From the article: “There are recent signs that the gradual decline in church attendance has leveled off. For the first time in 25 years, the number of people attending in-person worship in the US has increased.”

The article also says that about 100 million people (30%) attend a weekly service in the US nowadays. They talk about the heyday of the mid 20th century where 50% of Americans attended a weekly service. The population of the US in 1950 was 150 million. So that’s 25 million more people attending church today.

So why are all the smaller churches closing? The article (and possibly the PBS doc) fails to place some of the blame on the congregation capture of mega churches and how politics has driven people into these behemoths. I know that is what’s happening where I live in the South. They have a large sanctuary and expand that with an enormous online presence. How else can we have more Church goers and less churches?

Smaller churches with smaller congregations provide necessary support and community for people. Mega churches are money machines with political agendas. The documentary wants me to mourn the loss of community, fine, but it’s the Christians that are doing it to themselves. I’m not shedding any tears.

From the article: “There are recent signs that the gradual decline in church attendance has leveled off. For the first time in 25 years, the number of people attending in-person worship in the US has increased.”

The article also says that about 100 million people (30%) attend a weekly service in the US nowadays. They talk about the heyday of the mid 20th century where 50% of Americans attended a weekly service. The population of the US in 1950 was 150 million. So that’s 25 million more people attending church today.

So why are all the smaller churches closing? The article (and possibly the PBS doc) fails to place some of the blame on the congregation capture of mega churches and how politics has driven people into these behemoths. I know that is what’s happening where I live in the South. They have a large sanctuary and expand that with an enormous online presence. How else can we have more Church goers and less churches?

There’s a mini-doc about one California family: https://youtu.be/0WPzFnZkZmI

Put as much money into your index funds and don’t stop until October 13th, 2026. Then convert it all to cash.

This is AI slop. Please remove.

Stumblin!

https://www.reddit.com/r/LiveFromNewYork/comments/1nss5gh/stumblin_2010/

Don’t drink the water.

https://open.spotify.com/track/1uzVvumt4H6CIxVXlkNdlz?sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A3gPbz3Oxtai6v3sN3CtgWz

Do they take commissions?

Should be “shonetines I git shad.”

“prospective”

You sly dog.

Here’s a link to the novel if you’re interested: https://a.co/d/01DIl9oB

Let He Who Is Without Bitches…

It would actually be an appropriate title for the episode.

I use Recipe Keeper for Android. It converts pics, text and URLs to recipes, has a shopping list function, and is a 1-time purchase after the 1st 20 recipes you store. It’s also very simple - does everything I need and nothing I don’t.

I call all of it “sugar water” so that my kids know the two main ingredients.

From SCOTUSblog,

“Based on two words separated by 16 others in … IEEPA—‘regulate’ and ‘importation’—the President asserts the independent power to impose tariffs on imports from any country, of any product, at any rate, for any amount of time,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote. “Those words,” he continued, “cannot bear such weight.” “IEEPA,” Roberts added, “contains no reference to tariffs or duties.” Moreover, “until now no President has read IEEPA to confer such power.”

“Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the main dissent, which was joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.”

Fortnite? My kids don’t play it anymore, I don’t know.

That can’t be true, it’s just for satire, right? Right?

Don’t worry, even the cast forgot this was a plot point.

Woo-oooo-oo-ould.

Wordle 1,667 3/6

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