According to a new survey Religious affiliation is on the decline.
So many Americans claim no religion at all (15%, up from 8% in 1990), that this category now outranks every other major U.S. religious group except Catholics and Baptists. In a nation that has long been mostly Christian, “the challenge to Christianity … does not come from other religions but from a rejection of all forms of organized religion,” the report concludes.
The problem I’ve always had with organized religion (besides the hypocrisy) is their sport’s team mentality. It’s an us vs them scenario, with tolerance coming in dead last. So, being that today’s DL theme seems to focus on the future survivial of established organizations (newspapers) should we be asking the same question when it comes to organized religion?
Can organized religion survive? And why are so many people no longer identifying with a specific religion? What has happened inside/outside houses of worship that has an increasing number of Americans saying, thanks, but no thanks to religious affiliations?
Thoughts?