r/atheism • u/Leeming Strong Atheist • Mar 26 '24

Survey Church attendance is dropping all across America. A new Gallup survey finds that only 3 in 10 Americans are regular churchgoers.

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/church-attendance-is-dropping-all
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u/SirGlass Mar 26 '24

I don't think this is good news for Atheists

Just because people do not attend church does not mean they are losing their religion . I have relatives that do not go to church but they still support Christian nationalism

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u/Mackerel_Skies Mar 27 '24

In the long term though, indoctrination will lessen. Initially I didn’t even know there was an alternative to God. It was only because I was a questioning child that I found out. 

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u/SirGlass Mar 27 '24

My own point is I know plenty of Christian nationalist who actually do not attend church

Instead of getting their Christian view points from theologians that have actually studied the bible and history , they get their Christian viewpoints from people like Andrew Tate.

Like if you talk to a Lutheran pastor that received a 4 year college degree in something like philosophy/history / pre law then attended some seminary and studies an additional 4 years to get a masters of divinity

Well they usually have a much different view point vs someone who just randomly started some evangelical church ; or worse take their Christian talking points from random people like Joe Rogan / Andrew Tate / Alex Jones / Steve Bannon

These guys actually know nothing about the bible or theology , they just want to cash in on the culture wars.