"American youth have not turned away from the divine. They have merely filled that hole with something new. The routine that past generations followed, flocking to their places of worship or turning to Scripture for guidance, is now fulfilled by following Instagram idols and retweeting their posts.

This new religion is most evident in those who adopt the mannerisms and markers of a political movement. Like Jewish males wearing their yarmulkes, a Trump supporter dons a red MAGA hat. Meanwhile, progressives sport their Nalgene bottle with stickers claiming that “Water Is a Right” or some other statement to broadcast that they are on the right side of history. The woke have adopted all the hallmarks of religion, from rituals of recognizing privilege, crafting new language, and proselytizing the holy truth to which all must conform or face eternal damnation.

Pascal was right—we all desire God, and my contemporaries have filled the void in themselves with political movements and tweets."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-young-americans-have-a-god-shaped-hole-religion-social-media-christianity-11640123450?

Looks like new technology and globalization are accelerating the long term trend of secularization and a greater degree on Freedom of Thought in the US.