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Religion

Major Nikon

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14. Just because someone identifies with a particular religion doesn't mean they believe it

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 28, 2019, 07:10 AM

Sep 2019

Someone may identify with a religion out of respect for their parents.

Prior to the internet, church membership in the US was virtually unchanged for 50 years. Since it’s been falling like a rock. Church attendance follows an even more dramatic decline.

What you mention is definitely part of it. Studies have shown there’s a dramatic difference between how often polls show people report regular church attendance and how often they actually go.

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Why Did America Lose Its Religion? Thank the Internet. [View all] NeoGreen Sep 2019 OP

Thank the hypocrisy of the "Religious Right"... hlthe2b Sep 2019 #1

Yeah, that too, and as... NeoGreen Sep 2019 #2

And Windows '95 !?! Bretton Garcia Sep 2019 #9

uhhh..sure?... NeoGreen Sep 2019 #10

Good call. Though 1991-2 on the graph looks critical? Bretton Garcia Sep 2019 #18

The internet made it easier to seek and find the truth Moostache Sep 2019 #3

For centuries the RCC kept the bible under lock and key Major Nikon Sep 2019 #13

I think customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #4

Just because someone identifies with a particular religion doesn't mean they believe it Major Nikon Sep 2019 #14

Good points customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #16

In western Europe, religion has been reduced to a purely ceremonial role Major Nikon Sep 2019 #17

They made it a choice between observable science exboyfil Sep 2019 #5

Thank you, Almighty Internet Cartoonist Sep 2019 #6

But God is responsible for everything DavidDvorkin Sep 2019 #7

Just what I hoped would happen with the internet... Ron Obvious Sep 2019 #8

Nah. More like the coming of age of the Boomers' kids. Igel Sep 2019 #11

"Get off my lawn!" would have... NeoGreen Sep 2019 #12

So why no dramatic declines prior to the mid 90's? Major Nikon Sep 2019 #15

Much easier to whistle past the graveyard. trotsky Sep 2019 #19

Been saying that for years rurallib Sep 2019 #20