For one thing, the death of Christianity has been predicted for numerous generations. And there is often a pattern to it; as Christian zeal ebbs and flows, it is marked by non-Christians noting its downward trend only to be embarrassed when that zeal resurges once again. And there is once again a resurgence underway that is taking its first steps, yet to be measured and accounted for (particularly in the form of Reformed theology or Calvinism). Second, reports like this are timely; i.e., they usually arise as Easter approaches, and often around Christmas too. A story like this might be more noteworthy (less predictable) if it came out, say, in August.
And third, that article makes a gross confusion, pointing to the rise of "the religiously unidentified" and concluding that "atheism is the new trend." Religiously unidentified simply means the person does not identify to a specific religion, that they have a sort of do-it-yourself religion. That does not indicate atheism, which is identifying to no religion.
And third, that article makes a gross confusion, pointing to the rise of "the religiously unidentified" and concluding that "atheism is the new trend." Religiously unidentified simply means the person does not identify to a specific religion, that they have a sort of do-it-yourself religion. That does not indicate atheism, which is identifying to no religion.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
