The Growing Trend of 'Dechurched' Christians

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While an increasing number of Americans are reportedly abandoning the institutional church and its defined boundary markers of religious identity, many Americans still believe in God and practice faith outside its walls, a new Barna study has found.

Barna has released a report on the first of a two-part exploration of faith and spirituality outside the church, looking at the "fascinating segment of the American population who, as the saying goes, 'love Jesus but not the church.'"

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/americans-love-jesus-dont-go-to-church-barna-179227/#d3FeQaHCQX5rs2A7.99

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