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SarahD

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9. Probably.

Reply to Girard442 (Original post)

Sat Feb 3, 2024, 02:11 PM

Feb 2024

Many religious organizations continue to claim everyone who was a member, no matter how long they've been inactive. Some people have gone to court to get un-enrolled. Your instinct is correct. They keep names on the books to reinforce the idea that we are a religious nation, that their particular denomination is big and getting bigger, etc.

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Am I still listed as a member of the Southern Baptist church I joined at age 13? [View all] Girard442 Feb 2024 OP

If you're not giving them money, they don't know you exist. Croney Feb 2024 #1

I have to think there are an awful lot of people who are listed as members Ocelot II Feb 2024 #2

I don't know about Southern Baptists, but... Dale in Laurel MD Feb 2024 #3

Yes, the Catholic church holds that if you were baptized a Catholic you will be a Catholic for all eternity no matter Martin68 Feb 2024 #8

Some churches remove non-attending members radical noodle Feb 2024 #4

I suspect whatever if any membership records were kept at the national level have been purged Major Nikon Feb 2024 #5

My "wears it on his sleeve" Baptist neighbor MOMFUDSKI Feb 2024 #6

My Methodist church had to boot me in the 90s Easterncedar Feb 2024 #7

Probably. SarahD Feb 2024 #9

I was born and baptized Catholic BlueKota Feb 2024 #10

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