Posted by:
Brother Of Jerry
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Date: December 02, 2022 11:52PM
As fate would have it, Jana Reiss's column yesterday was about the rapid acceleration of US people leaving religion starting in 1990. Her article reports on a paper that documents the change, which has been pretty dramatic and consistent since 1990, and what changed in society that triggered the exodus.
What probably caught Reiss's eye was that a primary case study in the paper was the Mormons, even though they are a relatively small US religion. It was sort of "if even the Mormons are ditching religion, the rest of y'all are really and truly screwed."
Anyway, interesting article, and not too long - quick read.
https://religionnews.com/2022/12/01/why-americans-are-leaving-their-churches/