Consumerism makes a decent dent in traditional religions, where ever it takes hold, doesn’t it ?
When the started opening shops on Sundays, Church attendance took a hit.
Even as an atheist, I can’t say that’s a good thing, buts it’s best idea I can offer . I don’t think it will ever happen. Telling stories remains a key characteristic of human development.
consumerism is it’s own new religion, also I’m not sure that the evidence available supports that it was Sunday shopping that caused a decline in church attendance compared to… just people not going to church. in certain places, it was churchgoers wanting to reform things because it “enforced idleness.” (Uhm, what did you think the sabbath was about?)
Consumerism makes a decent dent in traditional religions, where ever it takes hold, doesn’t it ?
When the started opening shops on Sundays, Church attendance took a hit.
Even as an atheist, I can’t say that’s a good thing, buts it’s best idea I can offer . I don’t think it will ever happen. Telling stories remains a key characteristic of human development.
consumerism is it’s own new religion, also I’m not sure that the evidence available supports that it was Sunday shopping that caused a decline in church attendance compared to… just people not going to church. in certain places, it was churchgoers wanting to reform things because it “enforced idleness.” (Uhm, what did you think the sabbath was about?)
Telling stories can easily happen without religion though.