‘I wonder how in His name they justify this passage. You can’t have a duty to any god if you proudly defy his law’
Ask the Episcopal Church, They seem to have no problem doing the same thing.
“Ask the Episcopal Church, They seem to have no problem doing the same thing.”
Latest Episcopal Church Stats Reveal Fewer Parishes, Members
http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/12/latest-episcopal-church-stats-reveal-fewer-parishes-members/
Updated 2011 figures released today by the Episcopal Church Office of Research show that the U.S.-based denomination’s membership continues to decline, while the church’s attendance largely remained the same as the previous year.
The figures show a continued drop in membership from 1,951,907 members in 2010 down to 1,923,046 in 2011, a decline of 28,861 persons. The number of total parishes dropped from 6,794 in 2010 to 6,736 in 2011, a decline of 58 congregations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)
The Episcopal Church experienced notable growth in the first half of the 20th century, but like many mainline churches, it has had a decline in membership in more recent decades.[56] Membership grew from 1.1 million members in 1925 to a peak of over 3.4 million members in the mid-1960s.[57] Between 1970 and 1990, membership declined from about 3.2 million to about 2.4 million.[57]