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Rex Sacrorum

In ancient Roman religion, the rex sacrorum (“king of the sacred things,” sometimes called rex sacrificulus) was a senatorial priesthood reserved for patricians. The rex sacrorum was based in the Regia.

During the Roman Republic, the rex sacrorum was chosen by the pontifex maximus (the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome) from a list of patricians (patricians were originally a group of ruling-class families in ancient Rome) submitted by the College of Pontiffs.

A further requirement was that he be born to parents married through the ritual of confarreatio. This was also the form of marriage he himself had to enter. His wife (the regina sacrorum) also performed religious duties specific to her role. Marriage was such a fundamental part of the priesthood that if the regina died, the rex had to resign. The rex sacrorum was above the pontifex maximus. Although he was more or less a powerless figurehead.

The rex sacrorum wore a toga, the undecorated soft “shoeboot” (calceus), & carried a ceremonial axe. As a priest of the archaic Roman religion, he sacrificed capite velato, with head covered.

The rex held a sacrifice on the Kalends of each month. Kalends is the 1st day of every month in the Roman Calendar. The word ‘calendar’ comes from this word. On the Nones (the Roman Calendar used by the Roman Kingdom & Roman Republic), he announced the dates of festivals for the month.

On March 24 & May 24, he held a sacrifice in the Comitium. The Comitium was the original open-air public meeting space of ancient Rome & had major religious & prophetic significance. In addition to these duties, the rex sacrorum seems to have functioned as the high priest of Janus.

In Rome, the priesthood was deliberately depoliticized. The rex sacrorum wasn’t elected. His inauguration was merely witnessed by a comitia calata, an assembly called for the purpose. The rex was barred from a political & military command. After the overthrow of the Roman kings, the office of rex sacrorum fulfilled at least some of the sacral duties of kingship, with the consuls assuming political power & military command, as well as some sacral functions.

As the wife of the rex sacrorum, the regina sacrorum (“queen of the sacred things”) was a high priestess who carried out ritual duties only she could perform. On the Kalends of every month, the regina presided at the sacrifice of a sow (porca) or female lamb (agna) to Juno. The reginas were equal to their male partners. These 2 priesthood were gender-balanced & had shared duties.

While performing her rituals, the regina wore a headdress called the arculum, formed from a garland of pomegranate twigs tied up with a white woolen thread. The rex & regina sacrorum were required to marry by the ritual of confarreatio, originally reserved for patricians. But after the Lex Canuleia of 445 BC, it’s possible that the regina could’ve been plebeian. Plebeians/plebs were the general body of the free Roman citizens who weren’t patricians.

The office of Rex Sacrorum wasn’t a highly coveted position among the patricians. Although the rex sacrorum was technically superior to the pontiffs, the rank conferred no real political gain. Because of this, there would be some years without a rex sacrorum at all.

By the time of Antony’s civil war, the office was entirely in disuse. But seems to have been revived later by Augustus, as there was mention of it during the empire until it was probably abolished by Theodosius I.

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Rex Sacrorum

In ancient Roman religion, the rex sacrorum (“king of the sacred things,” sometimes called rex sacrificulus) was a senatorial priesthood reserved for patricians. The rex sacrorum was based in the Regia.

During the Roman Republic, the rex sacrorum was chosen by the pontifex maximus (the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome) from a list of patricians (patricians were originally a group of ruling-class families in ancient Rome) submitted by the College of Pontiffs.

A further requirement was that he be born to parents married through the ritual of confarreatio. This was also the form of marriage he himself had to enter. His wife (the regina sacrorum) also performed religious duties specific to her role. Marriage was such a fundamental part of the priesthood that if the regina died, the rex had to resign. The rex sacrorum was above the pontifex maximus. Although he was more or less a powerless figurehead.

The rex sacrorum wore a toga, the undecorated soft “shoeboot” (calceus), & carried a ceremonial axe. As a priest of the archaic Roman religion, he sacrificed capite velato, with head covered.

The rex held a sacrifice on the Kalends of each month. Kalends is the 1st day of every month in the Roman Calendar. The word ‘calendar’ comes from this word. On the Nones (the Roman Calendar used by the Roman Kingdom & Roman Republic), he announced the dates of festivals for the month.

