Americans Reject Religion in Record Numbers, Study Shows

[TBF]

6. Unfortunately platforms like Facebook

are at least keeping it alive in a cultural way.

When I was young there were plenty of people still going to church, but we didn't have this pervasive "thoughts and prayers" culture. It is very performative in nature. Even folks who don't go to church regularly will chime in with their thoughts and prayers, in lieu of doing anything helpful. Add that to the fact that many are so broke that actually belonging to a church with their "recommended" level of giving is out of reach for people who are having to stretch their dollars further.

So, I think it's really hard to determine how many folks are believers or not. I do hope people are finally starting to question, particularly in the case of the predatory mega churches.