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They must have read this
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0310/p09s01-…
and needed to get on board.
I think the title is a little misleading. I would have titled it The Death of the America that Evangelicals Have Always Wanted.
And, yes, it does place partial blame for this on the association of evangelical values with one party.
wow, that’s beautiful
The article itself is a little more scholarly than you might expect — but ultimately it doesn’t say that Christianity is dead, or really dying, in America.
If anything, I would say it is only explaining why the separation of church and state is becoming more accepted as the law of the land.
If you want to see the typical level of religious discussion in this country, TRY to read the comments associated with the Newsweek article — this is a perfect representation of the radical fringe that calls each other names but never moves anyone one way or the other to their side.
As is common in journalism, the title inaccurately summarizes the body. While one might say it discusses a slight decline of christianity, it is far from a fall. The percentage of Americans describing themselves as xtian dipped from 86% to 76%…. ok. We still have 3/4 of the population who is either dumb enough to believe the stuff, or too scared to admit otherwise to anyone else.
It is way too early to celebrate the death of evangelicalism.
8% every 20 years is still impressive. Atheist groups are exploding in popularity. I can see this percentage increasing quite fast, especially amongst the youth.