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Originally Posted by honeychile
Do you think protestantism is dead in America? Or, do you think organized religion is dead? I tend to think that it's the latter. Even Roman Catholics tend to be "cafeteria Catholics" here.
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No, Protestantism is not dead and neither is organized religion based on numbers but church attendance and communal involvement are generally weak for Protestants (across race and across social class). That goes with the changing structure of religion in society because people generally have other institutions to fill the place that religion onced filled. Some people are also disenchanted with religion but faith and spirituality remain prevalent. That's also what keeps some people involved in organized religion because they want to worship with other faithful and spirit filled people.
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Originally Posted by honeychile
(And most Baptists would tell you that they are not protestants)
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That is because in most recent decades self-identifying as Protestant only matters when it is matched with some level of group identity or group conflict. For instance, identifying as White Anglo-Saxon Protestant became more prevalent when there is a noticed rise in Catholics (for instance, Spanish-speaking Catholics and European immigrant).
Many people are quick to say Christianity or claim a denomination but do not know their ass from their ears when Protestantism is brought up until you explain what Protestantism entails.
However, studies still find a large impact of Conservative and Evangelical Protestantism (religious affiliation, in general) on perceptions of things like family structure and labor force participation
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