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.
@sumpnlikefaith go on about the international sources?
@StevenSavage I don't have the stats at my fingertips for this, but a primary way that the US' struggling post-secondary education sector is being supported is through foreign students.
This is especially true in evangelicalism. The scandals and immorality of the evangelical church in recent years, including its allegiance to Trump, has had a massive deleterious effect (of course underplayed in conservative media).
A colossal machine to run, it is now being kept afloat by foreign students.