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If religion in America were bought and sold like a stock, now might be a good time to short it in a big way. In recent weeks and months, a number of pundits have declared that the American love affair with organized religion and Christianity in particular is over.
This larger history — and the apparent dangers of relying on proxies of religious belief like church membership or attendance — underscore why we should remain skeptical about recent claims that the U.S. has fallen out of love with religion. What looks momentous right now is likely a momentary blip.