You are spot on! and some of the undrlying issues are we still have a church focused on patriarchy and clericalism especially in the US. And the laity see it. Matter of fact --A new Pew Research report revealed a finding that may be surprising: 80% of U.S. adults agree with the statement that the role of faith in everyday American life is shrinking. If faith shrinks so does involvement.
You are spot on! and some of the undrlying issues are we still have a church focused on patriarchy and clericalism especially in the US. And the laity see it. Matter of fact --A new Pew Research report revealed a finding that may be surprising: 80% of U.S. adults agree with the statement that the role of faith in everyday American life is shrinking. If faith shrinks so does involvement.