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Rick's avatar

Mike- As with your piece last week, another good one. This time, however, I think the issue of "why" is still unclear. I think you piece last week about the pastor loving the church is key, since people in the pews can sense that. But if some faitherful people feel they are not really missing anything and/or can find more spiritual engagement in other ways, then HOW church is done, and WHAT is being communicated may need to be reconsidered. If people think and feel that attending church is nothing special and/or unique (beyond the boredom issue) from what they experience in the rest of their lives, then maybe they are not seeing it as a home and family they want to take up time to be apart of. I am not saying I have the answer, but perhaps a full re-evaluation needs to take place. Again, please keep up the good work.

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Connie Gould's avatar

Churches I have been in blame the survivors of their abuse for not coming anymore, calling them backsliders, not true Christians, etc. The truth is, abusers are welcome at churches and survivors get further abused. I used to be at church all the time and on staff. This is why I no longer go to church. It due to spiritual abuse.

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