Since 2007, the U.S. Has Had the “Largest Move Away from Religion” in the World

By Hemant Mehta In an essay for Foreign Affairs, Ronald F. Inglehart, the author of the forthcoming book Religion’s Sudden Decline: What’s Causing it, and What Comes Next? writes about how he used to think religion was on the rise. With the collapse of Communism and the election of George W. Bush, religious beliefs appeared to be in ascendence. And …