Religion, of course, will always be looked at with the lens of its era. The word "faith," for example, appears to have evolved in meaning simply because the way we attain and define knowledge has changed over the last hundred years. People today are more skeptical of theological interpretations of Christianity because they are more inclined to challenge longstanding tradition and theories (not saying that's a bad thing), but ultimately the source of that information is going to matter, especially if one side of the story dominates the conversation, and therefore lays the foundation for what segregates religious opinion.
To back up on one point afleitch made, a recent survey found that while the number of non-religious Americans has gone up, nearly 70% of those people
report belief in a God or higher power. This suggests to me that while the mechanics of mainstream religion are being brought into question, the essence of theistic religions, 'God,' is still commonly accepted and embraced. People are not ready to completely abandon the notion of a greater being even though the messaging has been corrupted throughout the history of mankind.
My point is, we should not understate the importance of messaging. Putting biases aside, it's plainly obvious that organized religion has become unappealing to people and is slowly becoming a taboo subject. If more Christian leaders abandoned the knee-jerk response against transforming the church to be more in line with the changing times without compromising on core values, it might not reverse the trend, but it would slow down the growing abandonment of religion.
