Anti Evangelicals

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/millennials-are-leaving-religion-and-not-coming-back/



Again, a brief post, but in the light of the previous comments I have made on the subject it is simply confirmation of what I have been saying for decades.

The more churches become secularized and politicized the more they drive away their future members. Just as happened in Europe in the past two centuries, it is coming to pass in America. In many ways this is sad, but all in all I believe we will be a much healthier nation as a result.

Inevitably as churches lose more and more ground, they will become more and more fanatic and more and more political. They will become more and more determined to create an atmosphere in which their particular sect is the law of the land in a desperate attempt to ensure their survival. This is a positive feedback loop. It inevitably leads to self destruction.

> ...”we came to see all of this negativity from people who were highly religious and increasingly didn’t want a part in it.” This view is common among young people.

...research has suggested that the strong association between religion and the Republican Party may actually be fueling this divide. And if even more Democrats lose their faith, that will only exacerbate the acrimonious rift between secular liberals and religious conservatives. <