Do you think that our society, and/or the world, is secularizing, or not?

Its very difficult to measure secularization or even define religion. For me personally, I do see a secularization in our society. In fact, a decrease in religious practices can be seen in industrial societies as science, technology and rational thought evolve. However in non-industritial societies I don't believe that secularization is taking place. According to the article "Scientists suggest reason for religion's decline" Dan Margolis states "There are less religious people in America than ever, and that percentage is far higher than in many European countries." Basically the article goes on to suggest that being a member of a social group, such as political party, fraternity and even a religion comes with certain perks.  "The model indicates that in these societies the perceived utility of religious non-affiliation is greater than that of adhering to a religion, and therefore predicts continued growth of non-affiliation, tending toward the disappearance of religion."

References
Margolis, Dan. "Scientists Suggest Reason for Religion's Decline." Scientists Suggest Reason for Religion's Decline. People's World, 23 Mar. 2011. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <http://peoplesworld.org/scientists-suggest-reason-for-religion-s-decline/>.