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> obsolete >just over 50% k (I feel like the glib single-character response stands on its own, but more verbosely: yeah, the trend isn't good, but a) there's
by dropit_sphere 6y ago
> obsolete
>just over 50%
k
(I feel like the glib single-character response stands on its own, but more verbosely: yeah, the trend isn't good, but a) there's no reason to assume it's linear, "fair-weather believers" is a thing, and b) I'm not a TIOBE follower, but let's say java use was 70% 20 years ago, and down to just over 50% today. Is "obsolete" the word you'd use?)
- ggggtez 6y ago> this is quickly becoming an obsolete understanding of religion Yes, I stand by my words. If you read them again, you'll see you are arguing with something I didn't say. If 29% of religious people have left the church (50/70=71% still attend church)... then that is a major shift. It would be foolish to continue with previous assumptions about the role of churches going forward without taking into account how religious people are changing their behaviors.
- notsureaboutpg 6y agoJust wanted to point out this might not be true of other religions in the US. Yes they make up a smaller number, but I know for a fact that Muslims are religiously more participatory than they were 20 years ago in America. It could be sheer rising numbers, but I and many of my peers have also become more involved in our religious centers than we used to be. So what if, in order to accommodate the changing role of the church in America, you prevent the other minority religions and minority communities from ever having their centers grow in the same way churches were able to?