US Public Becoming Less Religious
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Don W.
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Thursday, November 26, 2015, 1:23 AM
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I love the title of the report, US Public Becoming Less Religious.
Another stat is that those who attend a religious service at least monthly has
now declined to 50%. It is somewhat likely that the next report will have
this figure below half. The PDF is 266 pages. It is highly likely
that I will read all of it and still be a bit frustrated with analysis that is
not included. We will see.
Obviously our nation would be much better off if magical thinking
ceased. Unfortunately this type of thinking is often increased in times of
societal stress and conflict. There is much reason to think that needless
societal stress and conflict will be a much greater factor in our future and the
current trend could actually be reversed. Religiosity spiked during the
Civil War and the peak of the Cold War. Global warming is certain to
substantially increase in coming years. 2015 is certain to have a new
yearly average high global temperature once again. The war in Syria is
arguably a direct result of the global warming caused drought in that
country. The Department of Defense is quite correct when they say climate
change is major threat to national security. Then there is the systemic
rise in inequality which has resulted in only 61% of millenials having a full
time job. If people cannot make enough for a decent life that will
certainly be causing them a lot of stress. I question whether they will
have the political wisdom to vote for people who will reduce this
inequality.
Then there is the rise of end times theology in Islam. An interesting
Politico article by a Brookings Institution expert:
I frankly do not see how it will be possible to avoid a future in which
major parts of Christianity, Judaism and Islam all view the world through a lens
that sees a major clash of civilizations in which their future is at risk.
If that is sold widely people will be joining sides and doubling down on their
religiosity.
William McCants directs the
Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World at the Brookings Institution.
This article has been adapted from his book, The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday
Vision of the Islamic State.
Don
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