Worth noting this bit of research from the USA reported by Sacred Tribes Journal: "The “unaffiliated” category is an interesting one which deserves further and more nuanced analysis. It has seen a net gain in growth as one-quarter of those who change religious affiliation end up in this category. Those in this category cite disenchantment with traditional organized religion and their members as a primary reason for disaffiliation. Even so, they retain certain beliefs imparted by those institutions and may be understood as 'believers but not belongers' as they have been referred to in other academic studies. The Pew Report indicates that 16 percent of the overall population falls under the unaffiliated category."
It seems to support the kind of research by Jamieson on EPIC church leavers. It's about institutions and power folks; time we got with the plot ...
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