The following report is a press release via The University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada:
As digital forms of communication increased, many in the religious community saw an opportunity to stem the tide of secularization in North America. The study by University of Waterloo sociology professor Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme explores if digital technologies facilitate a ‘spiritual revolution’ and if they provide important spiritual and religious spaces for new segments of the population removed from more conventional forms of organized religion.
We know that more and more people are turning towards digital mediums for spirituality such as chat groups with pastors, online sermons, and religious content on social media. We’ve found that while digital religion isn’t necessarily attracting a lot of new millennials to participate, it is making the experience of those already involved richer.
Wilkins-Laflamme, said
Wilkins-Laflamme notes that while digital religion is a phenomenon among many millennials, it’s not a part of the lives of the vast majority of this demographic.
It is still present though for a sizeable minority of the young adult population, and for many of them, digital religion plays an important complementary role to the in-person practicing of their faith.
Said Wilkins-Laflamme
While past scholarship has examined the adoption of digital religion and its role in spirituality, Wilkins-Laflamme’s report is the first to examine who exactly is practicing it and to what end.
Social environment does play an important role, with digital religion practices much more prevalent in the generally more religious U.S. context, compared with the generally more secular Canadian context. Digital religion practices are often, but not always, tied to other in-person religious and spiritual activities among millennials.
Said Wilkins-Laflamme
The study, Digital Religion Among U.S. and Canadian Millennial Adults, was published in the Review of Religious Research.
The Mass Exodus From The Churches
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[9] And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. [10] And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.Revelation 11:9-10
Bearing these trends in mind, it is easier to understand just how readily the whole world will worship the antichrist at once in unison, via the metaverse and this “trivergence” of smart technologies; which, it should not be forgotten that there are already plenty of supposed “Christians” calling upon on professing acolytes to join the metaverse, create worlds, and then “evangelize” them, which is quite laughable.
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And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
1 Corinthians 7:31
I use the internet, as do others, to spread the gospel of salvation and to shine light in a darkened and blackened world; but where it is all headed, as I have detailed many times before, is something I will NEVER participate in, and neither should you.
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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For years these church buildings have been “be like the lost to win the lost,” which is stupidity in the highest degree.
They’re just interested in numbers to fill the pews and their bank accounts while creating more false converts.
“Let’s get into the metaverse to witness to people.” What a travesty! These people will take the mark of the beast, you can bet on that.