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Christianity in US continues to decline

https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/ The trend continues. Not surprisingly, millennials are leading the way...most of the older generations, including my own, are still majority Christian.  "More than eight-in-ten members of the Silent Generation (those born between 1928 and 1945) describe themselves as Christians (84%), as do three-quarters of Baby Boomers (76%). In stark contrast, only half of Millennials (49%) describe themselves as Christians; four-in-ten are religious “nones,” and one-in-ten Millennials identify with non-Christian faiths." The end may be coming faster than I ever thought possible. Growing up, I certainly never would have thought I'd see things come this far. Of course, growing up, I was part of the problem, so I likely would have been in denial, anyway.  It does raise some interesting questions, though. While I do think it's an overall good thing, this is a huge shift in culture in a relative...