15,000 churches could close this year amid religious shift in U.S. (www.axios.com)

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[-] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 16 points 4 months ago

I absolutely LOVE this part of the article:

Why it matters: The unprecedented contraction, expected to continue over the next decade, risks leaving gaps in communities nationwide — particularly rural ones, where churches often are crucial providers of food aid, child care and disaster relief.

Not a damned thing related to religion itself! FINALLY, people are realizing "the truth" is a fucking scam!

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago

providers of food aid, child care and disaster relief.

There is no practical reason preventing those functions being done by secular organizations.

[-] _core@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

Or the government

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago

The government should be doing it.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The government should be a secular organization.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

Definitely should.

I just read what you said as "NGOs" since that's the argument 99% of the time.

[-] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 3 points 4 months ago

Agreed. I don't know why it even needs to be said that the obvious solution to this is turning the empty churches into community centers.

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