They're looking for "a church that isn't a church," to use Rachel Martin's phrase.

As far as I can see, Bacon and Martin are raising important questions about what societies lose when they lose key institutions that are centered on building community and recognizing that we are all, churched or unchurched, across racial, age, gender, and all other lines, in it together. Healthy societies need such institutions. And churches have for many of us failed to be them.

#nones #dechurching #church
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Perry Bacon Jr. explains to Rachel Martin — both nones who were raised churched, with church playing an important role in their lives — what he means when he says he's looking now for a "church of nones."

He and Martin both found the community, the commitment to shared values, that was central to their church experience important, and they miss it now that they are nones.

#nones #dechurching #unchurched #church
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https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1198509609/the-search-for-a-church-that-isnt-a-church

Chris Suellentrop reports on the exodus of millions of Americans, especially younger ones, from churches. These “nones” are reshaping US political life—and in many cases are reacting to the appalling spectacle of seeing huge numbers of US Christians and their churches idolize Donald Trump.

#Trump #WhiteChristians #churches #nones #idolatry #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism

https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=596bc4339bbc0f403f964601&s=64eb2cf493d388708a631b6c&linknum=5&linktot=81&linknum=5&linktot=81

But the following was a watershed experience:

"Finally, something happened at church itself. One of the men who had been in the church group I hosted had sought to lead one himself. But a church higher-up told him that he could participate in church activities but not lead anything because he is gay. I had not realized the church had such a policy. I learned that my church would also generally not conduct weddings for same-sex couples."

#Black #church #LGBTQ #homophobia #nones
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Is ‘Beyond Doubt’ Correct About the Decline of #Religion? Yes… Sort Of.
https://religiondispatches.org/is-beyond-doubt-correct-about-the-decline-of-religion-yes-sort-of/
#nones #atheism #nonreligious

Just How Bad Is Denominational Decline?
https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/just-how-bad-is-denominational-decline
#religion #church #denominations #christianity #atheism #nones #atheist #mythology #superstition #science

#Religiously #unaffiliated people face #harassment in a growing number of countries
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/01/27/religiously-unaffiliated-people-face-harassment-in-a-growing-number-of-countries/
#atheist #atheism #nones #discriminiation

Americans Still Overwhelmingly Believe in #God;
Despite the rise of the #nones and the emptying of the pews
https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/americans-still-overwhelmingly-believe
#atheism #religion #rationality #christianity #catholic #theocracy #cult #christian #atheist #deconvert #exvangelicals

Given the Rise of the #Nones, Why Aren't #Democrats Winning Most #Elections?
https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/given-the-rise-of-the-nones-why-arent
Why #Secularization Does Not Lead to Perpetual #Liberal Government

The Attack of the (#Latinx) #Nones
https://secularpolitics.substack.com/p/the-attack-of-the-latinx-nones
#atheism #nonreligious #hispanic

Latest data reveals that once again the ongoing decline of Christianity continues.

Gen-Z are the least religious generation ever, they really will save us all from ourselves.

#christianity #religion #survey #decline #nones
https://link.medium.com/5gvnmvvSUyb

#Roman dates were counted inclusively forward to the next one of three principal days within each month:

#Kalends: the 1st day of each month

#Nones: the 7th day of "full months" and 5th day of hollow ones, 8 days—"nine" by Roman reckoning—before the Ides in every month.

#Ides: the 15th day of "full months" and the 13th day of hollow ones, one day earlier than the middle of each month.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_calendar

@Chron
Aww, but I was hoping to see #Nones surpass #Christians in the US in 50 years! I guess I'll just have to hope we don't hit that 1:560 chance that it strikes Earth.

Nearly 30 per cent of US adults have no religion, But they are almost entirely unrepresented in the US political class. Is there any other democratic country where such a large group is totally unrepresented #Nones

Thanks to @c_stroebele for the links. So #RyanBurge’s informative and important blogpost/article published yesterday Nov 11, focussing on the #shift in the impact of #education on the percentage #nones in the States. (https://julieroys.com/does-education-cure-people-faith-data-says-no/). His earlier research showed how “nones” average age was growing - a GenX phenomenon? Very interesting read. Must read more. How will shifts in American religious politicisation affect this?

As Robert Putman demonstrates in his 2020 book "The Upswing" that Americans became increasingly community centered through the first half of the 20th century and has become increasingly individualistic since the mid-1960s.

As someone with a personal interest in how #Christianity and culture interact, I think it's very interesting and tracks with the religious migration of Americans from #Mainline denoms into #Evangelical denoms and now into hyper-individualist "#nones".