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It's a Christian world
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 6:59 am
by ochotseat
According to the Barna surveys, as of 2002 up to 85 percent of Americans claimed to be Christian. That is a huge percentage! So why are we allowing our beliefs to be suppressed?
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/kansasci ... 190.htm?1c
http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/papers/723 ... m03_03.pdf
Today, about a third of the global population are Christians—a percentage that has remained remarkably stable throughout the 20th
century. Today, roughly two billion Christians render Christianity the largest religion in the world. Christianity remains the most universal
religion too, as Christians form the majority in two-thirds of the world's countries.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 3:10 pm
by Prodigal Son
i'd guess most of those people really aren't christian.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 4:18 pm
by ochotseat
Prodigal Son wrote:i'd guess most of those people really aren't christian.
Why would you say that? You think most of them are nominal Christians?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 6:01 pm
by Dan
Of course, somewhere around 40-60 percent of americans support abortion.
That already rules out a lot of Christians even if you assume the other 15% were pro-choice, which is a terrible generalization, I'd say a good 50% of Christians in the world just claim to be Christians but aren't truly of the faith.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 7:59 pm
by AttentionKMartShoppers
Well, there are liberal Christians who somehow try to justify abortions and that kind of stuff. And, yeah, going to church doesn't make you a Christian. When I go to the library, it doesn't make me a book....probably less people are Christians (accepted Christ as their savior-mere christianity).
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 3:55 pm
by ochotseat
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:Well, there are liberal Christians who somehow try to justify abortions and that kind of stuff. And, yeah, going to church doesn't make you a Christian. When I go to the library, it doesn't make me a book....probably less people are Christians (accepted Christ as their savior-mere christianity).
It depends on how you define a Christian. About 90% of Americans and 1/3 of the world were asked if they accept Christ. They replied yes. Their actions and church attendance are another issue. I agree that more Christians as well as other people of other faiths, especially Muslims, should act more Godly.