Religion is a man-made method of control favoured by the rulers for thousands of years. The winding down of religion began in the 60's with the introduction of the contraceptive pill, drugs, the "devils" music, free love, etc. Was it a coincidence it happened this way, or was it planned? Who knows, but the people today have been conditioned to reject religion, the same as people up to the 50's were conditioned to accept religion. There may be some overlap, as things of this magnitude take many generations to complete.