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Showing Original Post only (View all)Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time [View all]
Source: Axios
47% of Americans said they belong to a church, synagogue or mosque in 2020, down from 50% in 2018, according to a Gallup poll out Monday.
Why it matters: It's the first time in the eight decades that Gallup has tracked the trend that a majority of Americans do not belong to a church.
The trend has dovetailed with an increasing number of people who say they are not religiously affiliated.
Membership at places of worship was 73% when Gallup first measured it in 1937. It stayed near that range for six decades before starting to dip in the 21st century.
Why it matters: It's the first time in the eight decades that Gallup has tracked the trend that a majority of Americans do not belong to a church.
The trend has dovetailed with an increasing number of people who say they are not religiously affiliated.
Membership at places of worship was 73% when Gallup first measured it in 1937. It stayed near that range for six decades before starting to dip in the 21st century.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/church-membership-gallup-26cc020b-5405-417a-a786-e10c286a30db.html
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Sorry, you can't distribute loaves and fishes to people who are in line to vote. n/t
Beartracks
Mar 2021
#91
I'm go to a Buddhist church but I would answer "no" to this question becausee
Maraya1969
Mar 2021
#3
The make believe offered by religion is out of step with the stark realities
Sibelius Fan
Mar 2021
#6
"Light at the end of the tunnel." "Yes! There is a god, and he hates religion!" nt
Binkie The Clown
Mar 2021
#10
Not being able to go to a "church building" I thought would have an effect
LiberalLovinLug
Mar 2021
#83
Republican/Nazi morons are in churches. Can religion be any more meaningless.
johnthewoodworker
Mar 2021
#22
After my dad died when I was 12, there was no chance they were ever getting me. I'm still
brewens
Mar 2021
#31
I wonder how accurate this is, I know many religious people who would say they don't go to "church"
apnu
Mar 2021
#35