>>13930770Also, "pews emptying" is because people are not following the original church.
Luther pushed the idea that an individual could interpret the bible as they see fit. The Catholic church, another one that schism'd from the original church was weak and could not stop him.
Every cult of Christianity, weaker, more perverse and retarded then the last comes from this. But God is good and many people are finding their way back. In just the last 5 generations, the numbers of Orthodox Christians has doubled around the world and is poised to do so again.