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Gallup reports a 17% point drop in Americans who say religion is important in daily life. This is one of the largest declines recorded globally in the last decade, and it signals a massive cultural shift in America.

In this episode of the Mike Drop, Mike Smithgall analyzes the #Gallup data, breaking down why this 17% drop is happening now, what it means for American politics, and how younger generations are redefining their relationship with faith and authority.

We explore:

• The difference between Christian identity and Christian practice in the U.S.
• How institutional scandals and the rise of #Christiannationalism have pushed people away from organized religion.
• Why the U.S. now sits in a "strange zone" of high religious identity but middling religiosity compared to other developed nations.
• The rise of personal agency and reason as people build morality from human needs, not ancient rules.

This analysis provides a measured, #secular, and skeptical look at the forces reshaping belief in America.

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The analysis is based on the Gallup World Poll and its analysis of the dramatic drop in U.S. religiosity:

https://news.gallup.com/poll/697676/drop-religiosity-among-largest-world.aspx

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