On March 24 & May 24, he held a sacrifice in the Comitium. The Comitium was the original open-air public meeting space of ancient Rome & had major religious & prophetic significance. In addition to these duties, the rex sacrorum seems to have functioned as the high priest of Janus.

In Rome, the priesthood was deliberately depoliticized. The rex sacrorum wasn’t elected. His inauguration was merely witnessed by a comitia calata, an assembly called for the purpose. The rex was barred from a political & military command. After the overthrow of the Roman kings, the office of rex sacrorum fulfilled at least some of the sacral duties of kingship, with the consuls assuming political power & military command, as well as some sacral functions.

As the wife of the rex sacrorum, the regina sacrorum (“queen of the sacred things”) was a high priestess who carried out ritual duties only she could perform. On the Kalends of every month, the regina presided at the sacrifice of a sow (porca) or female lamb (agna) to Juno. The reginas were equal to their male partners. These 2 priesthood were gender-balanced & had shared duties.

While performing her rituals, the regina wore a headdress called the arculum, formed from a garland of pomegranate twigs tied up with a white woolen thread. The rex & regina sacrorum were required to marry by the ritual of confarreatio, originally reserved for patricians. But after the Lex Canuleia of 445 BC, it’s possible that the regina could’ve been plebeian. Plebeians/plebs were the general body of the free Roman citizens who weren’t patricians.

The office of Rex Sacrorum wasn’t a highly coveted position among the patricians. Although the rex sacrorum was technically superior to the pontiffs, the rank conferred no real political gain. Because of this, there would be some years without a rex sacrorum at all.

By the time of Antony’s civil war, the office was entirely in disuse. But seems to have been revived later by Augustus, as there was mention of it during the empire until it was probably abolished by Theodosius I.

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Rex Sacrorum

In ancient Roman religion, the rex sacrorum (“king of the sacred things,” sometimes called rex sacrificulus) was a senatorial priesthood reserved for patricians. The rex sacrorum was based in the Regia.

During the Roman Republic, the rex sacrorum was chosen by the pontifex maximus (the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome) from a list of patricians (patricians were originally a group of ruling-class families in ancient Rome) submitted by the College of Pontiffs.

A further requirement was that he be born to parents married through the ritual of confarreatio. This was also the form of marriage he himself had to enter. His wife (the regina sacrorum) also performed religious duties specific to her role. Marriage was such a fundamental part of the priesthood that if the regina died, the rex had to resign. The rex sacrorum was above the pontifex maximus. Although he was more or less a powerless figurehead.

The rex sacrorum wore a toga, the undecorated soft “shoeboot” (calceus), & carried a ceremonial axe. As a priest of the archaic Roman religion, he sacrificed capite velato, with head covered.

The rex held a sacrifice on the Kalends of each month. Kalends is the 1st day of every month in the Roman Calendar. The word ‘calendar’ comes from this word. On the Nones (the Roman Calendar used by the Roman Kingdom & Roman Republic), he announced the dates of festivals for the month.

On March 24 & May 24, he held a sacrifice in the Comitium. The Comitium was the original open-air public meeting space of ancient Rome & had major religious & prophetic significance. In addition to these duties, the rex sacrorum seems to have functioned as the high priest of Janus.

In Rome, the priesthood was deliberately depoliticized. The rex sacrorum wasn’t elected. His inauguration was merely witnessed by a comitia calata, an assembly called for the purpose. The rex was barred from a political & military command. After the overthrow of the Roman kings, the office of rex sacrorum fulfilled at least some of the sacral duties of kingship, with the consuls assuming political power & military command, as well as some sacral functions.

As the wife of the rex sacrorum, the regina sacrorum (“queen of the sacred things”) was a high priestess who carried out ritual duties only she could perform. On the Kalends of every month, the regina presided at the sacrifice of a sow (porca) or female lamb (agna) to Juno. The reginas were equal to their male partners. These 2 priesthood were gender-balanced & had shared duties.

