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I cant agree with the opinion. Facts are, that more and more people quit church-going, but on the other hand small communities and sect gain popularity. Modern societies desperately look for answers to questions that couldnt be asked in the past or were monopolized by the Catholic  Church. this is one of the reasons why religious groups are flourishing - believers who used to set their own moral standards and forgot obeying priests advises now, when it comes to threat of terrorists or illnesses as AIDS, gather around a guru and trust him on any issue. I have experienced  some friends of mine leaving their parents confession and becoming followers of a minority religion. Thus, I cannot accept the view that the need for religion was diminishing - it only finds new ways of expression, with university students burning candles in front of the Ethiopian emperors image while smoking a joint, as they had been converted into Rastafarianism . The inner need for something constant and real sometimes leads  to socially  more acceptable practices - not all youngsters become Satanists . Especially in Poland, a traditionally Catholic  country, numerous groups of young Christians meet for prayer, religious song, organize charity and try to influence the political and economic life of the country in accordance with the Bible. Visiting an empty church may be demolishing for "ones of small faith", but maybe it's better that people who don't feel the need of religion just don't practice?
To sum up, religion changes in time, as worshippers do and its hard to tell, whether modern societies have a weaker  urge to believe in God than, for example, their grand parents. Church-going cannot be the only criterion to describe the religiosity of people, but my personal concern is that the inner need for religion isn't diminishing. 


