US sees drop in religiosity. Is there a connection?

[surfered]

A 17% decline in the last 10 years!



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

[Happy Hoosier]

1. To me, it's just that every religion I've encountered is obviously wrong.

I don't wanna crap on believers, especially here whee they are likely to be asset to our communities. I just don't think any religion I've seen is true.

[BOSSHOG]

2. I don't need a fancy building and statues

To be religious if I choose. But one little thing that comes to mind when the subject comes up. I was baptized a Catholic and theoretically became a lifelong financial supporter of said church AT THE AGE OF FOUR WEEKS. At least political parties have to hustle and cajole.

[Martin Eden]

12. Children are indoctrinated with religious belief long before they are old enough to understand such matters

Or mature enough to explore and make a personal choice about their own spirituality.

[BOSSHOG]

13. It took me awhile to break free if you will

However, i confidently submit my works to one and all. I’m a damn good Catholic, I just cut out the middle man.

[NewHendoLib]

3. it happens once one gets beyond the habits of their upbringing and starts to think things through

Aided by the hypocrisy one sees

[Lovie777]

4. Hell yes.................

evangelists claiming gawd sent shithole, and thereby allowing him to terrorize the USA and the world. WTF.

The Christian party, Republican party want children, seniors to starve, have no healthcare, learn the truth and history, can't afford rent nor house payments nor car payment, have no civil right, voting rights, women rights, etc.

Treating immigrants inhuman, treating the less fortunate inhumanly.

shithole and the Republican party stealing, cheating and making up shit while running the country to bankruptcy.

Damn straight, religion in down is most people's view.

P.S. and the cost are too high.

[Haggard Celine]

5. Covid has got to be a big factor there.

My parents, very religious people, quit going to church during the pandemic and never really went back. A lot of church people died during the pandemic, too. I think older people view going to church as kind of scary these days. Of course it was always scary to me.

[dalton99a]

6. Most religious leaders are hypocritical trash

[Iggo]

7. At that rate, it'll be gone when I'm around 120 years old.

A little late for me, but none too soon for humanity.

[Initech]

8. If my church supported Trump, I'd have dumped that church long ago!

[Aristus]

9. People gleefully committing atrocities in the name of the Lord of Love and the Prince of Peace might have something

to do with it.

[Intractable]

10. God is man-made. Not the other way around.

God is fashioned in our own image, whatever that culture may be.

[lame54]

11. Jesus's spokespeople are mean and insane