Nearly a month ago, during the inaugural broadcast of the Interpreter Foundation's weekly radio program (online at interpreterfoundation.org/the-interpreter-radio-show/), a caller reported that many in his circle were renouncing their faith. He sadly declared that, among his acquaintances, the church is suffering a “demographic meltdown.”
Whether there actually is such a “meltdown” would be an interesting (and important) topic for discussion, but my focus here is rather different: His own commitment to the gospel, the caller said, is purely emotional, a result of his personal autobiography. He chooses to remain a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints despite his conviction that, for every reason to believe in Mormonism, there are at least 20 reasons to reject it.
If my own faith were merely emotional, if I agreed that the reasons for abandoning the claims of the Restoration far outweigh those for accepting them, I probably would have left the church long ago myself. If those in his circle feel the same way, their response isn't very surprising.
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