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Growth and membership figures???
:Hi [[User:Jeffholton|Jeff]] - I agree with you here, especially that "an ongoing and unresolved internal controversy is irrelevant to the discussion *until* it is resolved (in order to maintain neutral-POV)", and I've removed the link in question. This has come up on this page before. Things seem to be changing day by day. It seems better to wait until things settle down a bit before trying to capture any of it here. We're trying to be an encyclopedia rather than a gossip column. This doesn't preclude any mention of current events or of unpleasant realities, but it's a fine line. An "encyclopedia" article can easily be pushed off balance by giving too much focus to a particular controversy, such that it overwhelms the more basic information. Once things are resolved and emotions cool down a bit, it might be good to have a separate article giving an overview and history of these issues. I don't think it's time for that, though. Thanks, — [[User:FrJohn|<b>FrJohn</b>]] ([http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/User_talk:FrJohn&action=edit§ion=new talk])
== Growth and membership figures??? ==
Estimates range from 28K to 2M.... this range is so odd that means the entire OCA could either populate the entire city of Houston, or alternately could squeeze into Madison Square Garden for a concert together provided the stage was small, and children sat on laps?
To then go onto say, after having cast doubts on the veracity of the range of numbers to conclude: "Despite these sobering figures, however, the OCA's dioceses of the West and South, as well as many parishes in other dioceses, have reported steady growth." Two questions immediately come to mind - how are those diocesan numbers to be trusted, and does that supposed growth demonstrating parish population shift or members new to the OCA altogether?
Right now these numbers are so conflicted someone needs to do some more research...
