Inconvenient fact for trumpanzees

[Guno צְבִי]

Like the tumultuous adolescent years of human development, the changes during the teen years of the 21st century disrupted American identity as we’ve known it. These transformations have come upon us quickly, upending long-standing assumptions — particularly among white Christians — about the American social fabric. And as with teenagers, they have created a lot of anxiety and fear about the future.

Of all the changes to identity and belonging, the century’s second decade has been particularly marked by a religious sea change. After more than two centuries of white Anglo-Saxon Protestant dominance, the United States has moved from being a majority-white Christian nation to one with no single racial and religious majority.

The percentage of white Christians in the general population had dropped from 53 percent to 47 percent between 2010 and 2014 alone. Now, at the end of the decade, only 42 percent of Americans identify as white and Christian, representing a drop of 11 percentage points.

In the world of demographic measurement, where changes typically occur at a glacial pace, this drop in self-identified white Christians, averaging 1.1 percentage points a year, is remarkable. Changes of this magnitude are large enough to see and feel at the local level, as church rolls shrink and white Christian institutions hold less sway in public space.

The percentage of white Christians in the general population had dropped from 53 percent to 47 percent between 2010 and 2014 alone. Now, at the end of the decade, only 42 percent of Americans identify as white and Christian, representing a drop of 11 percentage points.

In the world of demographic measurement, where changes typically occur at a glacial pace, this drop in self-identified white Christians, averaging 1.1 percentage points a year, is remarkable. Changes of this magnitude are large enough to see and feel at the local level, as church rolls shrink and white Christian institutions hold less sway in public space.

Since 2010, the number of white evangelical Protestants has dropped from 21 percent of the population to 15 percent. While white evangelical Protestants have enjoyed an outsized public presence over the last four years because of their predominance in President Donald Trump’s unshakeable base, it is notable that today they are actually roughly the same size as their white mainline Protestant cousins (15 percent vs. 16 percent, respectively).

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinio...ca-ncna1106936

[ThatOwlWoman]

Interesting statistics. We've noticed on the local news (in our small town pop. ~21,000) that whenever they show church groups doing things, or church services, the congregations are almost all 60+ yrs. old, most even older than that.

These numbers are meaningless though if we cannot get more citizens to vote. It's beyond stupid that we allow 25-30% of the population to choose our leaders because we don't exercise our freedom to vote.

[Saudade]

The decline of evangelicals just means that, eventually, other religions/sects will take the majority. The most likely candidate in the U.S. is Latino Catholics.

[Nordberg]

The decline of evangelicals just means that, eventually, other religions/sects will take the majority. The most likely candidate in the U.S. is Latino Catholics.

I vote for atheists and not interested in religion types.

[Saudade]

I vote for atheists and not interested in religion types.

Not many countries have atheist/unaffiliated majorities. The few that do also have open border policies that will make said majorities limited in their lifespan. See Sweden, for example.

Granted, many of the most atheistic countries have low native birth rates, so they have to let in significant immigration in order to keep their populations young enough to work and support their elderly.

Atheists and less religious people tend to have fewer kids, and many of them don't have kids at all. Admittedly, I fall into this category myself as an atheist without kids.

[Gonzomin]

Not many countries have atheist/unaffiliated majorities. The few that do also have open border policies that will make said majorities limited in their lifespan. See Sweden, for example.

Granted, many of the most atheistic countries have low native birth rates, so they have to let in significant immigration in order to keep their populations young enough to work and support their elderly.

Atheists and less religious people tend to have fewer kids, and many of them don't have kids at all. Admittedly, I fall into this category myself as an atheist without kids.

Execs and Mulvaney are telling Trump they require immigrant workers now.

[Saudade]

Execs and Mulvaney are telling Trump they require immigrant workers now.

And that's fine as long as we actually enforce immigration laws and stop allowing people to break them.

[Trumpet]

The decline of evangelicals just means that, eventually, other religions/sects will take the majority. The most likely candidate in the U.S. is Latino Catholics.

Are the Latino Catholics rational people, the Evangelicals certainly are not????????????????

[Truth Detector]

Inconvenient fact for trumpanzees

I stopped reading at this. Obviously a troll thread and nothing more. A left wing propaganda mouthpiece organization.

And we wonder why our citizens are becoming less educated and lean towards BIG Government solutions?

[Truth Detector]

It's beyond stupid that we allow 25-30% of the population to choose our leaders because we don't exercise our freedom to vote.

It's beyond moron to suggest that we "allow" people to vote.

If people choose to not vote, that is a CHOICE. This nation is all about CHOICE. The Fascistic tendencies of the Democratic Party of the Jackass are out of step with this nations values and what has made us the greatest nation on the planet.

[Truth Detector]

I vote for atheists and not interested in religion types.

Castro, Hitler, Mussolini and Josef Stalin agree with you.

[Truth Detector]

Execs and Mulvaney are telling Trump they require immigrant workers now.

LINK? Who is arguing we don't need them?

[Truth Detector]

Are the Latino Catholics rational people, the Evangelicals certainly are not????????????????

How are Evangelicals not rational?

[ThatOwlWoman]

Are the Latino Catholics rational people, the Evangelicals certainly are not????????????????

Well, they are Catholics. lol

[Tacomaman]

The continuing interjection of the clergy into political issues will only exacerbate the problem.
I go back to a time where such interjection was a very rare occurence indeed.