Wednesday, May 13, 2015

New Study:More Atheists Than Ever Now in US; Non-Affiliated with Any Rel. Continues to Grow

A new study by the Pew Research Center shows that the number of Americans who do not affiliate themselves with any religion has grown to 56 million -- an all-time high -- the Christian Headlines website reports today (May 13, 2015).

The group -- called the "nones" -- is mow the second largest group in the United States; evangelicals are the largest religious group.

The nones group contains 31 percent atheists, a rise from 25 percent in 2007. The nones also include people who say they believe in God but do not associate with any religion, as well as those who consider themselves "spiritual" but do not believe in God.

Greg Smith -- Pew research director -- said the survey findings "point to substantive changes" among those who do not affiliate with any religion. Non-affiliated people have grown increasingly organized as they fight to keep religion separated from public life through lawsuits.

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