Wonder what will replace the community for a lot of people in the near future. In a lot of places the church is a de facto community place. There usually a lot of posts in HN about the modern life, loneliness, depression, isolation etc. and I think if you strip away the outward trappings and dogma, this is what religion is good for. Not in a "believe in Jesus" or "trust in God" kind of way, but in a "how to orient your life" kind of way. Which is to say, the actually useful portion of religion generally teaches that your best life is probably not focused on you. It isn't about finding yourself, or being true to yourself, or really thinking about yourself at all. It's in being of benefit to the human beings around you. And in serving those around you, you become something that is worth being. There are parentless children, drug addicts, parks that need cleaning etc. And not christianity per se but local churches do a great deal of job in these. We will see what the future holds.