While performing her rituals, the regina wore a headdress called the arculum, formed from a garland of pomegranate twigs tied up with a white woolen thread. The rex & regina sacrorum were required to marry by the ritual of confarreatio, originally reserved for patricians. But after the Lex Canuleia of 445 BC, it’s possible that the regina could’ve been plebeian. Plebeians/plebs were the general body of the free Roman citizens who weren’t patricians.

The office of Rex Sacrorum wasn’t a highly coveted position among the patricians. Although the rex sacrorum was technically superior to the pontiffs, the rank conferred no real political gain. Because of this, there would be some years without a rex sacrorum at all.

By the time of Antony’s civil war, the office was entirely in disuse. But seems to have been revived later by Augustus, as there was mention of it during the empire until it was probably abolished by Theodosius I.

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Rex Sacrorum

In ancient Roman religion, the rex sacrorum (“king of the sacred things,” sometimes called rex sacrificulus) was a senatorial priesthood reserved for patricians. The rex sacrorum was based in the Regia.

During the Roman Republic, the rex sacrorum was chosen by the pontifex maximus (the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome) from a list of patricians (patricians were originally a group of ruling-class families in ancient Rome) submitted by the College of Pontiffs.

A further requirement was that he be born to parents married through the ritual of confarreatio. This was also the form of marriage he himself had to enter. His wife (the regina sacrorum) also performed religious duties specific to her role. Marriage was such a fundamental part of the priesthood that if the regina died, the rex had to resign. The rex sacrorum was above the pontifex maximus. Although he was more or less a powerless figurehead.

The rex sacrorum wore a toga, the undecorated soft “shoeboot” (calceus), & carried a ceremonial axe. As a priest of the archaic Roman religion, he sacrificed capite velato, with head covered.

The rex held a sacrifice on the Kalends of each month. Kalends is the 1st day of every month in the Roman Calendar. The word ‘calendar’ comes from this word. On the Nones (the Roman Calendar used by the Roman Kingdom & Roman Republic), he announced the dates of festivals for the month.

On March 24 & May 24, he held a sacrifice in the Comitium. The Comitium was the original open-air public meeting space of ancient Rome & had major religious & prophetic significance. In addition to these duties, the rex sacrorum seems to have functioned as the high priest of Janus.

In Rome, the priesthood was deliberately depoliticized. The rex sacrorum wasn’t elected. His inauguration was merely witnessed by a comitia calata, an assembly called for the purpose. The rex was barred from a political & military command. After the overthrow of the Roman kings, the office of rex sacrorum fulfilled at least some of the sacral duties of kingship, with the consuls assuming political power & military command, as well as some sacral functions.

As the wife of the rex sacrorum, the regina sacrorum (“queen of the sacred things”) was a high priestess who carried out ritual duties only she could perform. On the Kalends of every month, the regina presided at the sacrifice of a sow (porca) or female lamb (agna) to Juno. The reginas were equal to their male partners. These 2 priesthood were gender-balanced & had shared duties.

While performing her rituals, the regina wore a headdress called the arculum, formed from a garland of pomegranate twigs tied up with a white woolen thread. The rex & regina sacrorum were required to marry by the ritual of confarreatio, originally reserved for patricians. But after the Lex Canuleia of 445 BC, it’s possible that the regina could’ve been plebeian. Plebeians/plebs were the general body of the free Roman citizens who weren’t patricians.

The office of Rex Sacrorum wasn’t a highly coveted position among the patricians. Although the rex sacrorum was technically superior to the pontiffs, the rank conferred no real political gain. Because of this, there would be some years without a rex sacrorum at all.

By the time of Antony’s civil war, the office was entirely in disuse. But seems to have been revived later by Augustus, as there was mention of it during the empire until it was probably abolished by Theodosius I.

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Rex Sacrorum

In ancient Roman religion, the rex sacrorum (“king of the sacred things,” sometimes called rex sacrificulus) was a senatorial priesthood reserved for patricians. The rex sacrorum was based in the Regia.

During the Roman Republic, the rex sacrorum was chosen by the pontifex maximus (the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome) from a list of patricians (patricians were originally a group of ruling-class families in ancient Rome) submitted by the College of Pontiffs.

