NEW YORK (AP) — The percentage of U.S. adults who belong to a church or other religious institution has plunged by 20 percentage points over the past two decades, hitting a low of 50% last year, according to a new Gallup poll. Among major demographic groups, the biggest drops were recorded among Democrats and Hispanics.
Gallup said church membership was 70% in 1999 — and close to or higher than that figure for most of the 20th century. Since 1999, the figure has fallen steadily, while the percentage of U.S. adults with no religious affiliation has jumped from 8% to 19%.
On a guess, I think I would vote with my younger son's frequent observation, "no worries."
As Voltaire suggested, "if God did not exist, it would
be necessary to invent him."
Trust is such a yearning. Mystery is so pervasive. And as
Arnold Schwarzenegger coined it, "I'll be back."
It is easier to have a god in a hallowed house than to do
the work required otherwise.
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