A widespread abandonment of Christian doctrinal commitment — even doctrinal knowledge. Forget the rising number of people with no religious identity; the news to me is the vast number of self-identified Christians who have no real knowledge of, or deep commitment to, a specific Christian faith. You could say they were watering down Christianity’s teachings, but I question if they even know those core teachings.
“
| — | Cathy Lynn Grossman, religion reporter, USA TODAY on the most significant change in Christianity in the past decade. |
