More Americans tailoring religion to fit their needs

Prophecy Sign:  An increasingly secular form of Christianity will be pervasive at the time of the end.

We are told in the bible that at the time of the end, there would be both a falling away from true biblical Christianity as well as a false form of Christianity where people will look for words and teachings that suit their desires, rather that a teaching that convicts their hearts.

We see both these concepts evident in these articles.  Congregants are disappearing out of the churches and falling away from the faith, while still other "Christians" are making up their particular brand of Christianity from a buffet table of whatever tickles their fancy.

Having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them. 2 Timothy 3:5 NIV

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 2 Thessalonians 2:3 KJV

From the article:

If World War II-era warbler Kate Smith sang today, her anthem could be Gods Bless America. That's one of the key findings in newly released research that reveals America's drift from clearly defined religious denominations to faiths cut to fit personal preferences.

The folks who make up God as they go are side-by-side with self-proclaimed believers who claim the Christian label but shed their ties to traditional beliefs and practices. Religion statistics expert George Barna says, with a wry hint of exaggeration, America is headed for "310 million people with 310 million religions." "We are a designer society. We want everything customized to our personal needs — our clothing, our food, our education," he says. Now it's our religion.

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A recent study done by the Anglican organization Virtue Online claims that more than one-third of Episcopal churches in the U.S.have only 40 or less members and that attendance numbers are still dropping. “What this foreshadows is that within the next 3 to 5 years more than 2,000 churches across the country will be forced to close, merge or be sold regardless of cash reserves or endowment because there will simply not be enough people in them to keep the doors open,” read the Aug. 23 survey. Not only will hundreds of Episcopal clergy will be “forced into early retirement,” said the organization, but many will have to take secondary employment “in an attempt to keep the doors open to a handful of aging congregants.”

Study claims Episcopal church attendance dwindling

http://www.ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/US.php?id=3879
More Americans tailoring religion to fit their needs

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2011-09-14/america-religious-denominations/50376288/1