Echoes of Appalachia
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Tag: Why are people leaving the church
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There was a time when the church was the heartbeat of Appalachian life. Families gathered on Sundays for sermons, but also for soup dinners, quilting circles, and shared song. Pews filled with tired coal miners, young mothers, retired teachers and farmers. It didn’t matter what one’s political view was, or if their coat had holes.…
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In the hills and cities, something is shifting. Fewer people are walking through church doors. More are turning toward what feels real — not louder, not newer, but closer to the bone. A growing number are leaving organized religion behind, not because they’ve lost belief, but because the church stopped feeling like home. In too…
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