Reading Time: 5 minutes Some secular folks thrill to see the “nones” in North America rising. Maybe you grew up feeling isolated in your atheism. Maybe you’ve been tearing your hair out over policies based on religious edict over empirical data. Or maybe you moved from your family’s faith but never fit in anywhere else. Whatever your backstory, it’s […]
Atheist Demographics
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Survey shows nearly 40% of Black atheists hide their beliefs from their families
Reading Time: 3 minutes Last year, American Atheists released the results of what was arguably the largest survey ever conducted of atheists. While there are some obvious statistical limits to an online, self-selected survey, the sheer number of participants still tells us a lot about what a large group of self-described atheists thinks about a number of issues. Today, […]
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Survey: 90% of Atheists Have Been Vaccinated, But Only 57% of White Evangelicals
Reading Time: 2 minutes By rejecting vaccines, white evangelicals are making our nation less safe.
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The Vast Majority of Atheists Believe in Intelligent Life on Other Planets
Reading Time: 2 minutes White evangelicals, on the other hand, reject the possibility of alien life.
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The “Census of American Religion” Shows Why Evangelical Christianity is Doomed
Reading Time: 4 minutes Secular Americans are all over the country — and we’re the future.
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Study: Atheists Are (Still) Widely Disliked; Christians Love Themselves
Reading Time: 2 minutes Why do people dislike atheists so much?
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New Analysis Finds That 84% of White Evangelicals Voters Backed Trump in 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutes That shockingly high number is even larger than the initial estimates.
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Fewer Americans Say Religion is Gaining Influence Than Anytime in Past 50 Years
Reading Time: 2 minutes The number spiked during the pandemic, but now it’s almost at a record low.
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Poll: Atheists Overwhelmingly Oppose the Death Penalty; Most Christians Favor It
Reading Time: 2 minutes So much for all those evangelical claims of being “pro-life”…
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Nearly Half of Australians Ages 18-24 Don’t Trust Religious Leaders “At All”
Reading Time: 2 minutes Would anyone like to guess why?