Thread: How many pray?
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Old 11-15-2007, 03:26 PM   #10
Jannet.K

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The BBC News website yesterday reported on a survey which suggests that 20 million people (42%) in the UK pray regularly, and 9 million (nearly 17%) pray every day. This seems encouraging at first, but it is not matched by church attendance which continues to fall. Which of two possible conclusions may be right? People have faith but are put off church because the Churches are not meeting their needs. Or, as one Christian leader said, the results of the survey merely show that the 'me generation' wants everything , even Christianity, to be on its terms, and faith is fine so long as no commitment is involved such as going to church. The Secular Society gleefully points out that the survey results show that the majority of people do not pray.
I think the second conclusion is correct. "...the Churches are not meeting their needs" is nonsense. The people are the Churches. If they want more of church, they have to put more into church.
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