexibility
to arrange meeting times for the availability of the participants.
This does not mean that
the Christian faith is in decline. It is taking on new expressions.
Yes, from a cultural,
rather than legally imposed, point of view, the United States is, has always
been, and will for the future, be Christian as to religious identity, not by
call, force, proclaimation, or prompt of government, but by the movement of the Holy Spirit.
