In recent decades, there has been a steady decrease in the number of US residents who are religious, while civil rights and the economy have been expanding during the same time:
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| https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/how-u-s-religious-composition-has-changed-in-recent-decades/ |
However, since the advent of the Presidency of Donald Trump and his MAGA, the trend appears to have stopped:
"The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing, according to a new survey Wednesday from the Pew Research Center.
"The Religious Landscape Study finds 62% of U.S. adults call themselves Christians. While a significant dip from 2007, when 78% of Americans identified as Christian, Pew found the Christian share of the population has remained relatively stable since 2019." (link)
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I BELIEVE THIS IS MORE THAN A CORRELATION.
I BELIEVE THERE IS SOME CAUSATION HERE BECAUSE RELIGION DAMPENS CRITICAL THINKING.
