In our country, many times the phrase "man is made in the image of God" is not the truth. In reality, "God is made in the image of a man on top of a hierarchy." As hierarchies are declining in the United States, so are the desire of people who have to commit to hierarchical views of religion.
With supporters of Donald Trump claiming to have the corner on God's views, it is no wonder that so many people are turned off by what they view as the hypocrisy of so many religious institutions.
According to a new Gallup poll, only 50 percent of Americans said they belong to a church, synagogue, or mosque, which is an all-time low. Between 1937 and 1976, the average was 70 percent or higher, was 68 percent in the 1970's through the 1990's. Since 1999, the drop-off has seen a 20-point decline.
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