I've probably said this here before, but it's more true than ever:
The US is in a race between christian extremism and secularism.
The numbers show that churches are increasingly desperate because they are shrinking, in every way. People started empying the pews in earnest during Trump's first run. It's accelerating again.
The US evangelical complex is currently upside-down -- it cannot cover its assets internally. It is now being propped up by international sources.
May all things "religion" die the whimpering death they deserve. I'm a deeply spiritual person, I think most truly compassionate people are but anyone thinking they can speak for some "god" is insanity or hubris at best...at worse...something monstrous.
@AndersonArtwork This new mutation is particularly hideous -- the label is now almost entirely used as a way to manufacture solidarity by antagonising out-groups.
Also, it's important to realise how entrenched people are in the system(s) of church when seeing statistics about people fleeing it at the rate of 100,000s per year in the US.
It sometimes feels like this is an unchangeable monolith, but statistics are painting a different picture.