Joke as you may about hippie liberal cities being godless, but it just so happens to be true, at least as far as the residents of those cities are concerned.
Seattle, Washington, is evidently the most godless city in the country, something you could probably guess from the drug overdose deaths, regular riots, and tolerance of an “autonomous zone” run by a warlord. Nearly 64% of Seattle residents identify as nonreligious, putting it even above San Francisco as the least religious city in the country.
Seattle’s conundrum comes from it being a city of young Democrats. In 2022, 42% of Seattle residents were between the ages of 18-39, the least religious of age demographics. In 2023, the Seattle Times declared that data showed the city “is more liberal than ever.” Such a young liberal population is great for Democratic city leaders and activist groups, but not so much for churches.
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This isn’t to say that Seattle is being punished for its lack of faith. But no doubt that a city that allowed a rapper warlord to take over a couple of blocks or centers its drug policies on enabling addicts to keep using would benefit from the shared sense of community that religion can bring. Maybe then the city wouldn’t have to worry so much about young “revolutionaries” causing $3.6 million in riot damages because the only sense of community they can find is with fellow Black Lives Matter LARPers on Instagram.
A few fewer activist influencers and a few more trips to church on Sunday may not seem like much, but look around. Surely whatever it is that Seattle residents are doing to find their purpose now isn’t working, unless it is on the verge of becoming a college football town.
