What’s driving the growth of “nones” Gregory A. Smith and Alan Cooperman, Pew Research Friday, September 16, 2016 Forty years ago, only 10% of Americans professed no religion, whereas today the number is more that twice as large. Is it just that it’s now more socially acceptable to reject religion? Yes . . . and no. © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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What’s driving the growth of “nones”
Gregory A. Smith and Alan Cooperman, Pew Research
Friday, September 16, 2016