[CS-FSLUG] OT: One in Four Believers Are 'Christians in Name Only, ' According to Survey

[Jim Isbell, W5JAI]

I would say its probably not much different here in the US.  Just looking at
church attendance only, and that in and of itself doesnt mean you are a
Christian, it would surprise me if one in 10 make it to church more than for
Easter, Christmas, weddings and funerals.  I think that even Baptisms are no
longer popular unless you are a regular church goer.



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On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Marco Tedaldi <marco.tedaldi at gmail.com>wrote:

> Wow... that's an amazing result...
>
> I think, here in switzerland It would be about 9 out of 10!
> Because you get "born into a church". And especially in the two official
> denominations (catholic and reformed) you're automaticaly staying if you
> do not actively resign.
> And people here are member of one of these churches, just because it is
> the most convenient way. The only time, they visit a church is for
> burrials, marriages (yes, most of swiss people still marry in church,
> just because it is so nice to do it, even if they have no connection to
> this church otherwise) and "baptism" of small childs (that's also just
> because of traditions and for many has nothing to do with jesus).
> And they all claim to be christians, just because they are members of
> these churches...
>
> So, I'd say, 80-90% of swiss people who consider themselfes "christian"
> do not have an active relationship with jesus!
>
> It is really sad, but the truth. Christians are a small minority in
> switzerland.
>
> Marco
>
>
> Am 21.10.2011 04:04, schrieb Fred A. Miller:
> >
> >   One in Four Believers Are 'Christians in Name Only,' According to
> Survey
> >
> > By Allison Summers
> > <http://www.christianpost.com/author/allison-summers/> | Christian Post
> > Contributor
> >
> >
> >     *Changing the Face of Christianity Inc*., a non-profit
> >     <http://www.christianpost.com/topics/non-profit/> corporation
> >     dedicated to reversing negative Christian stereotypes, has released
> >     the results of a quiz designed to determine how well Christians live
> >     the teachings of Jesus Christ. Through the quiz, the organization
> >     found that one in four self-proclaimed Christians admit that they do
> >     not live according to *Christ's teachings*.
> >
> > The anonymous assessment consisted of 10 multiple choice questions that
> > returned a score to the participant at the end, which then indicated to
> > that participant if he was 'Far from Christ," a "Worldly Christian," "A
> > Good Christian," or a "Spiritually Mature Christian," which was the
> > highest rank possible.
> >
> > The responses, which were collected over a seven-month period from
> > January 2011 to July 2011, indicated that 23.7 percent of Christians in
> > the pool of over 2,000 questioned were classified as "Worldly
> > Christians" or Christians in name only, as defined by *R. Brad White*,
> > the founder of Changing the Face of Christianity Inc.
> > <http://www.changingthefaceofchristianity.com/>
> >
> > "When posed with a real world situation which tests their faith, they
> > tend to do what the rest of the world does, instead of living as Jesus
> > instructs," White said about "Worldly Christians."
> >
> > "To be clear, these aren't 'bad' people. The score results suggest they
> > think much more about themselves than they think about God and other
> > people. Reading the Bible and praying aren't a common practice. These
> > are people that you would probably be surprised to find are Christian,
> > if it weren't for the cross around their neck.
> >
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> >
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