Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade.

Many churches will be unable to escape this “tsunami” of closings — a grim trajectory one pastor described as, “Every year the pews are getting emptier and the collection plates getting lighter.”

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    7 days ago

    You are making a good point, and providing at least somewhat of a source for your assertion is great.

    But your delivery sucks. You would be more persuasive with less abrasive.

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      7 days ago

      I understand his anger in general. They just doesn’t differentiate freind or foe when they vent their anger. That said, I explained in a direct response to them how it’s still not technically tax funded. They actually alude to that when they say “everyone involved knew where the money came from”. The organizations used loopholes to indirectly pay for those building. Those loop holes would ensure they are not technically tax funded. So a ban on tax funding religious buildings wouldn’t apply.

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      7 days ago

      I’m not trying to convert anyone. I just put the information out there as it is.

      Edit: If it abrades then it its hitting the mark.