Religion in the United States has become a luxury item, scholar says

If you, like me, think faith in God and religious affiliation are generally good things for people, then you, like me, ought to feel unsettled by the findings of political scientist Ryan Burge.

He argues that religious participation in the United States is now largely the domain of the educated and comfortable, rather than a buttress for those on the margins of society, who historically were the core audience for Christianity, at least.

“Religion in 21st century America has become an enclave for people who have done everything ‘right,’” he wrote in a recent piece on the website Religion Unplugged. “They […]

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