Across American denominations, the faithful are fleeing, Diane Muler was raised Methodist, but in Austin Texas, this mom's now a spiritual seeker, practicing yoga, and meditation.
"The organized religion doesn't necessarily make me, it doesn't make me comfortable, doesn't make me feel like that's my connection to God."
Like Muler, since 1990, 10% fewer Americans identified themselves as traditional Christians, according to the largest survey on American religions ever done.
In that time, Catholics, Baptists, other Mainline Christians and Jews all have seen crumbling bases, and Americans with no religious identity at all have nearly doubled to 15%.
It's a national phenomena. It occurred in every region in United States
"As we look back ..."
So-called non-denominational gatherings are growing. Outside Atlanta, the Donewoodie community church has 550 members, 10 times the congregation pastor Jim Writer inherited a decade ago. Many of his members are fleeing religious labels.
"So they just want something that goes away from that, that's more neutral, I suppose."
Young Americans are the least religious of all. So Branton Heat and other rising Christian singers are trying to woo their peers to faith through music.
"I think music has an ability to maybe reach people and get through the skin where maybe a sermon wouldn't."
It's a shifting landscape of Americans more willing than ever to find their own spiritual ground. Mark Strassmann, CBS News, Atlanta.
"The organized religion doesn't necessarily make me, it doesn't make me comfortable, doesn't make me feel like that's my connection to God."
Like Muler, since 1990, 10% fewer Americans identified themselves as traditional Christians, according to the largest survey on American religions ever done.
In that time, Catholics, Baptists, other Mainline Christians and Jews all have seen crumbling bases, and Americans with no religious identity at all have nearly doubled to 15%.
It's a national phenomena. It occurred in every region in United States
"As we look back ..."
So-called non-denominational gatherings are growing. Outside Atlanta, the Donewoodie community church has 550 members, 10 times the congregation pastor Jim Writer inherited a decade ago. Many of his members are fleeing religious labels.
"So they just want something that goes away from that, that's more neutral, I suppose."
Young Americans are the least religious of all. So Branton Heat and other rising Christian singers are trying to woo their peers to faith through music.
"I think music has an ability to maybe reach people and get through the skin where maybe a sermon wouldn't."
It's a shifting landscape of Americans more willing than ever to find their own spiritual ground. Mark Strassmann, CBS News, Atlanta.