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The number of church members leaving the Church saw a particularly large increase during the fall of 2010. This was caused by statements regarding homosexuality and same-sex marriage – perceived to be intolerant towards LGBT people – made by a conservative bishop and a politician representing Christian Democrats in a TV debate on the ...
Recent studies show that beginning in 2021, young women are leaving the church at equal or higher rates than young men, and experts say disillusionment over church sexual abuse scandals is among ...
The reasons people leave the church vary. Some were never close to their faith and find other priorities when they move away from home. Others find fault with the pomp of razzle-dazzle services ...
The sad reality of declining church attendance has led to further studies that have focused on the reason people leave the church. From my 14 years of experience as a Priest, I can share that ...
Religious disaffiliation is the act of leaving a faith, or a religious group or community. It is in many respects the reverse of religious conversion.Several other terms are used for this process, though each of these terms may have slightly different meanings and connotations.
Most ex-Mormons leave Mormonism and the LDS or RLDS Church because of intellectual reasons for finding the religion false or practices of Mormon organizations. The foremost reasons are disbelief both in Joseph Smith as a prophet [6] [7] and in the Book of Mormon as a religious and historical document.
The cascade of churches voting to leave the UMC centers on one policy: the denomination’s as-yet-unofficial commitment to both ordain and marry LGBT people within the church.
The letter spread throughout the Mormon blogosphere and LDS Church communities and became one of the most influential sites providing the catalyst for many people leaving the LDS Church and resigning their membership. [3] [2]