This study will surely be used to point out how we must 'do church' differently so as to appease the unbelieving world. You are 100% correct. This was not an unbiased study to research trends but instead was a study created to support a preconceived idea. If you want to know the agenda of this study you have to look at who is putting out the book "unChristian". It is a collaboration between David Kinnaman representing Barna and Gabe Lyons of the Fermi Project and is sold only on thier websites.
What is this agenda? Lets go to the Fremi Project website to see.
UnChristian explains why these perceptions exist, describes how to reverse them, and gives practical examples of how Christians can positively contribute to culture from individuals who are living compelling lives.
See Terriergal you are right.
Fermi Project is a broad collective of innovators, social entrepreneurs, entertainers, artists, futurists, scientists, historians, environmentalists and church leaders experimenting with ways to positively contribute to culture.
Positively contributing to culture. Hmmmm.
Fermi Project creates opportunities for churches to work together on single issue, culturally responsible projects that harness the energy of the church. Culture Projects will center on social and environmentally responsible projects that promote justice and celebrating the good, true and beautiful throughout society.
Social and environmentally responsible projects?
The Fermi Project is committed to sustaining and protecting God's creation by maximizing the positive environmental impact of our actions through:
Inspiring church leaders to engage and shape the future of environmental action
Decreasing the amount of solid waste we produce
Reducing energy and water consumption
Minimizing or off-setting harmful emissions resulting from air and ground transportation and energy consumption
Eliminating the use of harmful chemicals
This is just another leftist social/green engineering project designed to draw the church closer to their agenda. Their website speaks little of God, and nothing of Jesus or the gospel. "unChristian" is a very appropriate title for this book, as it deals with an unChristian response to an unChristian world.
not arguing with you on the lack of representation of the gospel or the teachings of Christ. However, many evangelical churches are turning green, and also, I have read that the Vatican is going to make environmental stewardship a moral obligation. Christianity is becoming increasingly “green”