More Americans now identify their religion as "none" than any other group
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The Huffington Poster — 2 years ago(January 25, 2024 05:07 PM)
A new study from Pew Research finds that the religiously unaffiliated – a group comprised of atheists, agnostic and those who say their religion is "nothing in particular" – is now the largest cohort in the U.S. They're more prevalent among American adults than Catholics (23%) or evangelical Protestants (24%).
Back in 2007, Nones made up just 16% of Americans, but Pew's new survey of more than 3,300 U.S. adults shows that number has now risen dramatically.
Researchers refer to this group as the "Nones."
Pew asked respondents what – if anything – they believe. The research organization found that Nones are not a uniform group.
Most Nones believe in God or another higher power, but very few attend any kind of religious service.
They aren't all anti-religious. Most Nones say religion does some harm, but many also think it does some good. Most have more positive views of science than those who are religiously affiliated; however, they reject the idea that science can explain everything. -
DrakeStraw — 2 years ago(January 26, 2024 03:32 PM)
If a stranger were to survey me and ask for my religion, I wouldn't say either. The non-committal answers are due in part to privacy considerations in view of increasing hate crimes.
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