"More church" is not what's happening, unless you focus on the Evangelicals, which are actively repellent to many people. Mainline Protestantism, for example, i

"More church" is not what's happening, unless you focus on the Evangelicals, which are actively repellent to many people. Mainline Protestantism, for example, is in decline: Mainline Protestant churches represented the "default" Christianity for generations of moderates, and by moderates I mean both moderate in religion and moderate in politics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainline_Protestant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainline_Protestant These days, they're losing members to a growing irreligion, people who can find everything they need without joining any religious faith and, perhaps more importantly, can remain irreligious without suffering a serious social disability. (There are still places where the first icebreaker question is "What church do you go to?" and not having a good answer is not really an option if you wish to get along.) Therefore, expecting the old standbys to pick up the slack isn't going to work. https://religionunplugged.com/news/2019/8/30/as-nones-increase-mainline-protestantism-is-headed-for-an-age-cliff https://religionunplugged.com/news/2019/8/30/as-nones-increa... The above has some great quotes: > "People are either being intentionally and intensely religious – like really active evangelicals, or conservative Catholics, or yada yada – or they're leaving the more moderate churches that we've always seen as holding down the middle of religious life in this country," he said. "We've ended up with two trends that appear to be related. We're losing moderation in the political space in American life and we're losing moderation in the religious space, as well." > The political implications of these trends are complex, he said. But there does seem to be a Big Idea at the heart of it all: Millions of Americans, especially young adults, have decided that "religious" equals "Republican." > Burge put it this way on Twitter, describing how doctrines can affect public life: "There is no religious group in the U.S. that places itself halfway between the political parties. Instead, every religious tradition has a 'baked-in' political preference now. Nones favor Democrats. Christians (by and large) favor the GOP."