A further requirement was that he be born to parents married through the ritual of confarreatio. This was also the form of marriage he himself had to enter. His wife (the regina sacrorum) also performed religious duties specific to her role. Marriage was such a fundamental part of the priesthood that if the regina died, the rex had to resign. The rex sacrorum was above the pontifex maximus. Although he was more or less a powerless figurehead.

The rex sacrorum wore a toga, the undecorated soft “shoeboot” (calceus), & carried a ceremonial axe. As a priest of the archaic Roman religion, he sacrificed capite velato, with head covered.

The rex held a sacrifice on the Kalends of each month. Kalends is the 1st day of every month in the Roman Calendar. The word ‘calendar’ comes from this word. On the Nones (the Roman Calendar used by the Roman Kingdom & Roman Republic), he announced the dates of festivals for the month.

On March 24 & May 24, he held a sacrifice in the Comitium. The Comitium was the original open-air public meeting space of ancient Rome & had major religious & prophetic significance. In addition to these duties, the rex sacrorum seems to have functioned as the high priest of Janus.

In Rome, the priesthood was deliberately depoliticized. The rex sacrorum wasn’t elected. His inauguration was merely witnessed by a comitia calata, an assembly called for the purpose. The rex was barred from a political & military command. After the overthrow of the Roman kings, the office of rex sacrorum fulfilled at least some of the sacral duties of kingship, with the consuls assuming political power & military command, as well as some sacral functions.

As the wife of the rex sacrorum, the regina sacrorum (“queen of the sacred things”) was a high priestess who carried out ritual duties only she could perform. On the Kalends of every month, the regina presided at the sacrifice of a sow (porca) or female lamb (agna) to Juno. The reginas were equal to their male partners. These 2 priesthood were gender-balanced & had shared duties.

While performing her rituals, the regina wore a headdress called the arculum, formed from a garland of pomegranate twigs tied up with a white woolen thread. The rex & regina sacrorum were required to marry by the ritual of confarreatio, originally reserved for patricians. But after the Lex Canuleia of 445 BC, it’s possible that the regina could’ve been plebeian. Plebeians/plebs were the general body of the free Roman citizens who weren’t patricians.

The office of Rex Sacrorum wasn’t a highly coveted position among the patricians. Although the rex sacrorum was technically superior to the pontiffs, the rank conferred no real political gain. Because of this, there would be some years without a rex sacrorum at all.

By the time of Antony’s civil war, the office was entirely in disuse. But seems to have been revived later by Augustus, as there was mention of it during the empire until it was probably abolished by Theodosius I.

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Are We Watching the End of #Religion?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sC_T7g56TQ

#atheist #purpose #dogma #information #atheism #religious #god #nones #science #knowledge #culture

Many #Religious #Nones Around the World Hold #Spiritual #Beliefs

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/09/04/many-religious-nones-around-the-world-hold-spiritual-beliefs/

#agnostic #atheism #religion #unaffiliated

Why #GenZ Wants Nothing to Do With #Christianity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVgvdOauSDE&list=WL

#religion #atheism #nones #cults #atheist #god

From #secular #society to secular #civilization

https://onlys.ky/from-secular-society-to-secular-civilization/?ref=onlysky-newsletter

In a hundred years, the #Nones will likely be a majority of the #US #population. What will that #secularsociety be like?

From #secular #society to secular #civilization

https://onlys.ky/from-secular-society-to-secular-civilization/?ref=onlysky-newsletter

In a hundred years, the #Nones will likely be a majority of the #US #population. What will that #secularsociety be like?

From #secular #society to secular #civilization

https://onlys.ky/from-secular-society-to-secular-civilization/?ref=onlysky-newsletter

In a hundred years, the #Nones will likely be a majority of the #US #population. What will that #secularsociety be like?

From #secular #society to secular #civilization

https://onlys.ky/from-secular-society-to-secular-civilization/?ref=onlysky-newsletter

In a hundred years, the #Nones will likely be a majority of the #US #population. What will that #secularsociety be like?

From #secular #society to secular #civilization

https://onlys.ky/from-secular-society-to-secular-civilization/?ref=onlysky-newsletter

In a hundred years, the #Nones will likely be a majority of the #US #population. What will that #secularsociety be like?

