I saw a recent post on the declining participation of young Mormon men in church. (This is not just affecting Mormons.) Young men are fleeing the religion, and the writer suggests they do it simply because they can - their trucks and internet connections allow them to flee, unlike 50 years ago when social reinforcement made for tighter communities where peer pressure and community opinions mattered.
Too Much Freedom Kills Social Coercion
I saw a recent post on the declining participation of young Mormon men in church. (This is not just affecting Mormons.) Young men are fleeing the religion, and the writer suggests they do it simply because they can - their trucks and internet connections allow them to flee, unlike 50 years ago when social reinforcement made for tighter communities where peer pressure and community opinions mattered.