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Michael Hardner:
--- Quote ---Not all of those exiting the pews have renounced their faith or converted to another, but huge numbers have joined the ranks of those who claim “no religion” in survey and polling data. Their numbers are now equivalent to Catholics and evangelicals, the two religious groups most in decline behind mainline Protestant churches.
In 2014, 78% of the unaffiliated, according to Pew polling, were raised in and walked away from a religion. The shift in identity among young people tends to correlate with a shift in politics.
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http://www.openculture.com/2019/04/the-nones-are-now-as-big-as-catholics-evangelicals-in-the-united-states.html
You will see a big shift away from christian/moral policies being proposed as the religious folk die off. Freedom of religion is working :)
Michael Hardner:
Similar in Canada - 6X increase since the early 70s
cybercoma:
I don't have the studies in front of me, but religion isn't actually dying per se. Like all other things, it's becoming modernized, which means people are taking more individual control over their spirituality. The euphemism for Catholics is "cafeteria Catholics" because they pick and choose the parts of the doctrine that has the most meaning to them. Many of these people have personal religiosity and spirituality that they feel doesn't fit with the large organized churches, but are still very much religious in an individual way. This is difficult to capture because they will often respond "no religion," as in they're not affiliated with any particular Church, sect, or congregation, but they are indeed religious in a modernized way. Society is becoming more liberal (as in individual liberties and freedoms) and this is just another area where individuality and freedom of choice has changed social organization.
Goddess:
I've been following the decline of religion for quite a while now.
This is about JW's:
--- Quote ---Jehovah’s Witnesses have the lowest retention rate relative to any other U.S. religious group. Among all U.S. adults who were raised as Jehovah’s Witnesses, two-thirds (66%) no longer identify with the group.
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My personal experience with the group agrees with this - nearly all the kids my kids grew up with - have left the group or are only there because they don't want to lose their families. I believe the retention rate would be much, much lower if they eliminated the shunning policy. It's reflected in my own family - Out of myself and 4 other siblings, only 2 are PIMI, the rest of us are POMO. Out of 8 grandchildren, only 3 are PIMI, 2 are PIMO and the rest are POMO.
Goddess:
Sorry, I realized some may not know the acronyms:
PIMI - Physically In, Mentally In
PIMO - Physically In, Mentally Out (can't physically leave)
POMO - Physically Out, Mentally Out
POMI - Physically Out, Mentally In
PIMO's and POMI's is the worst place to be at.
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