Religion is quickly becoming what is called “The Great Decline.” According to Religion News Service, religious decline over the past fifteen years has been twice as much as the decline in the 1960s and 1970s. Religious value has dropped tremendously in the past sixty years. Only forty percent of Americans are religious according to the survey, “The State of States.” In today’s society most families are not as religious as the families of the past.
During the post-war, baby-booming 1950s, there was a rejuvenation of religion. They were known as being more “Spiritual.” Then the societal changes of the 1960s occurred. People of the sixties began to question religious institutions. In the 1970s the decline stopped and remained steady. However, over the past fifteen years, religion has once again declined. According to Religion News Service, Church attendance and daily prayer has been less frequent. A second factor is the number of people with not religion is rapidly growing. …show more content…
According to a 2014 study by the pew research center, 70.6% of the American population identified themselves as Christians, with 46.5% professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered Protestant, and 20.8% professing Roman Catholic beliefs. The same study says that other religions (including Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism) collectively make up about 6% of the population. According to a 2012 survey by the Pew forum, 36 percent of Americans state that they attend services nearly every week or more. “There’s absolutely more atheists around today than ever before, both in sheer numbers and as a percentage of humanity,” says Phil Zuckerman, a professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California, and author of Living the Secular Life. Diversity has increasingly fragmented American religious life in the last thirty
During the post-war, baby-booming 1950s, there was a rejuvenation of religion. They were known as being more “Spiritual.” Then the societal changes of the 1960s occurred. People of the sixties began to question religious institutions. In the 1970s the decline stopped and remained steady. However, over the past fifteen years, religion has once again declined. According to Religion News Service, Church attendance and daily prayer has been less frequent. A second factor is the number of people with not religion is rapidly growing. …show more content…
According to a 2014 study by the pew research center, 70.6% of the American population identified themselves as Christians, with 46.5% professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered Protestant, and 20.8% professing Roman Catholic beliefs. The same study says that other religions (including Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism) collectively make up about 6% of the population. According to a 2012 survey by the Pew forum, 36 percent of Americans state that they attend services nearly every week or more. “There’s absolutely more atheists around today than ever before, both in sheer numbers and as a percentage of humanity,” says Phil Zuckerman, a professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California, and author of Living the Secular Life. Diversity has increasingly fragmented American religious life in the last thirty