Number of Churches are declining!

You can have a rich spiritual life without being religious. Couple that with pedophilia in the Catholic church, and the feeling of oppression so prevalent in religions in general, is it any wonder that people are turning away?

In some parts of the world churches are springing up everywhere - especially Pentecostal.

I think many people in the world don't feel the need for church,

Let me start with a disclaimer...I am profoundly religious... Why churches are closing down? People shift to other towns and countries. Churches are big structures requiring plenty of funds for upkeep. With half the people moving out, it does become difficult to manage to repair the churches. Considering such factors, Churches are either surrendered to authorities. Another factor is fear being the minorities. Atrocities against minorities do exist in our country, don't they? To question god is not wrong. To be unhappy with god is not wrong either. I have been through those stages. But there have been moments, when I have sought his help, and I have received. There are blessings that i asked, and he did not give...and eventually, it turned out to be good for me..have been counting my blessings, and realizing, it is not possible without some superior power having been there for me. At times, I have questioned even that superior power. Well, I am no saint. Why on earth are you helping me? Are you god or the devil? LOL Whatever...there is an inner peace that comes to me when I think of god. I wish more people could feel god the way I do. You don't need temples and churches for those. Heart is enough. Brain is also enough to tell you ...well he helped...and well....he will in future too.

We have a lot of religions here. All the churches are up and running. I guess it would depend on the place as well

may be people are becoming less religious