For too long there has been a religious presence in politics that has brought about the culture wars….those issues that have NOTHING to do with this countries well being.
There are too many ‘pastors’ that try to influence politicians…not with blessings but rather with cash…..thus the culture wars continue.
This abortion of American society has been holding politicians by the cajones for about 40+ years……but that hold may be loosening….
For the first time in the United States, church attendance has dropped below 50 percent, Gallup revealed Monday.
It’s a warning that was issued when evangelical churches began loudly pushing far-right policies and supporting Republican candidates. While there are progressive and non-partisan churches that have risen above the fray, many of the loudest voices have been those promoting conservative policies.
“U.S. church membership was 73 percent when Gallup first measured it in 1937 and remained near 70 percent for the next six decades, before beginning a steady decline around the turn of the 21st century,” the report said.
https://www.rawstory.com/churches-losing-people/
And this…
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-religion/
What could make Americans flee from ‘church’….well there is an opinion why….
Because, while church membership is declining, people are still as hungry for the things of God as they ever have been. People are still seeking justice, forgiveness, hope, love and belonging. People are still desperate for mercy, for meaning, for second chances. People are still seeking the Holy, and the Holy One is still seeking people. So the problem isn’t with those outside the church, and it certainly isn’t with God. The problem — and it is a problem — is with us. The problem is that most of the church in America looks more like America than the body of Christ.
The church makes the news for all the wrong reasons — seminary leaders who passionately denounce Critical Race Theory but are silent about the white supremacy that forms their curriculum and institutions. Pastors who care more about not being called racist than learning how to meaningfully participate in racial reconciliation. Christians who care more about defending their right to buy a weapon than advocating to end police brutality.
In Saner Thought 
The exposure of corruption and child sexual abuse in churches here has driven an increasing decline in attendance at all religious services. Fewer people believe in the preachers and priests now, even if they are still religious at heart.
Best wishes, Pete.
Shows me that the flock is starting to think for themselves chuq
So much for separation of church and state.
Never has been not since 1980 and that damn Reagan chuq
Religion is just a control mechanism used by those in power to maintain their influence
Marx was right….”the opiate of the masses”…..chuq
Let’s just hope that the traditional religion will be adopted by the climate protectors in the form of “world protectors”. I am always very critical when someone who doesn’t even know me like all politicians in Germany wants to help me anyway. 😉 I have several decades of experience with the helpfulness of the Roman Catholics. 😉 Lost money can tell. Michael
I hear you….chuq
American churches are losing their members because their contemporary approach to religion and morality is too obviously completely hypocritical and even the dumbest of people can easily perceive it if they attend church often enough for long enough periods of time.
The Church that Jesus Christ envisioned has become a den of Pharisees.
THat is polite….and I will agree to a small extent chuq
Organized religions is worthless and as you say hypocritical…..chuq
That is true and like the presence of Nazis in our society that will not change any time soon. chuq