Who are the ‘nones’?: New Pew study debunks myths about America’s nonreligious.
“Today, the ‘nones’ kind of look like everybody else,” said sociologist Ryan Cragun. “At some level, we’re saying, hey, actually, this is just your neighbour.” KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports…
More Australians nominate ‘no religion’ in latest census, a declining number identify as Christians
Sydney, Australia The results of the 2021 census were released in late June. One of the most discussed findings was a rise in the number of Australians who declared themselves as belonging to the category “no religion”, along with a fall in those responding as “Christian”. According to the census results, Christian identification declined from 52 per […]
Essay: Faith still shapes morals and values even after people are ‘done’ with religion
US researchers PHILIP SCHWADEL and SAM HARDY, in an article first published on The Conversation, look at how religion influences the way people think about and respond to the world – even after they’ve left the religion…
Essay: Faith in numbers – Trump held steady among believers at the ballot – it was the non-religious vote he lost in 2020
In an article first published on The Conversation, RYAN BURGE, assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University in the US, looks at what the numbers from last year’s US election show about religious voters…