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Church Attendance Has Declined in Most U.S. Religious Groups

Three in 10 U.S. adults attend religious services regularly, led by Mormons at 67%

As Americans observe Ramadan and prepare to celebrate Easter and Passover, the percentage of adults who report regularly attending religious services remains low. Three in 10 Americans say they attend religious services every week (21%) or almost every week (9%), while 11% report attending about once a month and 56% seldom (25%) or never (31%) attend.

Among major U.S. religious groups, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also widely known as the Mormon Church, are the most observant, with two-thirds attending church weekly or nearly weekly. Protestants (including nondenominational Christians) rank second, with 44% attending services regularly, followed by Muslims (38%) and Catholics (33%).

Majorities of Jewish, Orthodox, Buddhist and Hindu Americans say they seldom or never attend religious services.

finickydesert ,
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I wonder what’s the Lutheran stats

esc27 ,

The MAGA led culture wars have exposed many churches and many christian’s as insufferable bigots who are far more obsessed with making sure everyone in their group agrees on who to hate than they are with sharing such concepts as grace or love. The Methodist split has been especially damning. It is insane to me to see so many otherwise normal people frothing at the mouth with hate and anger because the main denomination dared to even consider being more accepting of homosexuality.

I was recently told about a woman who was glad her church disaffiliated from United Methodist because she didn’t want to have to find another church. I thought, but bit my tongue, “woman, had your church stayed it would still be the exact same church it always was, it changed by leaving…” these people have been manipulated into thinking any church that stays somehow becomes a satanic cult… because maybe, one day in the future, the main governing body might allow gay preachers… it’s so stupid…

prole ,

because maybe, one day in the future, the main governing body might allow gay preachers…

Maybe that’s a reason people give, but it’s 100% not an actual reason. They don’t want gay people to exist anywhere in public life.

bitchkat ,

They’ve been insufferable since at least the 80’s with the Moral Majority and all that other shit.

arc ,

Sadly irrational thinking takes other forms. Look at MAGA, or QAnon or any other weird belief system. They all share traits with religions or cults in one sense or another.

tsonfeir ,
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Who needs to go to church when you can read the $60 Trump Bible at home? Complete with Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Pledge of Allegiance!!!

cosmicrookie ,
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Wait… there are no ads? I’m surprised!

RamblingPanda ,

It’s bound in leftover Trump Steaks^TM . They’re indestructible!

tacosplease ,

Their patented ketchup curing process really enhances the toughness.

RamblingPanda ,

Ketchup curing makes it viable for bullet proof vests. Trumplar is the product’s name I think.

tacosplease ,

Tactical Sirloin ^^TM

DirigibleProtein ,

!upliftingnews

seth ,

Just when you get used to only seeing bad news, some good news comes out!

bitchkat ,

30% is much too high.

seth ,

I agree, but baby steps are still progress.

lovepeacejoy ,

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    SkippingRelax ,

    Thanks but no thanks

    denast ,

    30℅ regular church attendance is still crazy, blows my European mind. I personally don’t think I have ever met a person who attends it even once a year nor I ever knew of such people through friends.

    Gabu ,

    I’m guessing you’re German, Nordic or Slav? The more towards Portugal/Italy you go, the more religious the population is. Even the most religious European country is still far less religious than the US, however.

    Olhonestjim ,

    I used to go like 3x weekly. Never again.

    cosmicrookie ,
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    Its basically just for weddings funerals and namegivings at this point and even that only for friends and relatives that are on the more traditional lifestyle

    baru ,

    In Netherlands church attendance has gone down, but it should still be relatively easy to find someone who goes to church. The attendance isn’t divided equally across the Netherlands though. Meaning, it is way higher in small villages than in a city. Which is sometimes easy to see by seeing what political party people have voted for.

    For NL apparently 12% regularly goes to church. And 43% is “aligned” with a church, don’t know what they exactly meant. See cbs.nl/…/religieuze-betrokkenheid-in-nederland for a Dutch source.

    captainlezbian ,

    Aligned likely means that if they have need of religious services they know what church they’re going to. Shit like weddings and funerals.

    bitchkat ,

    It would mean that they identify as say Lutheran but don’t necessarily attend church.

    bitchkat ,

    I attend 0 times per year.

    Snapz ,

    A.k.a. “Many idiots are dead from performatively coughing into each other’s mouths until they died from COVID.”

