The Gospel in a Connected World -- Jay Haug
The Gospel in a Connected World
By Jay Haug
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
December 24, 2012
How small of all that human hearts endure
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure
Samuel Johnson
In the wake of the 2012 election, pollsters have informed us that the American people have become less religiously affiliated than in generations past. Spiritual but not religious, we call this group of church dropouts or rarely dropping ins, "the nones." But the truth is that "organized religion" has been in decline since the greatest generation returned from World War II, created the baby boom, and swelled the ranks of mainline churches in the 1950's. But now, for many people in a connected world, church life seems redundant, an unnecessary add-on to a complicated and frenetic life.
Furthermore, to a growing population segment in love with recent ideas, much of church culture with its mention of morality or restraint of lifestyle choice seems hostile and restrictive, so yesterday, so 20th century, so anti-change.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Jay Haug
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
December 24, 2012
How small of all that human hearts endure
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure
Samuel Johnson
In the wake of the 2012 election, pollsters have informed us that the American people have become less religiously affiliated than in generations past. Spiritual but not religious, we call this group of church dropouts or rarely dropping ins, "the nones." But the truth is that "organized religion" has been in decline since the greatest generation returned from World War II, created the baby boom, and swelled the ranks of mainline churches in the 1950's. But now, for many people in a connected world, church life seems redundant, an unnecessary add-on to a complicated and frenetic life.Furthermore, to a growing population segment in love with recent ideas, much of church culture with its mention of morality or restraint of lifestyle choice seems hostile and restrictive, so yesterday, so 20th century, so anti-change.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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