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applegrove

(123,117 posts)
Wed May 17, 2023, 11:06 AM May 2023

Rising number of Americans are switching religions

Rising number of Americans are switching religions

Russell Contreras

https://www.axios.com/2023/05/16/rising-number-americans-switch-religions

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Nearly a quarter of Americans say they used to follow a different religious tradition or denomination than the one they practice now — a percentage that keeps growing, a new survey says.

Why it matters: The jump in religion-switching comes as many Americans say they no longer believe in their initial religion's teachings — or, in many cases, disagree with a religion's stance against LGBTQ+ people.

More Americans also are turning away from Christianity and are seeing themselves as unaffiliated with any religion or as religious "nones," even as some conservative Republicans seek to inject more religion into schools and public life.

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Rising number of Americans are switching religions (Original Post) applegrove May 2023 OP
Do you have a link to the article for this post? h2ebits May 2023 #1
Here it is: applegrove May 2023 #2
Thanks for adding the link. h2ebits May 2023 #7
I join the Rastas every day after work GenXer47 May 2023 #3
Is it switching religions or abandoning organized religion? Sanity Claws May 2023 #4
Seems like a mix of all of the above Major Nikon May 2023 #8
They did it to themselves. "Mission Accomplished!" Grins May 2023 #5
So, would you say they're "losing their religion"? Whatthe_Firetruck May 2023 #6

Sanity Claws

(22,038 posts)
4. Is it switching religions or abandoning organized religion?
Wed May 17, 2023, 11:24 AM
May 2023

This part of the article, More Americans also are turning away from Christianity and are seeing themselves as unaffiliated with any religion or as religious "nones," makes me think that abandoning religion is more accurate.

Major Nikon

(36,900 posts)
8. Seems like a mix of all of the above
Fri May 19, 2023, 04:51 AM
May 2023

Although it may be true, I haven’t seen anything that suggests people are abandoning more conservative Christian denominations for more liberal ones or other religions are picking up the membership lost by the less tolerant ones.

I think it’s safe to assume the growth in religious “nones” category is a good mix of people either abandoning religion altogether or at least organized religion. Either way it shows people are turning their backs on those who demand they think a certain way, which is almost certainly a good thing for freedom of thought.

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