A close look at nones suggests two things: So far, they haven't changed U.S. religious politics very much, but in time they are going to change them profoundly.
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(RNS) Americans' patriotic fervor is tempered by race and religion, a new survey finds.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (RNS) A recent Pew Research Center survey showed that historically black denominations are not losing their share of the U.S. population. Why is that?
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(RNS) It's a significant change in American politics, where nonbelief has long been a liability.
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(RNS) Anxiety looms on all fronts and Americans are split -- 49 percent to 49 percent -- on whether “America’s best days are ahead of us or behind us.”
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(RNS) In his new book, American Atheists' president David Silverman lays out why he is often such a jerk and why he wants other atheists to join him in jerkitude.
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(RNS) Church at Christmastime is not just about pageants and parties and family. Jesus makes the difference in drawing crowds -- including many unbelievers, a new survey finds.
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(RNS) The upshot: The nones are up because they’re searching, and the orthodox are up because they’ve found.
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At a writing workshop, faith leaders explore social media, blogging and opinion writing in effort to reach the “nones” — the religiously unaffiliated.
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(RNS) The candidates are contending in one state where faith has high impact and another where 30 percent claim no religion.
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