Arizona State University Religious Changes in the United States Article Discussion

Step 1: review the attatched readings and read the short article Religious Changes in the United States.

Step 2: Choose one of the two discussion options to answer as your discussion question post. Apply your own experiences and information presented in assigned readings and/or videos to formulate your post. Write about 8-10 sentences or 250 words.

Option 1:

1. Consider the development of Mormonism. Why do you think the family unit became a critical component of Mormonism?
2. Why did the Mormon Church vigorously lobby against the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s?

Option 2:

1. Do you think a candidate for office who claims no religious affiliation is at any higher level of political risk for this reason?
2. Do you think our society is becoming more secular? Or is it more a matter of some religious organizations gaining popularity while others types lose followers?