editor-surveyor:
I am back from my tea and cookies
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1204/religion-changes-affiliations-survey
Above is the more detailed study. It is interesting that the largest segment [15%] of the American population is Protestants who have changed to other forms of Protestantism. The majorities of this sub-group [58%] said they left one Protestant group for another because they found another one that was more preferable and less of a majority [51%] say they found one more spiritually to their liking, etc.
In other words, American Individualism has now taken root at the theological level so that many Catholics are no different from Protestants and see Church as a menu from which to pick from.
What you’re apparently not understanding, is that the differences between the different ‘forms’ of ‘protestantism’ differ in mostly insignificant ways that amount to less than wallpaper patterns compared to the schisms among Roman catholic parishes.
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While there are obviously many tares among all the denominations, I am confident that the percentage in protestant churches is significantly lower than in caatholic churches.
I base much of this opinion on the scriptural ignorance demonstrated by the more active catholic postors here at FR.
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