Mastodawn

I can relate very much to what you say, in particular after checking my "cheat sheet" on "#performativeBelief" 😉:

"...people ‘believe in belonging’, choosing #religious identifications to complement other social and emotional experiences of ‘#belongings’. The concept of ‘performative belief‘ helps explain how otherwise non-religious people can bring into being a #Christian identity related to #social belongings."

https://academic.oup.com/book/4827?login=false

Believing in Belonging: Belief and Social Identity in the Modern World

Abstract. The book draws on empirical research exploring mainstream religious belief and identity in Euro-American countries. Starting from a qualitative study

OUP Academic