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Show Description: An ABC report this week said more than ever people are leaving the faith of their childhood. While I think the statement is a misleading - for example they count someone changing from Baptist to Lutheran as changing faiths - it is interesting to think about. Do you worship in the same tradition that you did growing up? I don't. Heck, just this year I switched from Methodist to Catholic. Join the discussion as we look at faith and what it means to be a member of a church.
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Allen's Legal Pad for Changing Faiths
Happening widely
Wondering if you have thought about it
IF you have done it, or are thinking about it, I want to hear your story
I will tell you some of my story but not all of it some of it is deeply personal and just not comfortable yet in sharing some comfortable, some not
Live talk radio large audience you will understand
But I will share a lot of it
New study (Pew Forum) half of Americans have left faith tradition of their childhoods
Mots switching allegiances
Methodist to Baptist
Lutheran to non-denom
In fact, large chunk of folks leaving denoms to go non-denom
12% say no religious affiliation most nothing in particular
Atheists and agnostics 4%
That is up slightly so Pew folks say we are less religious
I disagree just expressing it differently
A lot of Catholics left RC become Protestant or just simply Christian
10% of America is ex-Catholic
That one is really interesting to me
Because I became Catholic on my birthday January 6 received into Church
Returned my status as ordained pastor to the UMC
Went where I believe God has led me
Funny to a lot of folks
Dad Methodist parsonage kitchen table granddad, great granddad
Brother Methodist pastor
Deeply Methodist family you get the picture
Each had two kids so 4 in my generation
Two cousins one left UMC 20 years ago, Pentecostal, Vineyard fuller experience
Other left a few years ago Wesleyan Church more a decision around kids
Now that I have become Catholic, leaves my brother fixing to turn 50
Would probably say he is the least religious of the 4 of us
There he remains
Lot of folks making this change comes with a lot of responses
Share with you responses I've gotten
But I wanna hear your stories
Changing traditions can be like playing with TNT, rattlesnakes
Jewish boy marries Muslim girl and one converts
Catholic girl shunned by family for marrying Protestant boy
One spouse makes a change threatened with divorce from other spouse and kids
Threaten or jeopardize family or friends because make a change
Change is difficult but Americans amazing for their willingness to change
Nearly ½ have changed since childhood why did you do it?
Was it hard? What was the reaction?
Are you thinking about it? Feel trapped?
If not, what makes you comfortable and satisfied where you are?
