Three Decades Ago, America Lost Its Religion

Three Decades Ago, America Lost Its Religion. Why? By Derek Thompson.

Very interesting article.

"America’s nonreligious lurch has mostly been the result of three historical events: the association of the Republican Party with the Christian right, the end of the Cold War, and 9/11."

" it’s possible that young liberals and loosely affiliated Christians first registered their aversion to the Christian right in the early 1990s, after a decade of observing its powerful role in conservative politics."

"As the U.S.S.R. dissolved, so did atheism’s association with America’s nemesis. After that, “nones” could be forthright about their religious indifference, without worrying that it made them sound like Soviet apologists."

"over time, al-Qaeda became a useful referent for atheists who wanted to argue that all religions were inherently destructive."