I just read an article in the Washington Examiner, a Conservative leaning news app that non believers are growing “rapidly”. Only 65% of people identify as Christian now as opposed to 77% in 2009. I’ve seen similar articles recently confirming this. Time definitely appears to be on our side.......especially with the younger generations such as gen.Z which will have a big effect in the coming years. Should be very interesting.
Not identifying as christian is far from being a non believer.
That's just code for, "I don't go to church, but I still believe in god."
These people still read, quote and believe in the bible. Still believe in heaven and hell. Still believe in Jesus as god, and still think they have a soul.
I think there are more non believers. But maybe not as many as this would suggest.
I believe that what we are going through right now will cause many more to leave. A lot of what is happening in this country with the 'Christian' attempts at taking over the government is a sign of desperation.
Education along with scientific advancements are key. When we better understand our world around us, there’s no longer a need for belief in magic. Ignorance may be bliss, but I’ll take the burden of knowledge every day of the week over susceptibility to charlatans.
I agree, education and scientific advancement has opened minds to critical thinking.
In European countries religion has been on the decline for some years now, especially in the Catholic counties such as Spain, Italy and Ireland...helped along by their own clerical child abuse scandals involving pedophile priests and especially in Ireland of the sadistic practices of nuns towards unmarried mothers and their babies in the Magdalen laundries. The more Protestant counties like U.K., Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia all have low church attendance and general apathy towards religious belief.
I actually think that Trump may have been elected by the older generation, but his mishandling of so many important things will make all the younger generations eschew religion and be more inclined to vote (for a year or two, anyway).
Trump wasn't elected . I've read he had nearly three million less votes than Hilary . It was the electorial collage that put him in office .
It's particularly helpful if you include a link to your evidence so we can use it for comparative purposes.
That is true in the U.S. but not in the world. Worldwide, religious participation us increasing.
@creative51
Maybe.
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Did you read the whole Article?
Sadly there are many that would endorse 2nd amendment solutions rather than a secular population, but F them, lets do it anyway.
It is my firm belief America will no longer be a country before the people living here are non-religious.