Re:How an obscure cult grew to become the dominant religion ...
by dragonwriter on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @10:04AM
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> As a lifelong atheist, I've noticed the resurgence in Anglo nations of religion, post 9/11, overwhelmingly from the US.
Religiosity in the US is declining and has been for decades; that's also, AFAIK, been true of the rest of the "Anglo nations". You may have noticed the radicalization of a highly visible subset of the Christian population (in part as a rearguard action against advancing secularism, and in part in response to the perceived threat of Islam), but that's not the same as a resurgence of religion.
Religiosity in the US is declining and has been for decades; that's also, AFAIK, been true of the rest of the "Anglo nations". You may have noticed the radicalization of a highly visible subset of the Christian population (in part as a rearguard action against advancing secularism, and in part in response to the perceived threat of Islam), but that's not the same as a resurgence of religion.