Even in non-Gothic countries like Australia, the majority see the Church as a place for rather sad people who don t get out much. I m not saying this is bad news for the planet, just the end of the road for traditional Christianity. The Old Time Religion has simply become unbelievable. And it is not just the more sinister bum-numbing that has emptied Mass of the vast majority of its youth, but the collapse of credulity by an educated and prosperous population. For many, evangelical culture has replaced evangelical experience.
Testimony is thin and unconvincing.
Sermons are often homilies on feel-good spirituality sermonettes for Christianettes. This is not only a serious situation for faith but also for the world. We still need a usable myth to define our world and give us meaning, purpose and even the will to live. Humanity is a religious creation. We are structurally religious animals with a transcendental gene .