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Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it
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Churches losing membership four times faster than they are gaining it
March 24, 2015 at 11:19 am (This post was last modified: March 24, 2015 at 11:20 am by Mister Agenda.)
Not a recent article, but I think it shows some insight:

http://www.alternet.org/story/151947/goo...generation

It doesn't mention that Gen Y-ers are also growing more skeptical of religion as they get older, a significant difference from previous generations, which is likely to have an accelerating effect.

The article also has a plausible explanation for why both fundamentalist churches and the GOP are getting crazier and crazier, and why THAT is an accelerator for people leaving.
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