    Fedizen ,

    C A P I T A L I S M

    csm10495 ,
    @csm10495@sh.itjust.works avatar

    Let’s start taxing them too

    GrayBackgroundMusic ,

    I want to go every week. I miss it. I love the music, the tradition, the community, and being part of something bigger than myself.

    I do not want to be associated with the kind of people who scream at “sinners” entering abortion clinics but don’t actually do anything to solve the reason they go there. Nor with heriarchies that shuffle pedophiles around to avoid punishment instead of throwing the book at the. Nor with the mega churches who refuse to help flood or hurricane victims, but instead locked their doors. Nor with the cult of idolatry that venerates a fraudulent, adulterous, pathological lying narcissist.

    Being associated with Christians made me stop wanting to go to church. I’m fucking pissed.

    Bamboodpanda ,

    I left the Church when I realized that my Christian values were no longer welcomed.

    kromem ,

    While I’m not a church person at all, I’ve definitely heard from progressive church goers (even non-religious ones that like the social aspects) that there’s certainly options and denominations available that aren’t that.

    If it’s something you actually miss or feel like would make your life more full, it might be worth church shopping for places that have a different attitude or approach from the churches that turned you off.

    I think there’s even non-denominational offerings mirroring the social setup but with no religious beliefs incorporated.

    Fester , (edited )

    Episcopal churches are generally inclusive, while going hard on tradition/ritual. If you like classical music and structure, that’s a good place to start. If you live near a university, you’re likely to see some students and faculty there.

    United Methodist churches can be very welcoming and inclusive in the US, but there’s a schism going on over LGBT marriage/ordination, so it can vary by area/congregation. You’ll know pretty quickly what kind of place it is. In a few years, the “Global Methodist Church” will be conservative, and United Methodists should be reliably inclusive. You may even see gay and trans pastors at some UMCs.

    Anything with Baptist in the name is most likely going to be terrible. There are some rare exceptions though. If they’re politically conservative, you’ll hear about it 5 minutes into the sermon. If you like “contemporary” Christian music then they’re more likely to do that better than others.

    Since COVID, you can church shop online lol. Don’t need to wake up early or go travel. You can see the sermon and music any time from home. If a church hasn’t invested in streaming their services at this point, they probably skipped COVID guidelines and killed a bunch of their people, so it’s a decent filter.

    SkippingRelax ,

    Find some volunteering group, you’ll get tradition, community and being part of something bigger, prolly not the music though. Where I am we are big into Emergency services, they are mostly run by volunteers but really you can find whatever works for you from animal shelters to helping people with personal finance if that’s your niche. , No need to waste time idolatring an imaginary friend that doesn’t reciprocate, you can do some actual good and feel good!

    TK420 ,

    This can’t be upvoted enough.

    GrayBackgroundMusic ,

    Thanks, that sounds good

    Cuttlefish1111 ,

    The Christian religion has been hijacked by white supremacists

    SkippingRelax ,

    Sure, and yout point is?

    Cuttlefish1111 , (edited )

    Nazi trash needs to go overdose in the gas station bathroom. We literally had a World War about this, White Supremacy is reserved for white trailer park trash.

    SkippingRelax ,

    Can’t say I disagree with your proposed treatment of Nazis. That said I wonder if you mistakenly replied to me instead of someone else? My point is that joining a cult for sense of belonging is not necessary, there are other ways to fulfill that need.

    Before the Nazis Christianity was hijacked by the Spanish inquisition, and after the Nazis by pedo rings. I don’t see other organised religions performing much better either.

    ininewcrow ,
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    I wouldn’t worry about it.

    Non church attendance doesn’t mean that people have stopped or becoming less religious … they just don’t find a need to go to a big expensive building managed by people who all tell them they’re doing everything wrong and will burn in hell after they die … unless they announce their devotion (and give money) and they’ll be promised passage to heaven.

    The only reason religions and religious organizations exist is for themselves and their power and more people are recognizing that.

    People will always find meaning in life, especially as they grow, develop and accumulate more knowledge and understanding from many sources. We don’t need 3,000 year old teachings from illiterate desert goat herders to tell us how to live a good moral life.

    someguy3 ,

    Looks good at the surface, but there are also people who find the Church is not extreme enough.

    Green13 ,

    I lost my religion over the pandemic. Watching Christians respond to Trump in the most unchristian way possible didn’t leave me much of a choice.

    TK420 ,

    Congratulations, you are now free

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