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Christianity is set to become a MINORITY faith as soon as 2060 as millions embrace secularism, study shows

America’s majority faith has an uncertain future — the share of Christians is set to fall to as low as 35 percent by 2070 as millions become agnostic, atheist or unaffiliated, a study of religious trends shows.

Pew Research Center says the number of U.S. adults identifying as Christian has dropped from 90 percent in the 1990s to 64 percent now, and will likely trend downwards into a minority faith over the coming decades.

The decline is due to Christians switching to ‘nones’ — a secular mishmash of atheists, agnostics and those with no religious identity — which is set to grow from about 30 percent nowadays to as much as 52 percent by 2070.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inChristianity

The Overton window for Christian beliefs is narrowing

In Finland, two people were tried simply for quoting the Bible

In 17th Century Europe, you’d have swung for blaspheming against the dominant church of the day. In 2022, you can now be criminalised for professing the scripture of that same faith.

A Bishop and a parliamentarian have been tried for ‘hate speech’ in Finland, in this case for merely quoting and affirming biblical views. In 2019 MP Päivi Räsänen, grandmother of seven, had sent a tweet, accompanied by a Bible verse, criticising her church for co-sponsoring the Helsinki Pride parade.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inChristian Persecution, Christianity, Christianophobia

Jailed Canadian Pastor Alleges Double Standard For Muslims Regarding Lockdown Enforcement

A Polish-Canadian pastor who was arrested and jailed for holding church services in defiance of Alberta’s Public Health Act alleged that provincial health officials and law enforcement apply a different standard to Muslims who violate lockdown orders.

Pastor Artur Pawlowski, who made international headlines when he was arrested in the middle of a busy highway on his way home from church, told The Christian Post (CP) that authorities pick on Christians because they know they will not fight back.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"China eats weird animals disease", Alberta, Canada, Christianity, Christianity and the left, Islam and inability to assimilate, Islam's Useful Idiot Apologists, Islamic supremacism

Imprisoned Pastors and Locked Churches

At least three Canadian pastors have been imprisoned and numerous churches locked out of their buildings for not abiding by various government COVID restrictions. Lawyer Lisa Bildy of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, which has represented a number of parties in these sorts of cases, joined The Andrew Lawton Show to discuss the legal fights underway to uphold religious freedom.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"China eats weird animals disease", Canada, Christianity, police state, Religion

Another church in Canada has been forcibly closed for defying lockdown orders. Read the pastor’s epic response.

Trinity Bible Chapel in Ontario has refused to close, despite more than $40 million in fines and harassment of its members. Months ago, the church published a statement explaining why they believe this defiance honors Christ.

This weekend, authorities forcibly locked the doors.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"China eats weird animals disease", Canada, Christianity, Christianity and the left, Ontario, police state

The United Methodist Church leaders file to create new denomination, separate over issues of sexuality and gender

America’s third-largest Christian denomination – the United Methodist Church – is splitting as conservative pastors aim to create a new denomination that will adhere to traditional biblical teachings.

Methodist church leaders have formed a new denomination – called the Global Methodist Church (GMC) – and filed for formal separation from the UMC over the latter’s growing acceptance of modern teachings on sexuality and gender.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inChristianity, Christianity and the left, Cultural Marxism, Religion

‘Christian Nationalism’ Is an Invention of Christian Bashers

Scholars rightly take umbrage when pundits and activists exploit their work for political purposes. The latest example, at least in religious circles, is the way in which a new book, “Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American Politics,” is being received by militant secularists.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"extremists", Anti-Christian, Christianity, Christianity and the left, Christianophobia, Religion, Secularism

Christian Baker Back in Court After Refusing to Make Gender ‘Transition’ Cake

Jack Phillips is back in court, and every American has a stake in the outcome.

The owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, is best known already for winning a 2018 decision in the U.S. Supreme Court over his treatment by the state’s laughably named Civil Rights Commission and its blatant discrimination against his Christian beliefs.

Now, he’s in a courtroom again, with those same beliefs under a new attack.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"Cancel Culture", Batshit Crazy Social Justice Warriors, Big Gay, Big Tranny, Christianity, Christianity and the left, Gender, Leftist scumbags, Leftists - intolerance of political right, trans - mentally ill?, transgender