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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can answer from the perpective of a church administrator. We are seeing a huge increase in our membership.  These younger people are mostly coming from evangelical churches, especially Southern Baptist. Most say they can no longer deal with the intolerance and hypocrisy.  They are tired of hearing about how they are "right" and others are doomed to suffer an eternity in hell.  They understand that a loving, all-knowing Creator would never set up such an unfair system. They see religion as a tool created by those in power to control the masses.

They are less religious, but often deeply spiritual. They are seekers. They want to explore their spirituality in a safe place.  Our church (Unity) like many other new-thought churches offers them that opportunity. They can find their own spiritual path and spend time with others who are doing the same. [/quote]

Translation: Come to [i]our[/i] church, we'll tell you what you want to hear, regardless of whether it's true or not.[/quote]

I was very clear that I was simply answering from the perpective of a church administrator. This is what I hear from our new congregants. I happen to attend a Unity Church which absolutely IS a Christian church.  UU is not.  However, that doesn't make that path any less sacred than my own.

Not sure why my answer is generating so much anger in many of you.  I am a church admin. I'm just sharing what I hear. I don't even go to the same church that I work for. [/quote]

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