Reading Time: 4 minutes The nonreligious are now larger than any single religious group in America, and they’ve become the majority in several states.
demographics
Posted inThe Secular
The nones aren’t going anywhere
Reading Time: 5 minutes Christian apologists are celebrating the supposed collapse of the atheist movement—but all that’s really happening is that a few formerly high-profile atheists have turned against recent developments in moral progress. They’re getting left behind, but the nonreligious population continues to grow and religion continues to dwindle and decline.
Posted inCrime and Punishment
The doomsday cult whose doomsday fears are true
Reading Time: 5 minutes In their feverish and violent response to Donald Trump’s indictment, MAGA Republicans are acting like they believe their doomsday is imminent—and they might just be right.
Posted inResearch
Why doesn’t the US census ask about religious identity?
Reading Time: 2 minutes As analysis of the data from the 2020 UK census filters into the public domain, a question arises: Why does the US census not ask questions pertaining to religion? Only about a quarter of Americans know the answer. In the mid-to-late 1950s, the Census Bureau asked a question on religious affiliation ahead of the 1960 […]
Posted inIdentity
Millennials: your liberal atheist elders
Reading Time: 5 minutes Millennials are defying long-established patterns by getting older without becoming more religious or voting more conservative. It’s an unpleasant surprise for the American religious right.
Posted inReligious News
The southern future of Christianity
Reading Time: 2 minutes Christianity is ceasing to be a white religion, and is becoming mostly a faith for people of color in the Global South, according to an American Anglican priest. Millions of those believers practice emotionally-charged worship styles, hold fundamentalist views, and speak in tongues. Writing in the New York Times, in a report titled “The Global […]
Posted inGen Z Rising
Gen Z is killing religion
Reading Time: 5 minutes Gen Z is the least Christian generation in American history, and as they come into their own, their influence is reshaping culture and politics. The era of the religious right is drawing to a close.
Posted inEnvironment
Too many people
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wealthy, well-developed nations are nearing ZPG (zero population growth), which makes life better for everyone.
Posted inSociology
If we’re losing, who’s winning?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Everyone in American politics thinks their side is losing. How is this possible, and how can we counteract the zero-sum message of all against all?
Posted inClimate Crisis
How much do religious Americans care about the planet?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Religious Americans say they care about the environment, but it’s less clear that this feel-good claim translates into action.