Monday, December 20, 2004

Urban churches feel post-christendom fallout

http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_041220sur.shtml

[ekklesia] December 20, 2004--Local churches in England's biggest cities are experiencing the fallout of post-christendom with only a "meagre" rise in attendance at Christmas, while it leaps 200% in rural areas, according to a new study.

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http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/140/140713_manchester_most_godless_city_at_christmas.html
"Manchester most 'Godless' city at Christmas" - Manchester Online
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/19/npious19.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/12/19/ixhome.html
"Residents of Hereford are Britain's most devoted churchgoers" - The Telegraph
http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=14996849&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=liverpool-third-bottom-in-christmas-church-league-name_page.html
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