Less attendance doesn’t mean less membership. People are congregating in other spaces besides expensive church buildings.

According to Pew Research, religious adherence is actually on the rise worldwide.

pewresearch.org/…/religious-projections-2010-2050…

Modern Mongolia, perhaps. The Golden Horde of Genghis Khan was not so tolerant!

May I ask where you live?

I’m in a college town. State College, PA. Yes, it’s affluent enough to make home ownership unattainable for most. Even amongst the non-students in the area, financially independent young women simply don’t exist.

I own a yoga studio downtown and so I must admit that I talk to a fair amount of young women, albeit in a professional setting.

What’s weird about my observation? Do you know many young women who are financially independent?

Why are you upset about it?

State College, PA

I don’t know a single young woman (under 40) who is not financially dependent on a man, despite my wider-than-most social circles.

I’ve got young kids. Waking up early is the best time for me to be productive and enjoy solitude.

Also please don’t look at it