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Interesting study
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Interesting that the Catholics actually had a net increase, despite the scandals of the last several years. I think it wasn't 10 years ago they were losing people hand over fist.
I'd like to see a comparative study of relative activity in each of these faiths. I'd wager the Mormons and the JW's have much higher rates than many of the others. I remember being on my mission in Germany and sort of apologetically explaining that our wards typically had less than 50% attending. One woman's eyes about popped out of her head. "FIFTY percent?? Our pastors would KILL for that kind of attendance." All about expectations, I guess. Heh.
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A lot of LDS I've talked to seem to believe it. And it is kind of interesting that your first response to this article is to defend the church. Doesn't that imply that deep down, we feel like the #1 position ought to be OUR spot?
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No, I don't believe that our conversion rate should be the highest. There are no historical precedents from previous dispensations to justify that expectation. In fact, doesn't the fact that there have been multiple dispensations prove exactly the opposite? Last edited by Indy Coug; 02-18-2008 at 04:29 PM. |
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Members who have been paying attention, of course, will have noticed that the leaders of the church have been keeping an eye on the growth of the church for some time.
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Based on what I'm hearing from higher ups, I believe the church is very concerned about low growth numbers in the USA. Our stake is very focused on improving missionary work.
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I'm waiting for a General Conference centering its attention on the low LDS birthrate.
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02-18-2008, 05:18 PM | #10 |
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Notice-- I said "GROWTH of the church", not "conversion rates."
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