USA No Longer Has Protestant Majority

Here is another article for the 'first time ever' file...and sadly it is more bad news for the Bride of Christ in the USA.

NEW YORK—For the first time in its history, the U.S. doesn't have a Protestant majority, according to a new study. One reason: The number of Americans with no religious affiliation is on the rise.

The percentage of Protestant adults in the U.S. has reached a low of 48%, the first time that the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has reported with certainty that the number has fallen to less than 50%. The drop has long been anticipated and comes at a time when no Protestants are on the U.S. Supreme Court and Republicans have their first presidential ticket with no Protestant nominees.

Among the reasons for the change are the growth in nondenominational Christians and a spike in the number of American adults who say they have no religion. The Pew study, released Tuesday, found that about 20% of Americans say they have no religious affiliation, an increase from 15% in the last five years.

Here;  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444024204578046250891660698.html?mod=e2tw

Sad.  20% of American have no religious affiliation.  If my math is correct and there are 330 million Americans...that means that 66 million people who are our co workers, friends and neighbors probably have no intention at all of going to worship God on any given Sunday.

"The harvest is at hand and the workers are few."

I'd say we have a rather large mission field right here in our own backyard.

However, with a church on every street corner and Christian radio and TV in every town, I would say that most Americans are going to have a pretty tough time telling Jesus that they never had a chance to hear the Gospel.

They certainly had a chance....they just chose not to take it.

Hat tip to James L.