News from Great Britain: despite growing up in the "Decade of Evangelism," over half of the country's 18 -30 year olds have not attended a religious service since childhood. And...over ten percent have never been to church in their lives.
This, according to the latest research commisioned by the London Times: "More than half of Britain’s 18 to 30-year-olds have not attended a religious service outside the traditional rites of “hatch, match and dispatch” since childhood.
More than one in ten have never been to church. Yet 53 per cent still believe in life after death and another 10 per cent are willing to consider the possibility. For church evangelicals this is a paradox of which they are all too aware. Young people are willing to believe in transcendent concepts yet unwilling to step through the doors of a church. The difficulty for religious leaders is how to make those church doors seem less intimidating and dull."
Source: Times of London, 14 September 2004
Posted by mbarlowe at September 24, 2004 05:24 PM