Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Covid killed a good bit of it. People stoped going to church and never went back. My sister’s in laws are in their 80’s went to Catholic Mass every week until Covid. Now they don’t even go for Christmas or Easter.

What I liked about Covid is that you didn't have to go early to get a good seat at Midnight mass.

You can go late and still get a seat up front at St. Matthews Cathedral.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course people are less reglious

Especially women
Religion is control run by snake oil salesmen

From the Heritage Foundation's incoming project 2025 which is horrific all under the guise of religion who would want to stay here?

Looks like it's working! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was raised Catholic, and it never spoke to me . . . just felt like a chore and lot of mumbo-jumbo. I stopped going to church when I was 15 and never looked back. I suppose I'm an atheist now. I raised my kids without religion playing any part in our lives.

Pretty much the same. My mom dragged us to mass every Sunday and we attended Catholic school K-12. I never related to any priest or their messages. Frankly, a middle aged unmarried man talking about stories that occurred 2000 years ago just didn’t resonate with me. My mom forced me and my sister to get confirmed, even though confirmation is supposed to be about you choosing the church. Once I got to college, I never went to church again. Over time, even my mom started going less and less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Covid killed a good bit of it. People stoped going to church and never went back. My sister’s in laws are in their 80’s went to Catholic Mass every week until Covid. Now they don’t even go for Christmas or Easter.

Even I go for Christmas and Easter and I'm an atheist! I like the music and pomp.

I’m an atheist who goes to church for Christmas for the music only. I don’t go for Easter.

[Anonymous]

You can believe in God and have faith and not be religious or practice a religion.

[Anonymous]

Imagine no religion… heavenly.

[Anonymous]

I remember visiting the Vatican and feeling like it really explained the Protestant Reformation (kind of like visiting Versailles explains the French Revolution). There's something deeply off-putting about modern mega churches as well. It feels very packaged and commercial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember visiting the Vatican and feeling like it really explained the Protestant Reformation (kind of like visiting Versailles explains the French Revolution). There's something deeply off-putting about modern mega churches as well. It feels very packaged and commercial.

It feels that way because megachurches are very packaged and commercial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Imagine no religion… heavenly.

+1

[Anonymous]

It shows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you think? This is pretty astounding, and IMHO, very positive.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/697676/drop-religiosity-among-largest-world.aspx

“ The 17-point drop in the percentage of U.S. adults who say religion is an important part of their daily life — from 66% in 2015 to 49% today — ranks among the largest Gallup has recorded in any country over any 10-year period since 2007.

About half of Americans now say religion is not an important part of their daily life. They remain as divided on the question today as they were last year.”

Look at how crappy most churches have gotten in the last decade. It's not surprising they have a drop in attendance.

[Anonymous]

And this is why the US sucks so bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And this is why the US sucks so bad.

Yes. More people need to leave the USA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And this is why the US sucks so bad.

Yes. More people need to leave the USA.

I'm hoping that the badness is just temporary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And this is why the US sucks so bad.

Yes. More people need to leave the USA.

I'm hoping that the badness is just temporary.

And that we can go back to being good. And even a beacon of hope to the world.