{"id":238674,"date":"2019-04-19T16:08:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T20:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rael.org\/?p=238674"},"modified":"2021-09-02T13:58:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T17:58:04","slug":"gallup-poll-u-s-church-membership-has-dropped-to-an-all-time-low-of-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rael.org\/nl\/gallup-poll-u-s-church-membership-has-dropped-to-an-all-time-low-of-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallup poll: U.S. church membership has dropped to an all-time low of 50%"},"content":{"rendered":"
RAEL\u2019S COMMENT: <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
Wonderful!<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

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As Easter approaches, Gallup has some excellent news: Fewer Americans than ever before attend church regularly.<\/p>\n

When asked if they are members of a church, synagogue, or mosque, only 50% of Americans said yes, down from 70% just two decades ago.<\/p>\n

Why the drop? Because more people are comfortable living without religion (thanks, atheists!) and people who are religious have less of a desire to attend a formal place of worship.<\/p>\n

The decline in church membership mostly reflects the fact that fewer Americans than in the past now have any religious affiliation. However, even those who do identify with a particular religion are less likely to belong to a church or other place of worship than in the past.<\/p>\n

Time isn\u2019t on religion\u2019s side either. While 68% of people born before 1945 attend church, that number drops to 42% when looking at those born after 1980. The Millennial aversion to organized religion is stronger than ever. Furthermore, 29% of Millennials say they have \u201cno religion,\u201d compared to only 9% of the oldest generation.<\/p>\n

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Gallup Poll: U.S. Church Membership Has Dropped to an All-Time Low of 50%<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n