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The Rise of Non-Religious Americans is Occurring All Over the Country
By Hemant Mehta, July 9, 2019
For more than a decade now, the Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES) has conducted frequent surveys to determine political attitudes and demographic shifts for Americans. Theres always a huge sample size and the data is fantastic. Naturally, Professor Ryan P. Burge of Eastern Illinois University sifted through it to see how religious beliefs have changed over time.
He explained three of those changes in a post, and theyre fascinating for those of us who want to see a nation thats less dependent on organized religion.
First, he looked at changes in religious affiliation over the past decade. We know the popularity of organized religion has declined over time, but the numbers for most denominations has been relatively stable over the years. There were drops and gains for various groups but its not like any group is perpetually heading downhill.
The No Religion line, however, seems to go up and up and up
Thats interesting! Thats also not all that new. Several surveys have shown Nones on the rise, if not the largest single religious group in the country.
Then Burge looked at whats happening state by state since the CCES data lets him break it down like that. When it comes to which religious groups have seen the greatest rise within each state between 2008 and 2018, he found that the Nones are running the board.
CDerekGo
(507 posts)to see that more folks are now seeing that the 'Space Fairy' is all that religion is. I truly believe that 'W' was the beginning of the end for most. I know he was for me. When his administration kept trying to inject religion at all costs at every turn, but we all know that our Constitution in essence states Separation of Church and State. Yet, there are those who do all they can to thrust their beliefs on others, when others may not even have 'their' christian beliefs.
Don't even get me started with what's going on now, kids in cages, and that hairplug himmler ruining our country, all in the name of the 'lord'....
trotsky
(49,533 posts)Rob H.
(5,552 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)So much of religion is absolutely gross and disgusting. Much of religion is an abomination against humanity!
MarcA
(2,195 posts)and New Jersey that low. Lowest dozen+ not that surprising,
"South" and "New South".
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)NeoGreen
(4,033 posts)...but, I would dare to propose, not a bad start.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)rurallib
(63,135 posts)like the color of that map.