American unbelief growing

According to a recent Pew Research Center report, if present trends continue, “Christians could make up less than half of the U.S. population within a few decades” (“Modeling the Future of Religion in America,” PewResearch.org, Sept. 13, 2022). “Depending on whether religious switching continues at recent rates . . . the projections show Christians of all ages shrinking from 64% to between a little more than half (54%) and just above one-third (35%) of all Americans by 2070. Over that same period, ‘nones’ [non-affiliated] would rise from the current 30% to somewhere between 34% and 52% of the U.S. population.”

The report further points out: “These projections indicate the U.S. might be following the path taken over the last 50 years by many coun- tries in Western Europe that had overwhelming Christian majorities in the middle of the 20th century and no longer do. In Great Britain, for example, ‘nones’ surpassed Christians to become the largest group in 2009.”

That said, we could still see some limited nuclear exchange amid all this. The situation is dire.

These are grave times—leading on to the last days of this age. The Bible does foretell terrible catastrophic world war to come, with weapons of mass destruction unleashed. But it seems we have some time yet. Still, there could be some great calamities before that—even nuclear ones. Keep reading Beyond Today, with hope fixed on the Kingdom Jesus Christ will bring to the earth at the end of the madness of this age.

Pew further found that whereas 60 percent of Americans believe the United States was founded as a Christian nation, lest than half (45%) believe it should be a Christian nation now to one degree or another. And “when asked about the amount of influence the Bible should have on our laws, 27% of U.S. adults said, ‘If [laws] conflict, Bible should have more influence than will of people,’ and 19% said, ‘Will of people should have more influence’” (“Pew: 45% of U.S. Adults Think America Should be a ‘Christian Nation,’” CNS News, Nov. 8, 2022). Yet it seems that governance today follows neither the Bible nor the will of the people.

“The survey also revealed that 23% believe religion is gaining influence in the U.S. while 74% said it was losing influence” (ibid.).