Which of the Following Is NOT Among the Evidence That

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT among the evidence that Stark and Bainbridge cite in support of their argument that secularization is self-limiting?

• A)Significant rise in church attendance for mainline denominations in the last two decades of the twentieth century.
• B)The revival or new expressions of religion in the form of new religious movements.
• C)The fact that the people who indicate "none" on religious preference surveys often do accept astrology or some other supernatural beliefs.
• D)Atheism in one generation typically followed by reaffirmation of religious conviction in the next generation.

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