"Almost half of those who indicated that they are now religiously unaffiliated — nearly a fifth of the country — say their former religion’s hostility to LGBTQ+ Americans played a role.

This makes sense."

~ Philip Bump

#PRRI #unchurched #exvangelicals #nones #churches #LGBTQ #homophobia
/4

The gift article below is thanks to PRRI.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/27/religion-polling-lgbtq-views/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzExNTk4NDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzEyOTgwNzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTE1OTg0MDAsImp0aSI6ImU0Y2NhNTFmLTMzNWQtNDFlYS04YmQyLTMwOTQyNjhhY2RiNyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI0LzAzLzI3L3JlbGlnaW9uLXBvbGxpbmctbGdidHEtdmlld3MvIn0.OubvJ399iQd1e7tPTVncgm_Lb5DxGNHNvucNQfzR0s4

"We found that about 60% of Americans who are under the age of 30 who have left religion say they left because of their religious traditions teaching, which is a much higher rate than for older Americans.'"

#PRRI #unchurched #exvangelicals #nones #churches #LGBTQ #homophobia
/3

PRRI asked those leaving churches why they are leaving:

"And nearly half (47%) of respondents who left cited negative teaching about the treatment of LGBTQ people.
Those numbers were especially high with one group in particular.

'Religion's negative teaching about LGBTQ people are driving younger Americans to leave church,' [Melissa] Deckman [of PRRI] says."

#PRRI #unchurched #exvangelicals #nones #churches #LGBTQ #homophobia
/2

Jason DeRose reports on the recently published finding of PRRI that people in the U.S. are leaving churches in record numbers, and about a quarter of Americans now identify as religiously unaffiliated, "a number that has risen over the last decade and is now the largest single religious group in the U.S."

#PRRI #unchurched #exvangelicals #nones #churches #LGBTQ #homophobia
/1

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/27/1240811895/leaving-religion-anti-lgbtq-sexual-abuse

PRRI study:

"One-quarter (26%) of Americans now identify as religiously #unaffiliated, a number that has risen over the last decade...

Nearly half (47%) of respondents who left [their faith tradition] cited negative teaching about the treatment of #LGBTQ people."

#religion #nones

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/27/1240811895/leaving-religion-anti-lgbtq-sexual-abuse

Why young #Americans are ditching #church, not #values

https://www.oregonlive.com/reckon/2024/02/why-young-americans-are-ditching-church-not-values.html
#atheism #atheist #nones

Reasons for #Disbelief

https://new.exchristian.net/2024/02/reasons-for-disbelief-1.html
#atheism #atheist #religion #christian #christianity #myths #mythology #superstition #beliefs #nones

How #religion and #politics will mix in 2024
https://flip.it/r1Ohqs

#Texas state senator reveals plan to 'put #God back in #government'
https://flip.it/ZZ0hzt

#Minister of #theSatanicTemple has best response to proposed #Iowa bill
https://flip.it/EgRWj4

The #NationalPrayerBreakfast is an anachronism that should go away
https://flip.it/7uFGFH

‘#Nones’ have eclipsed every #religious group in #America. What does this mean for #separationofchurchandstate?
https://flip.it/N_27fM

More '#nones' than #Catholics: #Nonreligious #Americans near 30% in latest survey

https://ground.news/article/study-nearly-30-of-americans-claim-no-religious-affiliation_77f5fb

The rise of the Nones continues. Some interesting stats here: https://www.npr.org/2024/01/24/1226371734/religious-nones-are-now-the-largest-single-group-in-the-u-s #nones #atheist #agnostic #logic #reason #criticalthinking

@kevin3kon So, what about instead of “Christianity teaches that the ideal situation for humanity is a monarchy: king of kings. A dictatorship.” you could write “I am discouraged how in all churches I went to, pastors were interpreting the Bible as teaching that the ideal situation for humanity is …”? Yes, it would be less click-baity, and you would be less popular with the current #nones generation, but perhaps you would spread fewer lies?

