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Posted by: southern idaho inactive ( )
Date: October 09, 2012 02:13PM
One-Fifth of Americans Now Religiously Unaffiliated(link)

One-Fifth of Americans Now Religiously Unaffiliated

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/10/09/non_religious_americans_now_one_fifth_of_the_population_according_to_pew_survey_.html

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Posted by: sistertwister ( )
Date: October 09, 2012 02:25PM
Re: One-Fifth of Americans Now Religiously Unaffiliated(link)

“What is wrong with inciting intense dislike of a religion if the activities or teachings of that religion are so outrageous, irrational or abusive of human rights that they deserve to be intensely disliked?” Rowan Atkinson

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Posted by: Topper ( )
Date: October 10, 2012 01:43PM
Re: One-Fifth of Americans Now Religiously Unaffiliated(link) (n/t)


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Posted by: Claire ( )
Date: October 10, 2012 02:50PM
Re: One-Fifth of Americans Now Religiously Unaffiliated(link)

Should read Religiously Unafflicted !

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Posted by: gentlestrength ( )
Date: October 10, 2012 02:54PM
Re: One-Fifth of Americans Now Religiously Unaffiliated(link)

I'll bet that growth rate is faster than Mormonism, especially in US.

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Posted by: rationalguy ( )
Date: October 10, 2012 02:59PM
Re: One-Fifth of Americans Now Religiously Unaffiliated(link)

I think this trend will move surprisingly in the next decade. I've heard very nervous rumblings from religions about attrition of the young, to which the LDS lowering of missionary age was a response. It is good. Sam Harris would make a good role model for teens.

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Posted by: AmIDarkNow? ( )
Date: October 10, 2012 03:20PM
That is 66 million strong and growing!

Not just in the US but accros the earth the young are communicating under the nose of their elders.

Question everything, absorb all information possible then act accordingly.

I think rationguy is right.

Outside the knowledge of my relatives some of their children have plans to dump the religion of the parents as soon as they get out the door.

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