I think you ladies might be interested in this article, if you haven't already read it...
"London – With Christian moral values and legal protections under assault on all sides, it is commonly said that the reason pews are emptying is that traditional religion is not relevant. A new survey of thousands of churchgoers in the UK says the opposite however, and indicates that the emptying of the churches has been caused mainly by preaching and pastoral care that has been emptied of moral or doctrinal Christian content."
Indeed. Thanks for the ping!
I would tend to agree with this statement, Ronzo. I remember several years back an Easter morning when I watched the Roman Catholic Mass on television, and then attended Easter Service at a local Congregational church. The sermon at Mass was given by the late Cardinal Medieros of Boston, and its subject matter was the injustice of the war against the insurgents in Nicaragua. The sermon at the Congregational service was about the nastiness of materialism/consumerism, with a special complaint about people desiring to own fancy cars....
Sigh. It was most discouraging fare for the holiest day of the year, in which we Christians celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Christ. Pastors should be about the business of saving souls, not about dispensing "moral uplift" consistent with PC fashion.... JMHO FWIW