At first, the numbers seem alarming, and there is an alarming element to it. Since the last time such a poll was taken in 2008, the percentage of Americans identifying as Christians has dropped from 78 percent to 70 percent. Yes, 70 percent is still an overwhelming majority, but an 8 percent drop in just seven years is pretty big.
So how does one account for those one-time devoted followers of Jesus Christ suddenly abandoning the Kingdom of God? One doesn't, because that's not what's really happened here. Check out these details in the story: