Americans’ membership in houses of worship continued to decline last year, dropping below 50% for the first time in Gallup’s eight-decade trend. In 2020, 47% of Americans said they belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque, down from 50% in 2018 and 70% in 1999.
One can be an atheist or agnostic, and still enjoy spirituality and mutual support. For many that has been replaced by tribalism and/or virtual reality of anonymous social media. I fear this is a net losss.