tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post417776712108652626..comments2023-06-04T03:58:02.763-04:00Comments on He Said/She Said: She Said: Unintended Consequences of Church CorrelationBored in Vernalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930954374449121797noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post-85718895301445239352009-06-25T17:59:48.481-04:002009-06-25T17:59:48.481-04:00I couldn't agree more, Bored in Vernal.
Durin...I couldn't agree more, Bored in Vernal.<br /><br />During the sixties and early seventies, the Church was really growing. By the late nineties, according to the CUNY Religious Identification Survey, we baptized a lot of people but lost just as many.<br /><br />The figures of last year's PEW survey on religion show that we are losing five members for four converts.<br /><br />In my opinion, correlation has a lot to do with that. If you do not adapt to local conditions, Church is less likely to be meaningful.Hellmuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666302780491649128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post-44389918236571571002009-06-25T15:05:38.520-04:002009-06-25T15:05:38.520-04:00Sorry - one more comment about Mary's point - ...Sorry - one more comment about Mary's point - priesthood oversight simply drives some things undergound. Examples: out of pocket spending vs. going against the ward budget. If it's not that much money, it's too much hassle to deal with the bureaucracy. Likewise, book clubs and "lunch clubs" that the bishop might not approve (wanting to limit book content or disapproving a lunch club that costs members money at a restaurant) have gone rogue. Shhh. Don't tell.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402163698909422138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post-995600764589675612009-06-25T15:03:14.323-04:002009-06-25T15:03:14.323-04:00Reading through both OPs - his and hers - you seem...Reading through both OPs - his and hers - you seem to agree more than disagree. I tend to agree. Correlation was a necessary change to address some real issues and some that were probably an overreach, and it has had some good intended consequences, some bad intended consequences, and some bad unintended consequences.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402163698909422138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post-44192535787751283052009-06-25T14:39:20.572-04:002009-06-25T14:39:20.572-04:00The chapel adjacent to the Boston Temple is new, u...The chapel adjacent to the Boston Temple is new, unique and 2 stories. I had no idea where the RS room was. I’d like to know how they rated such a nice building. It probably had something to do with the topography. The Cambridge (Mass) chapel that burned last month was also unique. I hope they don’t replace it with a cookie cutter version. I miss roadshows too. And when our ward RS wanted to have a book club as an enrichment activity, we learned that the Bishop would have to read and approve our selections. So, yeah, we have a book club, and we try to invite the new sisters, but it is not “official”.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00819631039912283150noreply@blogger.com