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15,000 churches could close this year amid religious shift in U.S. (www.axios.com)

submitted 1 day ago by cm0002@piefed.social to c/atheism@lemmy.ca

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[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I absolutely LOVE this part of the article:

Why it matters: The unprecedented contraction, expected to continue over the next decade, risks leaving gaps in communities nationwide — particularly rural ones, where churches often are crucial providers of food aid, child care and disaster relief.

Not a damned thing related to religion itself! FINALLY, people are realizing "the truth" is a fucking scam!

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

providers of food aid, child care and disaster relief.

There is no practical reason preventing those functions being done by secular organizations.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 hour ago

The government should be doing it.

[–] _core@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 hours ago

Or the government

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Agreed. I don't know why it even needs to be said that the obvious solution to this is turning the empty churches into community centers.