{"id":886,"date":"2024-03-08T11:55:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/?p=886"},"modified":"2024-03-08T11:58:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:58:59","slug":"why-is-religion-in-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/?p=886","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Religion In Decline?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All surveys show that religious membership is in decline in America- to the tune of a 23% decrease over the past 20 years. This is a huge decline, given that religious affiliation tends to change slowly over generations. For some odd reason, America began to be less religious starting in the early 1990s. Sociologists have investigated why young Americans are abandoning religion by the millions today. 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