> But it seemed to me like my generations parents just weren't that interested in church and so we didn't grow up with it. I don't think "destroyed" is a term that could describe at least American Christianity (where i see these arguments the most).

Millennial with Boomer parents here: There were a few things leading up to this, but in our family the tipping point was when our parents found out our religious education classes were telling me to stop asking questions. One of my parents' primary goals in life was for us to do better academically than they did, and they saw that as religion working against it.