Christianity is dying

asherahSamaria said:

Provocative title?

But I think it is. Especially in today's information age where groups just can't keep people indoctrinated into their own dogma but people are being exposed to all sorts of ideas and beliefs - indeed they can't help but be exposed to them.

Just a couple of interesting articles

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-becoming-even-less-affiliated-with-religion/

http://theweek.com/articles/555177/christianity-america-doomed

This isn't really surprising - religions have come and went for millennium and no doubt it will be the same for millennium ahead (if we don't eradicate ourselves - unlikely)

Here in Europe Christianity has become something of a joke, a senile old grandparent who people tolerate with some fond memories but is largely irrelevant to modern progress.

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asherahSamaria said:

And yet here people, on average, have never lived so long as they do now. And live a more healthy lifestyle. People are more free to express their opinions than at any time in history. Social mobility has never been higher. People tend to have available leisure time. Child mortality is at an all time low. Understanding of diseases and their treatment has never been higher. Vaccines provide preventative health care for the entire population.

The above are all examples of how society is growing and thriving (at least away from areas governed by religious dogma).

Alas your particular statement just doesn't hold up.

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asherahSamaria said:

And yet here people, on average, have never lived so long as they do now. And live a more healthy lifestyle. People are more free to express their opinions than at any time in history. Social mobility has never been higher. People tend to have available leisure time. Child mortality is at an all time low. Understanding of diseases and their treatment has never been higher. Vaccines provide preventative health care for the entire population.
The above are all examples of how society is growing and thriving (at least away from areas governed by religious dogma). Alas your particular statement just doesn't hold up.

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