Secularization is the historical decline in the importance of the supernatural and the sacred. In America, secularism has taken root and religion seems for some to be getting weaker. Americans are relying more and more on science and the answers that it provides and relying less on spiritual leaders and traditions. Secularization comes from the Latin word meaning worldly and is used to describe modern societies that use science as a way of understanding the world around them. Americans are seeking out medical professionals when it comes to life transitions such as births, illness, and death. This might suggest religion’s importance is becoming less important for answers. According to Harvey Cox (1971:3) explains:
The world looks less and less to religious rules and rituals for its morality or its meaning. For some [people], religion provides a hobby, for others a mark of national or ethnic identification, for still others an aesthetic delight. For fewer and fewer does it provide an inclusive and commanding system of personal and cosmic values and explanations. …show more content…
In America while many claim no affiliations the vast majority say that they still believe in God and that 58 percent claim to pray every day. People are switching religious affiliations from one organization to another, but their spiritual life continues all the same (McClay, 2007; Greeley,2008; Pryor et al., 2013). One thing is for certain religion is changing conservatives see the weakening of religion as a moral decline. Progressives view secularism as freedom from religious rules and beliefs to allowing more personal choice what to believe. Secularism in our modern society has caused many changed to religion such as only ordaining men and other social attitudes that support greater gender equality. According to the secularization thesis, religion weakens as income levels increase. America seems to be the exception to the rule where religion seems quite
The world looks less and less to religious rules and rituals for its morality or its meaning. For some [people], religion provides a hobby, for others a mark of national or ethnic identification, for still others an aesthetic delight. For fewer and fewer does it provide an inclusive and commanding system of personal and cosmic values and explanations. …show more content…
In America while many claim no affiliations the vast majority say that they still believe in God and that 58 percent claim to pray every day. People are switching religious affiliations from one organization to another, but their spiritual life continues all the same (McClay, 2007; Greeley,2008; Pryor et al., 2013). One thing is for certain religion is changing conservatives see the weakening of religion as a moral decline. Progressives view secularism as freedom from religious rules and beliefs to allowing more personal choice what to believe. Secularism in our modern society has caused many changed to religion such as only ordaining men and other social attitudes that support greater gender equality. According to the secularization thesis, religion weakens as income levels increase. America seems to be the exception to the rule where religion seems quite