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The future of religion in the West

Fergus McCullough
Jul 2, 2021
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Hello,

This week I wrote a speculative post about the future of religion in the West. The current trend is towards secularisation, but will that continue forever? I use Python to draw a couple of graphs indicating the current trends in Northern Ireland, my homeplace:

I happened to come across more data on the same topic today:

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Ryan Burge 📊 @ryanburge
In 2018 - "I know God really exists and I have no doubts about it." Silent: 70% Boomers: 59% Gen X: 62% But, look at this huge gap between Gen X and Millennials. Millennials: 44% Gen Z: 33% The decline for Gen Z is staggering, too. 49% in 2014 39% in 2016 33% in 2018.
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3:51 PM ∙ Jul 2, 2021
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And here’s your meme of the week:

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Tom Stafford @tomstafford
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Til next week,

Fergus

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