March 9, 2009

godless Americans

In a recent study of religious affiliation, the number of Americans claiming no religion is the only group other than Catholics showing gains.

Fifteen percent of respondents said they had no religion, an increase from 14.2 percent in 2001 and 8.2 percent in 1990, according to the American Religious Identification Survey.

“No other religious bloc has kept such a pace in every state,” the study’s authors said.

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  1. Cindy Scroggins on March 9th, 2009 at 11:55 am

    I wonder if these numbers reflect an actual change in attitude toward religion, or if they reflect a change in attitude toward the claiming of non-belief.

  2. Deron Bauman on March 9th, 2009 at 11:58 am

    I was wondering the same thing.

  3. Cindy Scroggins on March 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    I suspect it’s more the latter, and that the reported numbers will continue to grow.

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