Methodist Church decline, 3-16-12 Commentary

   Don’t you think churches should mostly put their focus on preaching the message of salvation in Jesus and teaching what the word of God says.

 Membership at the United Methodist Church, once the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., and other mainline denominations continues to decline. Mark Tooley, president of The Institute on Religion & Democracy (IRD) and author of Methodism in the 20th Century, attributes the decay to the church's position on political matters.

"As the church moved left theologically starting with the early 20th century, especially in the 1920s, it also moved left politically," he explains. "And on that journey, much of Methodism seemed to forget the original recipe of its success in early America, which was not involvement with the details of politics, but of course was focused on proclamation of the gospel … the preaching of salvation, and the transformation of individual lives.

All I can say is Amen Mark.

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