Atheists, agnostics and other people who do not affiliate with any religion – though increasing in countries such as the United States and France – will make up a declining share of the world’s total population.

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/04/02/religious-projections-2010-2050/

Much of the worldwide growth of Islam and Christianity, for example, is expected to take place in sub-Saharan Africa. Today’s religiously unaffiliated population, by contrast, is heavily concentrated in places with low fertility and aging populations, such as Europe, North America, China and Japan.

Anonymous wrote:Church attendance globally is rising and increasing. Atheists/agnostics/others are expected to decline because they don’t get married and have children. Religious people have kids.

Atheists don’t get married and have children?

Guffawing here.

Church attendance globally is rising and increasing. Atheists/agnostics/others are expected to decline because they don’t get married and have children. Religious people have kids.

Anonymous wrote:At least there is some hope!! I am tired of hearing the insanity of people like my FIL who preach to me "GOD FIRST THEN FAMILY"
The most psycho person I know.

Luckily, not all church-goers are psycho and I suspect you're going to continue to hear your FIL's rants, irrespective of church attendance.

Anonymous wrote:I very rarely attend church.

Now ask my how my ***spiritual life*** is going. It is daily. It is thriving. It is a close, reliable, solid connection.

The longer I live, the more I know for a fact that I don’t need a flawed human preaching to me or interpreting for me. I’m educated and capable of reading scripture, praying, seeking information, and connecting with others.

and not attending religious services is a lot cheaper too. However, there is a lost of community, at least of a shared religious community.

At least there is some hope!! I am tired of hearing the insanity of people like my FIL who preach to me "GOD FIRST THEN FAMILY"
The most psycho person I know.

I very rarely attend church.

Now ask my how my ***spiritual life*** is going. It is daily. It is thriving. It is a close, reliable, solid connection.

The longer I live, the more I know for a fact that I don’t need a flawed human preaching to me or interpreting for me. I’m educated and capable of reading scripture, praying, seeking information, and connecting with others.

Anonymous wrote:Oh, I didn’t read the whole thread. But I am not surprised.
I think this shows in our current culture in so many ways.

I think it is just America catching up with the rest of the world. Many countries have Bern increasingly secular for decades.

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Anonymous wrote:I keep hearing this, but a new church pops up near me every day. Everyone I know is Christian and goes to church, and my neighborhood is dominated by a group of evangelical mean girls. I only wish religion would plummet faster.

Guessing you live in the south or in a rural area.

I live in Fairfax County, VA.

could be rural, sort of southern, but known to be heavily liberal. maybe not where you live.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I keep hearing this, but a new church pops up near me every day. Everyone I know is Christian and goes to church, and my neighborhood is dominated by a group of evangelical mean girls. I only wish religion would plummet faster.

Guessing you live in the south or in a rural area.

I live in Fairfax County, VA.

Anonymous wrote:Not for long. Facists will make it mandatory.

Making yourself sound ridiculous doesn’t help your credibility

Not for long. Facists will make it mandatory.

All the Zoomers I know are into astrology and tarot cards. Atheists who imagine a new enlightenment are going to be sorely disappointed.

I feel sorry for all the out-of-work church musicians

Anonymous wrote:I keep hearing this, but a new church pops up near me every day. Everyone I know is Christian and goes to church, and my neighborhood is dominated by a group of evangelical mean girls. I only wish religion would plummet faster.

Guessing you live in the south or in a rural area.