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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I remember a gay friend (20?) being never allowed alone in the same room as a mutual friend's younger brother (14?). Waiting in the lounge prior to services? Make sure there's a chaperone before you use the restroom. This wasn't because the friend was any danger, it was to avoid the appearance of impropriety. So weird.

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