tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post114938363930314228..comments2024-03-10T10:54:59.776-07:00Comments on Ben Witherington: Singing Singapore's PraisesBen Witheringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1149946151956050902006-06-10T06:29:00.000-07:002006-06-10T06:29:00.000-07:00Hi Dr Ben, it's been such great pleasure to have y...Hi Dr Ben, it's been such great pleasure to have you here in this LALA land--> Singapore that is:) I must say you have been very gracious and kind with your words indeed, in giving us pictures of wonders about our Singapore. Three cheers for your help in presenting to us the Crack of the Da Vinci Code, honestly I was not very sure whether I would be staying throughout the 2 consecutive days seminar, assuming that it would be a long_ish talk, but time just flew so quickly when I heard you & your outpouring Godly wisdom! To God be the glory. Do visit us again...hopefully soon! Be blessed, Dr Ben=>shir7iehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450098160733095984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1149601667038238062006-06-06T06:47:00.000-07:002006-06-06T06:47:00.000-07:00Could you explain the following: "the Coptic of th...Could you explain the following: "the Coptic of the Gospel of Judas is translation Coptic just because it has Greek loan words." Thanks.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012228696846484875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1149402987245367692006-06-03T23:36:00.000-07:002006-06-03T23:36:00.000-07:00Ben, on your 2% figure for people going to Church ...Ben, on your 2% figure for people going to Church in Australia, I thought I might add a little insight. To my understanding weekly Church attendence in Australia is at least 7%. This figure goes higher when monthly attendance is taken into account. Also a far higher percentage of people in Australia still identify themselves as Christian in some way (roughly 65-68%, according to the 2001 census).<BR/><BR/>The following report comes from the National Church Life Survey (http://www.ncls.org.au/), an Australian based organisation of co-operating denominations, including Catholics, Anglicans and other Protestants. Keep in mind that the organisation does not include all denominations in Australia, particularly precluding various strands of Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy, so the figures would really be higher.<BR/><BR/>A full report, NCLS Occasional Paper 3: 2001 Church Attendance Estimates, is available from March 1st on the NCLS website - http://www.ncls.org.au.<BR/><BR/>Table 1: Changes in Weekly Attendance, 1996-2001<BR/><BR/>Denomination 2001 Estimated Weekly Attendance % change since 1996<BR/><BR/>Anglican 177700 -2%<BR/><BR/>Apostolic 9100 20%<BR/><BR/>Assemblies of God 104600 20%<BR/><BR/>Baptist 112200 8%<BR/><BR/>Bethesda Ministries 2700 na<BR/><BR/>Christian & Missionary Alliance 4100 na<BR/><BR/>Christian City Churches 11400 42%<BR/><BR/>Christian Revival Crusade 11400 -7%<BR/><BR/>Church of the Nazarene 1600 33%<BR/><BR/>Churches of Christ 45100 7%<BR/><BR/>Lutheran 40500 -8%<BR/><BR/>Presbyterian 35000 -3%<BR/><BR/>Reformed 7100 -1%<BR/><BR/>Salvation Army 27900 -7%<BR/><BR/>Seventh-day Adventist 36600 na<BR/><BR/>Uniting 126600 -11%<BR/><BR/>Vineyard 2500 -17%<BR/><BR/>Wesleyan Methodist 3800 -7%<BR/><BR/>ANGLICAN/PROTESTANT* 759900 1%#<BR/><BR/>CATHOLIC 764800 -13%<BR/><BR/>TOTAL 1524700 -7%#<BR/><BR/>Notes<BR/><BR/>NCLS does not include Eastern Orthodox churches or non-trinitarian denominations such as Latter-day Saints. Decline in some Pentecostal denominations appears to be mainly due to some congregations changing denominational affiliation between 1996 and 2001.<BR/><BR/>* The total for Anglican/Protestant does not include non-participating Pentecostal and small Protestant denominations and groups. These were estimated in 1996 to total around 130,000 additional attenders.<BR/><BR/>#Percent change since 1996 excludes Bethesda, C&MA and Seventh-day Adventist.<BR/><BR/>Sources:<BR/><BR/>Australian Bureau of Statistics - 4174.0 Sports Attendance, Australia (02/12/2003)Joshua Luke Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883452580117905856noreply@blogger.com