Unitarian faith growing nationwide

[Ruth]

Unitarian faith growing nationwide


Although they remain small in total numbers with about 211,000 adherents nationwide, Unitarians believe their open-minded faith has a bright future as an alternative to more exclusive brands of religion.


The church hopes to appeal to the rising number of "nones" — those with no specific religious identity. A recent poll from the Pew Center for the People and the Press showed that about one in five Americans falls into that category.


That belief in the individual choice in faith can been seen in a practice known as water communion.

In most churches, communion bread and wine start in a common vessel and then are passed out to church members. In water communion, everyone starts with a cup of water and pours it in a common bowl.

Mark Coppenger, professor of Christian apologetics and director of the Nashville campus of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary said he wasn't surprised to hear that Unitarians Unitarians are growing.

Coppenger said he's sure that those inclusive groups are made up of nice people who would be good neighbor.

Even so, their take on faith is wrong, he said.

"Just because you are drawing a crowd doesn't mean you are saying something that is true," he said.

http://www.usatoday....onwide/1607243/

 

[veteran]

In that sense, Coppenger is saying their growing numbers is to be expected in these last days, because of the great apostasy.

 

[tgwprophet]

Well you don't likes the red socks, the green sox, the blue socks or the yellow sox... so how about the rainbow sockz? And only look at the colour you want.... that a way you ken choose tda godz you want to be and still have a mass amount of peoples standin' beside you to make it so horton ken hear a who. Does not sound like wisdom to me.

 

[biggandyy]

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[IanLC]

Of course in this unregenerate world the wiles and doctrines of devils will grow and be loved by the unregenerate! It is up to the true church to continue to minister to those blinded by this false faith of Unitarians, Mormonism, Seventh Day Adventism, and others as well as to the lost, careless and unconcerned! We are to uphold the life of Christ in our won lives! The reason for decreased number in church membership is the lack of an effective witness of believers! Witnessing effectively includes testifying of your faith and living holy!