@MeBigbrain @owenbroadcast
> Maybe the one-two punch of the Catholic Church scandals and 9/11 left people burned out

WWII era had a lot of people fall away from God. In the time since then it came back very strong. But, at its peak, it became, super hard, super judgemental, super legalistic.

It burned out at that peak, finding pride in their moral superiority, and abandoning God.

The next generation grew up in the shell of the church, completely disillusioned with its hypocrisy. And, they departed. Leaving many churches with large elderly populations.

Today it is split, you have half wanting to return to the super judgement, which brought about the fall, and the other half has embraced new-age spirituality. Both repulse their prospective converts.