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Religious 'Nones' are now the largest single group in the U.S. (www.npr.org)

submitted 2 months ago by celeste@kbin.earth to c/atheist@lemmy.zip

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28% of Americans are now religiously unaffiliated. A new study from Pew Research looks at how atheists, agnostics and those whose religion is "nothing in particular" view God, religion and morality.

Not a new article, but I find it reassuring sometimes knowing how many people identity as not having a religion.

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[–] chocosoldier@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

i think a lot of this is people joining the "New Age"/"New Thought" cult and deciding it's not "religion" because it's not formally centralized.

"I'm not religious, I'm spiritual" they crow as they preach dogma and employ cult tactics.

religion ain't going away folks, it's simply changing its face.

edit to add: atheist and agnostics are a minority of "nones". https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2024/01/24/religious-nones-in-america-who-they-are-and-what-they-believe/