When Americans are asked to check a box indicating their religious affiliation, 28% now check ‘none.’

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%).

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“We know politically for example,” [Gregory Smith at Pew] says, “that religious Nones are very distinctive. They are among the most strongly and consistently liberal and Democratic constituencies in the United States.”

  • alucard@sopuli.xyz
    3·
    9 months ago

    I saw nones and thought that was a new religion I was OOTL on. It makes sense that agnostics would see a boost eventually. I wonder - why now?

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      The belief in xtianity has been going down by over a percentage point per year, year after year for a long time now.

      • Welt@lazysoci.al
        3·
        9 months ago

        Islam’s on the up-and-up globally though. India’s becoming very Hindu-nationalist too. There’s always a hidden enemy lurking somewhere.