I like Dr.G. Hawley conclusion: "I thus hesitate to say that the results tell us anything conclusive." At the same time it inspires us to pray and ask for Lord's wisdom. What about the statistics related to the spiritual reasons behind? I am from the communist oppression background. No one can destroy the Church, not even all the dictatorship of an atheistic regime could do it. God bless LC-MS.
(Firstly I should study thoroughly the statistics.)
John's Gospel, 10,27-29

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