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Here is the link to the article:
The religious roots of today's partisan divide - CNNPolitics
There are lots and lots of stats in the article. The take-away as I see it, is that American Christianity has largely hitched its wagon to the Republican party and its agenda. And it appears that the Republican agenda is losing favor with Americans. And as the Republican agenda is losing favor in America, so is Christianity.
I suppose it isn't surprising that when a religion chooses to become closely aligned with a particular political agenda the religion's popularity will rise or fall with the popularity of the political agenda it supports.
The religious roots of today's partisan divide - CNNPolitics
There are lots and lots of stats in the article. The take-away as I see it, is that American Christianity has largely hitched its wagon to the Republican party and its agenda. And it appears that the Republican agenda is losing favor with Americans. And as the Republican agenda is losing favor in America, so is Christianity.
I suppose it isn't surprising that when a religion chooses to become closely aligned with a particular political agenda the religion's popularity will rise or fall with the popularity of the political agenda it supports.