they found out most of the countries studied had become more religious. but between 2007 and 2020, the overwhelming majority became less religious. the standout in the recent studies is the u.s. of a. for a long time america was the outlier in showing that rich, advanced countries can still be religious. in recent years though, it has been reversing course to dramatic effect. since 2007 the u.s. has been secularizing more rapidly than any other country for which we have data, notes ingle heart. adding by one recognized widely criteria it now ranks as the 12th least religious country in the world. inglehart explains this secularization has many causes, mostly related to the decline of group norms, wxxxxs of control and rise of individualism. and here s the interesting part. as the broad place is taking place in the u.s., it s coinciding with increased polarization. so the picture that emerges is of a country that is rapidly secularizing but at the same time seeing a strong backlash to t
identify with the religion. pastor robert jeffress is here. thank you for being with us this morning. i have to say is a question myself this saddens me to see the 12% drop in these numbers are you confident? do you have faith that this can be reversed? i m not sure it can but i hope it will be. you can attribute a number of things, the secularization of our country, failure of parents to pass on their faith to children but i think the pandemic has played a role in this. it hurt the spirit of america. we have been disconnected from one another, other christians, disconnected from our churches and that takes a toll on people s spiritual health. christianity wasn t designed to be practiced in isolation. it is a team sport, hebrews
why do you think that is? how do you explain that and how would you categorize what happened that day? it is clearly a massacre in the media is trying to downplay it because they it is a wolf media situation. that has got to change, we need immediate that is going to be take these crimes seriously. benjamin: what would you say to people who support your campaign, even if they care about this become politically active and working the way you are doing? i would ask them to call the governor s office. his number is 608-266-1212. easy to remember. benjamin: overall when you look at the statement the prosecutor s office, the da, what are your thoughts about the direction it is going? it is going downhill very quickly.
the primary responsibility of government is key keep the republic safe. when you re not prosecuting 60% of the cases felony cases, serious criminals we have a problem. we have a serious problem. i met you are a member of milwaukee citizens for responsible government, appreciate you coming on this morning, appreciate you joining us. thank you. ashley: president biden freezing student loan payments but the squad says it is not good enough. we will tell you their latest demanded is america losing their faith? the number of adults who identify as christian dropped significantly. we are talking to pastor robert jeffress about that and his christmas message next.
we don t care. what s frightening about this, because the things going on in canada are a foreshadowing or working in parallel, in concert with the events happening here in this country. i m sorry if people get offended but the january 6 thing, they assassinated this young woman ashli babbitt and thrown people in dungeons for trespassing on the capitol. what s going on with the truckners canada is bad but we have the same style things going on here in america. the opposition to the left and their secularization of american society, the demonizing of freedom. in your model, when you start talking, they demonize freedom. america has been built upon freedom, opportunity, and self-determination. that s what made us the envy of the world. they are demonizing all of that, and now, the goal in america is