In addition to the article in The Visionary, Epistle of the ULC Ministries, see the Arizona Christian University Cultural Research Center study used in the piece:
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Article in the Visionary
… only 57% of millennials identify as Christian. Compare that to 70% of Gen X and 79% of the baby boomer generation, and it’s clear that millennials are a far less Christian generation than those that came before. …
When millennials need guidance on the future, they’re not turning to Christianity, they’re turning, well… anywhere else. …
Christian leaders are well aware that they’re losing ground to alternative concepts like magic and astrology. And they’re not happy about it. …
It’s easy to see why Christian leaders would be frustrated by young people’s rejection of their philosophy. But many millennials turning to astrology or magic say that the church had their shot and failed.
Steve Campbell, Author of Historical Accuracy
Has the Church had its shot and failed? I’ve inspected important aspects of the Bible for historically accurate interpretations and have found better understanding of Joseph son of Jacob/Israel, Moses, kings Saul, David and Solomon; and in the New Testament, Jesus.
Yes, I have turned away from faith for historically accurate interpretations of assertions made in the Bible.
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Builder or GI Generation (1901-1925) Born between 1901 and 1925, the Builder generation consisted of those who either served in or were eager to see the end of World War II.
Steve Campbell
Born between 1928 and 1948 are the those of the Silent generation.
Help Christianity stay relevant by increasing historically accurate interpretations of the Bible. At least wash off the faith and come clean.
Has the Church had its shot and failed?
I don’t think it’s as simple as Millennials rejecting Christianity for astrology or magic. The so-called “Nones” are no less superstitious than previous generations. What is changing is that organized religion is losing its place of privilege in our culture (as it has in secular Europe). All denominations are bleeding members, some precipitously. Those who track such things reveal that the reason for this decline is that for a growing number organized religions seem increasingly irrelevant, their doctrines meaningless and absurd.
Having taken this route myself twenty years ago I celebrate this development. And to tell the truth, if I was still a Christian I would celebrate it too. When there ceases to be an advantage to identify as a Christian for reasons other than sincere belief then the authentic community can free itself of sycophants and debased fellow travelers. Seen in negative terms – a purge. In positive terms – a season of rest. Notice who howls the most at this loss of privilege. It will inevitably be the leeches and the ticks feeding off the body.
Argumentation Specialist
Article:
Millennials turning to astrology or magic say that the church had their shot and failed.
Stephen:
Organized religion is losing its place of privilege in our culture. Organized religion seems increasingly irrelevant and their doctrines meaningless and absurd.
Steve Campbell:
I turned to magic, astrology, and historically accurate interpretations of the Bible.
Yes, the church has failed me in some ways but not in all ways.
Yes, organized religion is irrelevant because organized religion does not want to be relevant to those it has excluded.
Yes, organized religion has doctrines that are either meaningless or absurd. If organized religion washed off the faith and came clean,
some of the meaningless and absurdity would have to go away or be replaced with something more meaningful and less absurd.
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