Comments by "ReligionForBreakfast" (@ReligionForBreakfast) on "David Pakman Show" channel.

Great analysis. I do suspect that religiosity in the US is tied to how religion manifests itself in politics. If you're interested, I'm a PhD candidate in religion at Boston University and a fellow YouTuber if you'd like to chat more about this topic.
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Thanks for covering this important topic David. Would love to chat more about this with you if you ever have the time...fellow Bostonian here (religious studies PhD candidate at Boston University). I've thought a lot about the "secularization" of the US, and I think we're in for a weird and fragmented 21st century as more and more people leave organized religion for smaller niche "spiritual" communities.
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Whoa, unexpected crossover! I'd like to see more discussions like this. Very refreshing.
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@Sewblon The reason why I think so is because most of the "nones" or "religiously non-affiliated" still hold to quasi-religious beliefs like astrology, spiritual beings, or "life force." Most of them are not atheists. The current data we have seems to point to more personalized beliefs and practices outside of historical religious systems.
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@jimbob3030 Yeah I don't think that. I put "secularization" in quotes because I think what we're seeing is being misinterpreted. Religion is not disappearing. Certain traditions in Western Europe and the U.S. are losing members to personalized beliefs and practices outside of those traditions. Big difference (and a lot more interesting imo as a scholar of this stuff).
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I'd be curious to learn about the relationship between Christian nationalism and American Civil Religion (embedding religious symbols into public life like 'In God We Trust').
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@jimbob3030 Raised religious. Not particularly religious any more. You're right about what a PhD in the secular study of religion does to childhood faith.
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@MichaelBrown-fb3jy Like David, I wasn't making a value judgment. I didn't mean to come across as defending religion or "spirituality." I don't think we can say religion is a positive or negative force any more than we can say "culture" is a positive or negative force, but I'm the first to admit that many manifestations of religion certainly are negative and antithetical to modern liberal values. My main point here is that I disagree with the notion that religion's influence is waning. Religion will remain a powerful influence going into the future...I think for centuries to come, but it will look very different as historical religious traditions lose members (but those members leave still having vague religious beliefs in spiritual beings, astrology, telepathy, forces, etc. or invented rituals like westernized forms of meditation).
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