| − | {{Cquote|Looking at the experience of 80 countries, we find that the share of people who were raised as Christians and switch away from Christianity has not risen much above 50% anywhere, even in highly secular Western European countries. For American Christians concerned about these trends, that could be the demographic good news of the day. If there truly is a floor under Christian retention rates, the net movement from the ranks of Christian to the ranks of the [[Nones|religiously unaffiliated]] eventually may stop.<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/09/29/religious-switching-patterns-will-help-determine-christianitys-course-in-u-s/ Religious ‘switching’ patterns will help determine Christianity’s course in U.S.], Pew Research, 2022</ref> | + | {{Cquote|Looking at the experience of 80 countries, we find that the share of people who were raised as Christians and switch away from Christianity has not risen much above 50% anywhere, even in highly secular Western European countries. For American Christians concerned about these trends, that could be the demographic good news of the day. If there truly is a floor under Christian retention rates, the net movement from the ranks of Christian to the ranks of the [[Nones|religiously unaffiliated]] eventually may stop.<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/09/29/religious-switching-patterns-will-help-determine-christianitys-course-in-u-s/ Religious ‘switching’ patterns will help determine Christianity’s course in U.S.], Pew Research, 2022</ref>}} |
| | In 2021, the ''Christian Post'' declared: | | In 2021, the ''Christian Post'' declared: |