#RyanBurge:
The Rising of the "#Nones"
#FFRF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUYWn4BUBZE&list=WL
#atheism #atheist #religion #nonreligious #cultfree #sundayschool #agnostic #politics

How to #comeout to your parents as #nonreligious

https://new.exchristian.net/2023/11/how-to-come-out-to-your-parents-as-non.html
#religious #atheism #atheist #deconstructionism #exvangelical #nones #agnostic #confession #sabbath

How to #comeout to your parents as #nonreligious

https://new.exchristian.net/2023/11/how-to-come-out-to-your-parents-as-non.html
#religious #atheism #atheist #deconstructionism #exvangelical #nones #agnostic #confession #sabbath

How to #comeout to your parents as #nonreligious

https://new.exchristian.net/2023/11/how-to-come-out-to-your-parents-as-non.html
#religious #atheism #atheist #deconstructionism #exvangelical #nones #agnostic #confession #sabbath

How to #comeout to your parents as #nonreligious

https://new.exchristian.net/2023/11/how-to-come-out-to-your-parents-as-non.html
#religious #atheism #atheist #deconstructionism #exvangelical #nones #agnostic #confession #sabbath

How to #comeout to your parents as #nonreligious

https://new.exchristian.net/2023/11/how-to-come-out-to-your-parents-as-non.html
#religious #atheism #atheist #deconstructionism #exvangelical #nones #agnostic #confession #sabbath

How Many #Nones Are There?
A comprehensive look at six different surveys about #religion in the #UnitedStates

https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/how-many-nones-are-there
#nonreligious #agnostic #atheist #godless

GOOD NEWS: The rise of the #nones continues! #criticalthinking #agnostic #atheist #secular #exchristian #exmormon https://aleteia.org/2023/10/23/where-are-the-nones-us-map-shows-dramatic-swing-from-2008/

While parts of this article are misinformed, including who exactly makes up the Nones (hint: it’s NOT just those raised outside religion), I overall found it to be encouraging. #emptythepews #nones #atheists #agnostics #criticalthinking #exchristian Deserted churches and fewer #believers #swiss abandon God - SWI swissinfo.ch https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/deserted-churches-and-fewer-believers--swiss-abandon-god/48890884

The #nones aren’t going anywhere

https://onlysky.media/alee/the-nones-arent-going-anywhere/
#atheist #atheism #nonreligious #secular

While these communities can be beneficial, it’s important to note that psychedelics are contraindicated for some people due to brain chemistry; eg., those who struggle with psychosis or have a family history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc. PLEASE CONSULT A MEDICAL DOCTOR BEFOREHAND How #nones − the religiously #Unaffiliated − are finding meaning, purpose and #spirituality in #psychedelic churches - Study Finds https://studyfinds.org/nones-psychedelic-churches/

In Italy, the cradle of Catholicism, new research suggests that only 19% of citizens attend services at least weekly, while 31% never attend at all - and it's a trend already growing in some European nations.

Meet the 'nones': An ever increasing group across Europe with little to no religious affiliation.

https://www.euronews.com/2023/10/08/meet-the-nones-an-ever-increasing-group-across-europe-with-little-to-no-religious-affiliat

#Europe #Italy #Religion #Catholicism #Atheism #Secularism #Nones

“'Stampede' may be an exaggerated word for the exodus out of the church in America, but no one can escape the reality. A date has been attached: 2070, the projected date when there will be more non-Christians than Christians in our nation. …

I want to take seriously the spirituality of those outside the church and outside the category of religious faith and belief."

~ Stephen Shoemaker

#churches #nones #dechurching

https://baptistnews.com/article/the-stampede-out-of-the-church-and-the-people-of-god-and-christ-outside-its-walls/

“'Stampede' may be an exaggerated word for the exodus out of the church in America, but no one can escape the reality. A date has been attached: 2070, the projected date when there will be more non-Christians than Christians in our nation. …

I want to take seriously the spirituality of those outside the church and outside the category of religious faith and belief."

~ Stephen Shoemaker

#churches #nones #dechurching

https://baptistnews.com/article/the-stampede-out-of-the-church-and-the-people-of-god-and-christ-outside-its-walls/

“'Stampede' may be an exaggerated word for the exodus out of the church in America, but no one can escape the reality. A date has been attached: 2070, the projected date when there will be more non-Christians than Christians in our nation. …

I want to take seriously the spirituality of those outside the church and outside the category of religious faith and belief."

