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Originally Posted by TRFrance
Interesting stats...
But since the categorization of what's considered "Pentecostal" is so broad, I'll still take such numbers with a few cups of salt.
When I think of "the church" I define that as Jesus-name-baptized/Spirit-filled saints. Apparently there are no stats for such Apostolics/Oneness Pentecostals. The number of divorces among Apostolics may be increasing, as I'm told it is... but if I were a betting man I would bet my last penny that the divorce number among "us" is nowhere near the numbers Barna comes up with for divorces among "Pentecostals".
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I don't know bro ... look at the forum .... quite a bit of divorcees here.
The numbers may be skewed also.....
Also, in many of our circles getting divorced still places a scarlet letter over them ... and they are then shunned or viewed as backslidden ... even if they are the "innocent" party...
I recently heard the testimony of one lady here in Texas who was no longer considered a church member in good standing after getting divorced from a man who had repeatedly had homosexual affairs because she did not reconcile with him ....
Such people may continue to label themselves Pentecostal but not part of a Apostolic church after .... this ... type of experience.
Some are too embarrassed to return to an Apostolic church ... because of the condemnation they most certainly face in a crowd that views short sleeves as a heaven or hell issue.
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