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We’ve heard a prevailing narrative that Americans are drifting away from faith in general and Christianity more specifically. For a long time, we’ve seen interviews with celebrities who grew up in Christian homes but now consider themselves “spiritual but not religious.” Surveys make a big deal out of how many Americans consider themselves “nones.”
EuropeandtherestoftheWesthaveseenadeclineinreligiousfaithevenlongerthanwehave.Somuchofwhatweusedtocall“Christendom”isirreligious,exceptfortheinfiltrationofMuslims.
Earlierthisyear,Iwroteabouthowwe’reseeingsignsofrevivalintheWest.IquotedauthorandpodcasterJustinBrierly,whocitedtherecentphenomenonof“culturalChristianity”—nonbelieverswhounderstandthevalueofChristianityanditseffectonWesternCivilization—specificallylookingathistorianTomHolland,whoseemstobeonapathtowardbelief.
NotedatheistslikeRussellBrandandAyaanHirsiAlihavebecomeChristians,andothernon-religiouspeoplelikeRichardDawkinsandtheUK’sConservativePartyleaderKemiBadenochpubliclyspeakofthevalueofChristianity
