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In reply to the discussion: In Reality, Most People Who Say They Are Affiliated with Some Religion [View all]MineralMan
(147,591 posts)Who bothers to read the long Terms of Service for anything before clicking the I Agree box?
What most people believe about the religion they follow depends on what they hear at church. Most people, not all. At most individual churches, the majority of members of that church almost never show up for services. Many don't even show up at Christmas and Easter, although some nominal members will show up around those days.
It's human nature, really. We think we understand things that we don't understand at all, so we don't look further into them. John 3:16 actually gives them permission to say they believe once and then forget about it. A heckuva lot of nominal Christians stop right there, really. Christianity's best selling point is that shortcut Bible verse. It's a real problem for denominations and individual churches.