I understand you find this to be good news, but it's unrealistic to expect religion to simply wither away.
The current weak image of religion stands on par with the low ebb recorded in the first half of the Clinton administration in the mid 1990s, but is still not quite as low as it was during the late 1960s and Vietnam War. The record low came in a 1970 Gallup Poll when only 14% of Americans said religion was increasing in influence at that time, while 75% thought it was losing influence.
Indeed, this measure of public perceptions about religion has been quite volatile over the forty-plus years of its existence, with shifts in perception often corresponding to major political events.
I actually remember this. No one in the 60s would talk about religion. Everyone was embarrassed to admit that they believed in anything supernatural. Then came the mid 70s (and disco), and people started believing all kinds of crazy shit.
Religiosity simply varies somewhat periodically. You're simply not going to see a final, steep decline and end of religion. Source.
In fact, religion might be hard wired into some people's brains. Source.
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I'm assuming that if there were booths set up on the campus, they had to pay the campus.
I actually remember this. No one in the 60s would talk about religion. Everyone was embarrassed to admit that they believed in anything supernatural. Then came the mid 70s (and disco), and people started believing all kinds of crazy shit.
Religiosity simply varies somewhat periodically. You're simply not going to see a final, steep decline and end of religion. Source.
In fact, religion might be hard wired into some people's brains. Source.