Is Religion Having a Revival?

This question has been nagging me since the COVID-19 lockdowns were initiated in March of 2020. There has been a general malaise among the population; a feeling of hopelessness that permeates our society. What the hell happened to this country almost four years ago? Did we really have a lab created virus released onto the population followed by lockdowns initiated by our public “health” officials that went on so long that it devastated our economy and required government bailouts only to be followed by the largest riots in American history over a questionable death involving a black man and a white officer? While listening to podcasts, you can get a sense that our society has flown off the rails and fallen into a deep pit of insanity. The United States has never been so divided. Reading the news slides you into a pit of despair as globalists with a lot of money and patience are pushing for total control over our lives. The whole charade of this past few years feels evil and with certain people, even supernatural. Are dark forces behind this push for control, the loss of morality in our society, and the chronic division that has broken this nation into two warring political ideologies? I don’t know. But some interesting changes have been occurring with a few public figures that may lead to a greater trend in the near future.

First of all, US citizens who actively participated in a religion or church has dropped below 50% for the first time in American history. The decline really accelerated at the start of the 20th Century when 70% of Americans still identified with a religion. This number has fallen to 47%. What has replaced it? The new technocratic, scientific world (Scientism) has become many people’s new religion of choice (Even if the practitioners don’t define it as such). This new “science” divided the world when the COVID-19 lockdowns began and was accelerated when a genetic vaccine was released onto the population that had a much higher uptake among the believers in science than the followers of religion. But the other interesting political change is watching political alliances change. The world is no longer divide between conservatives (Republicans) and liberals (Democrats) anymore and the sub-categories that exist inside each system. The world has been very strictly divided amongst those who seek freedom (That coalesce around the conservative movement often represented by the imperfect Donald Trump or individuals like RFK Jr. on the political side and Matt Taibbi on the journalistic side) and those who are fully authoritarian (A majority of liberals including almost the entire Democratic Party and the administrative government and intelligence agencies that support them). These rapid changes have led to a strengthening in religious faith which will soon lead to an increase in individuals attending church services.

A few public examples that back up this argument.

1) Candace Owens became a practicing Catholic.

2) Naomi Wolf has been reading the 16th Century Geneva Bible, which has made her re-evaluate her own faith and is often considered the best translated version of that ancient text.

3) Rob Schneider is now Catholic.

4) Tucker Carlson has had many spiritual leaders on his podcast recently and admitted that he is questioning his beliefs.

5) Finally, and most shockingly, Russell Brand, ex-drug and sex addict, recently prayed the rosary on his podcast.

So what is going on here?

First, the people discovering religion have been a strong part of the “resistance” to the tyranny being forced onto us. Many of them have acted in shock and bewilderment as to how rapidly our society has shifted. Even though you can make the argument that these plans to alter our society have been in place for awhile by powerful human beings scheming conspiratorially together, there is a “dark force” and “evil” feel to all of these changes. With the foundations of society fracturing and support mechanisms failing, people have never been so isolated. As a one-time practicing Catholic, the one thing I had the hardest time understanding was “faith.” Even though the morality of the ancient texts is essential in understanding one way to live a good life, the idea of faith in God always disturbed me. Why believe in something that has never been shown to have existed? The COVID-19 lockdowns set me straight. People turn to religion and fantasy when the world no longer makes sense. The scientific and technological world has no morals. It created a division in our society that may never be repaired, and worst of all, it leaves your soul empty. There is nothing in science that can fulfill the need for purpose. THIS IS WHY RELIGION EXISTS. In mythology, the Romans and Greeks who did not understand so many things about the world created Gods like Neptune, King of the Sea, to explain things about the powerful ocean that they don’t understand. Folklores and fairytales exist inside every culture to explain phenomenon that did not make sense for the medieval or ancient minds of the time. Bringing this into the present day, society feels at war with itself and on the brink of collapse. Glaring down such negativity, what is wrong with turning to a source of hope that has guided human beings for millenia?
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Let me hear your thoughts on this observation. Until next time!