But so are other faiths, particularly Islam and syncretistic beliefs. What the Muslims could not do in France and England through armed conquest, they are now doing through immigration. Ideas from Eastern religions flow freely into America at every level. Not only are demographics changing, so is the belief system. Espousal of Christian faith hardly means one holds an exclusively Christian view.
Syncretism possesses a greater problem than Western man has ever known.
In the U.S. those religious bodies which showed strong growth a few years ago have experienced a slowdown. Now independent, community churches claim the day. While they make some fresh conversions they attact an even larger number of people from the older churches. Some of those being attracted come from Churches of Christ. By and large, the church faces difficult times.