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> Blainer, Yes, thank you Dave, that is right. It was 19.3% to be exact. > I mentioned it along with the numbers--11,000,000+ members, actually > closing in on 12,000,000. The numbers alone are impressive enough, > considering the church has only been around since 1830--172 yrs, as > compared to most Protestant churches which have been around for 1500+ > years. DAVEH: I think the Protestants claim much less than that, Blaine. SINCE the 1500s might be more appropriate. > > But the growth rate, which exceeds any religious denomination in the > United Staes as of the year 2002, is the real phenomenon. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