~ Stephen Shoemaker

#churches #nones #dechurching

https://baptistnews.com/article/the-stampede-out-of-the-church-and-the-people-of-god-and-christ-outside-its-walls/

“'Stampede' may be an exaggerated word for the exodus out of the church in America, but no one can escape the reality. A date has been attached: 2070, the projected date when there will be more non-Christians than Christians in our nation. …

I want to take seriously the spirituality of those outside the church and outside the category of religious faith and belief."

~ Stephen Shoemaker

#churches #nones #dechurching

https://baptistnews.com/article/the-stampede-out-of-the-church-and-the-people-of-god-and-christ-outside-its-walls/

“'Stampede' may be an exaggerated word for the exodus out of the church in America, but no one can escape the reality. A date has been attached: 2070, the projected date when there will be more non-Christians than Christians in our nation. …

I want to take seriously the spirituality of those outside the church and outside the category of religious faith and belief."

~ Stephen Shoemaker

#churches #nones #dechurching

https://baptistnews.com/article/the-stampede-out-of-the-church-and-the-people-of-god-and-christ-outside-its-walls/

They're looking for "a church that isn't a church," to use Rachel Martin's phrase.

As far as I can see, Bacon and Martin are raising important questions about what societies lose when they lose key institutions that are centered on building community and recognizing that we are all, churched or unchurched, across racial, age, gender, and all other lines, in it together. Healthy societies need such institutions. And churches have for many of us failed to be them.

#nones #dechurching #church
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They're looking for "a church that isn't a church," to use Rachel Martin's phrase.

As far as I can see, Bacon and Martin are raising important questions about what societies lose when they lose key institutions that are centered on building community and recognizing that we are all, churched or unchurched, across racial, age, gender, and all other lines, in it together. Healthy societies need such institutions. And churches have for many of us failed to be them.

#nones #dechurching #church
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They're looking for "a church that isn't a church," to use Rachel Martin's phrase.

As far as I can see, Bacon and Martin are raising important questions about what societies lose when they lose key institutions that are centered on building community and recognizing that we are all, churched or unchurched, across racial, age, gender, and all other lines, in it together. Healthy societies need such institutions. And churches have for many of us failed to be them.

#nones #dechurching #church
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They're looking for "a church that isn't a church," to use Rachel Martin's phrase.

As far as I can see, Bacon and Martin are raising important questions about what societies lose when they lose key institutions that are centered on building community and recognizing that we are all, churched or unchurched, across racial, age, gender, and all other lines, in it together. Healthy societies need such institutions. And churches have for many of us failed to be them.

#nones #dechurching #church
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They're looking for "a church that isn't a church," to use Rachel Martin's phrase.

As far as I can see, Bacon and Martin are raising important questions about what societies lose when they lose key institutions that are centered on building community and recognizing that we are all, churched or unchurched, across racial, age, gender, and all other lines, in it together. Healthy societies need such institutions. And churches have for many of us failed to be them.

#nones #dechurching #church
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Perry Bacon Jr. explains to Rachel Martin — both nones who were raised churched, with church playing an important role in their lives — what he means when he says he's looking now for a "church of nones."

He and Martin both found the community, the commitment to shared values, that was central to their church experience important, and they miss it now that they are nones.

#nones #dechurching #unchurched #church
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https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1198509609/the-search-for-a-church-that-isnt-a-church

Perry Bacon Jr. explains to Rachel Martin — both nones who were raised churched, with church playing an important role in their lives — what he means when he says he's looking now for a "church of nones."

He and Martin both found the community, the commitment to shared values, that was central to their church experience important, and they miss it now that they are nones.

#nones #dechurching #unchurched #church
/1

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1198509609/the-search-for-a-church-that-isnt-a-church

Perry Bacon Jr. explains to Rachel Martin — both nones who were raised churched, with church playing an important role in their lives — what he means when he says he's looking now for a "church of nones."

He and Martin both found the community, the commitment to shared values, that was central to their church experience important, and they miss it now that they are nones.

#nones #dechurching #unchurched #church
/1

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1198509609/the-search-for-a-church-that-isnt-a-church