looking back in the 70s, women were barely breaking into religious positions of authority or leadership. Nowadays however, many religions are revolutionizing the way they've viewed their traditions to be more welcoming

sexual identity and same sex marriage over the years have brought up vital questions regarding where to draw the line between religious beliefs and the government

→ separation of church and state is still a huge issue in this regard in america

the "traditional" family is no longer as prevalent in american life, and people are still religious despite this!

it's public information that religious organizations throughout american history have been far from peaceful.

in terms of nonaffiliate, those who identify as "none" typically in the past had affiliated with a religious group.

→ simply associating with "none" doesn't mean ones opinions aren't influenced by past religious association

within christianity, diversification has and will continue to grow

many christian groups are seeking global influence and allyship

diminishing "mainline" churches continue to decline in popularity

traditional (& conservative) religious attitudes and groups have risen in popularity despite the growing awareness and diversity in religious groups today.

the government still works to combat the fine line between religious equality and separation of church and state

"megachurches" have drastically risen in popularity as welcoming in new groups and individual approaches to devotion

language has grown to be more easy to understand, and attempt to draw in new faces through mission statements and bulletins

• despite some of these trends appearing to be good trends that have shaped u.s religion (gender, diversification...) has the rise in traditional beliefs come to combat this new development? or is this conservative religious movement simply in the typical eb and flow of popularity?