Growing number of Americans are leaving organized religion

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[Jayjs]

"Faith leaders are trying new ways to reach out and touch someone."

Poor choice of words.

[dwaneanderson]

So, in a video about Americans leaving organized religion, we get interviews with a priest, a rabbi, and a new age guru, but no Americans that have left organized religion. You're talking to the wrong people.

[damongnojek]

“A growing number of Americans are growing up” fixed it for you.

[westleyanson]

This story is DECADES behind what is really happening with organized religion.

[KeytarKris]

Hasn’t the Catholic Church “reached out and touched someone” a bit too much? The Pope must be exhausted for all the apologizing. 🤔

[fannyquiros]

I guess younger generations are not drinking grumpy old people’s kool aid anymore!

[jacks]

I never was interested in any of this mumbo jumbo.

[lazarusblackwell]

I belong to no religion.

Im a Pagan.

I dont go door to door trying to "convert" people.

People are free to follow whatever path they want.

[gecko]

I left Evangelicalism because politics became a cult like religion over shadowing all else.

[dyinteriors]

Religion is a fool’s task indeed! Superstitious wooo has little use in modern times. Community can be found elsewhere without the ridiculous and often divisiveness of religious dogma. The sooner religion leaves the human psyche, the better off we will all be! Bye bye religion, hello age of reason!

[galacticmoth]

Yep, raised Catholic, and now I'm atheist. Why are they talking about millennials? Most of us are already well into our 30s and 40s. Chances are, we're not changing our minds about it. Gen Z is even less religious.

[Danny]

These words should be chiseled above every church: Submit, Obey, and do NOT question. That's all religion is when you get right down to it.

[robertraab]

Religions have always changed to try to hold the power they have while simultaneously fighting change. Religion and god is a construct of man and man has now decided it's time to deconstruct it. Humanity will be better for it.

[ornanddupont]

I’m glad I stopped going to church it didn’t make sense to me at all I realized I was lied my whole life.

[AdmiralBison]

*MILLIONS* of people are realizing they can and are living a moral and spiritual life without Religion and the god(s) belief.

Transform closing churches into Secular Social community centers, they can better serve society.

[ClockMaster_]

Im glad religion is declining, Im tired of seeing people having thier futures taken away for some stupid lie told in a church

[rampletero]

More info is available than ever before. People are finally opening their eyes

[victorjordanjr]

Im not an atheist or very religious anymore. I think many people are moving away from organized religion to atheism, agnosticism or some other form of spirituality. i just find organized religion suffocating.

[John-bstg]

In today's world of science people should shun superstition

[shocfacter]

GREAT! This cant happen fast enough. We need to drop All of that Dogma and move on with a strictly scientific outlook on the future. And no thank you church folks. We can do WITHOUT you trying to bring that stuff to US on social media and knocking on our front doors. As they say, "dont call us, we'll call you" IF we decide thats the direction we want to go in. Dont hold your breath waiting though.