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Secularisation (Wilson (Bogus Baptisms (Infant baptisms decreased, however…

- - - - Whereas smaller religious organisations have mostly been stable or even grown
        
        Overall trend still that of decline overall however
- - - - Removes old magical and religious ways of thinking and begins the rationalisation process
  - - - Uses mainly scientific explanations and leaves little room for religious explanations, thus greatly reducing the scope for religious explanations
- - - - The number of Catholic priests has fallen by a third between 1965 and 2011
      - Only 12% of clergy are under the age of 40, showing it's an ageing workforce
        
        Woodhead
        
        States that because of this there are no longer enough troupers left to keep the show on the road
    - - Argues that if the current trend continues, by 2030 the Church of England will dissolve by 2030
- - - - Religion becomes more disconnected from wider society and loses its functions to other institutions
    - - Religion enters the private sphere of life and becomes separated from wider society, religious beliefs are now a matter of personal choice