tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814666.post109466002506844250..comments2023-10-02T10:20:41.334-06:00Comments on Let Us Reason: Church activityChristopher Bradford (Grasshopper)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15570059391740402667noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814666.post-1094836446641950882004-09-10T11:14:00.000-06:002004-09-10T11:14:00.000-06:00I started to post a follow-up to Dave's comment, b...I started to post a follow-up to Dave's comment, but it quickly got too big. I turned it into a post instead: <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Feldersjournal.blogspot.com%2F2004%2F09%2Fretrenchment-and-reaching-out.html">Retrenchment and Reaching Out</A>. *sigh*<br /><br />Thanks for continuing to post such thought provoking material grasshopper.<br /><br />-pategnupatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492341480170667775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814666.post-1094778392572346772004-09-09T19:06:00.000-06:002004-09-09T19:06:00.000-06:00One might look on the data as suggesting a Church ...One might look on the data as suggesting a Church organizational culture that stresses public acts over private ones--not particularly favorable. On the other hand, it could also mean that the Church is successful in retaining active participation by those who have let drop or never practiced more private devotions. This second view suggests a supportive congregational community (or family Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16545582642775796073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814666.post-1094679252808209072004-09-08T15:34:00.000-06:002004-09-08T15:34:00.000-06:00Grasshopper, thanks for posting about this. I've ...Grasshopper, thanks for posting about this. I've been thinking about it but haven't been able to arrange my thoughts enought to write anything.<br /><br />I noticed something interesting about the statistics you cited though. The first statistic show that latter-day saints are more likely to attend meetings (be publicly active), but that those members are less likely to be doing the individual gnupatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492341480170667775noreply@blogger.com