I go, and I dress appropriately too. You should see what the people at my (Catholic) church wear. Tight capri pants and five inch heels on one woman, scruffy jeans on another...But at least they're there. Friends of mine, a very devout couple who are involved spiritually and socially, have kids who stop attending as soon as they're old enough to work and offer an excuse for skipping mass. Other friends, nearer my age (20s) don't go because of employment or family demands or just the sense that their faith has little relevance in their lives, beyond Christmas and maybe Easter.
It isn't all on them, though. The Church has gone soft, imo. Heavy on tolerance and outreach and relativism. Primary concern: don't offend anyone. Don't even defend Christ if it means stepping on someone's toes. Never condemn even the murder of infants, someone might be made to feel, um, sinful.
What does the Church actually stand for, anymore, that people should stand with it, and kneel in it? Seems like in some churches, if you still have religious beliefs, you're welcome to stay home and keep it between yourself and the Lord.
I still go...but there's so much ritual and so little communion with God, I don't feel as I should when I leave the building.
“I don’t feel as I should when I leave the building.”
I’ve heard that if you feel good when you leave church, the preacher isn’t doing his job. You should feel convicted and challenged.