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applegrove

(129,984 posts)
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 11:20 PM 2 hrs ago

US 'unchurching':

"Nearly three in 10 American adults today identify as religiously unaffiliated — a 33% jump since 2013, according to the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). That's quicker than almost any major religious shift in modern U.S. history, and it's happening across racial groups."

Khashoggi's Ghost (@urocklive1.bsky.social) 2025-12-27T04:16:21.281Z
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US 'unchurching': (Original Post) applegrove 2 hrs ago OP
Only 3? buzzycrumbhunger 2 hrs ago #1
Good... 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #2
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*sniff, sniff* Aristus 1 hr ago #6
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Sure. Aristus 1 hr ago #8
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Did you read the article at the link? GP6971 1 hr ago #9
Thank you Aristus. I didn't know how to handle that. I went applegrove 54 min ago #15
I look forward to years of your positive contributions to DU Orrex 1 hr ago #11
Can't happen fast enough. mountain grammy 2 hrs ago #4
Good. The more, the sooner, the better. Aristus 1 hr ago #5
Altho this puts church musicians out of jobs. oberle 1 hr ago #12
Given the hypocrisy and violence relayerbob 1 hr ago #13
Meanwhile, the self-proclaimed 4th branch of the government, Fox News... Initech 1 hr ago #14
These xtian nationalists will push limits slightlv 19 min ago #16

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,614 posts)
1. Only 3?
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 11:23 PM
2 hrs ago

I would have guessed it to be much higher.

I guess we thank the MAGAts for unmasking the hypocrisy in so many of those posturing as “christian” and turning people off to the whole concept.

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oberle

(267 posts)
12. Altho this puts church musicians out of jobs.
Sat Dec 27, 2025, 12:32 AM
1 hr ago

I was raised a Unitarian but later became an atheist. But by then I had already become a church musician.

Initech

(107,252 posts)
14. Meanwhile, the self-proclaimed 4th branch of the government, Fox News...
Sat Dec 27, 2025, 12:36 AM
1 hr ago

Told the State Department to say that anyone who doesn't identify as a Christian isn't American. Gee, where have we heard that one before?

slightlv

(7,413 posts)
16. These xtian nationalists will push limits
Sat Dec 27, 2025, 01:30 AM
19 min ago

And are already making and influencing laws, etc. But with this unchurching comes pushback against them when we take back the country. They will long for the halcyon days of trump... but we will defeat them, too. I have a feeling religion is just one aspect of our society that will see new changes and rules... in order to ensure we are never again in fear of a theocracy of hate.

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