Viewpoints: Why is faith falling in the US?
Viewpoints: Why is faith falling in the US?
Thousands attended an atheism rally in Washington DC this March
A new poll suggests that atheism is on the rise in the US, while those who consider themselves religious has dropped. What's the cause? Two writers debate.
Recently, researchers conducting a WIN-Gallup International poll about religion surveyed people from 57 countries. The poll suggests that in the US, since 2005:
* the number of people who consider themselves religious has dropped from 73% to 60%
* those who declare themselves atheists have risen from 1% to 5% What's behind the changing numbers? Is the cause churches that chase modern trends at the expense of core beliefs? Or are those who have always been ambivalent about religion now less likely to identify as Christian? We asked two writers for their take.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Thousands attended an atheism rally in Washington DC this MarchA new poll suggests that atheism is on the rise in the US, while those who consider themselves religious has dropped. What's the cause? Two writers debate.
Recently, researchers conducting a WIN-Gallup International poll about religion surveyed people from 57 countries. The poll suggests that in the US, since 2005:
* the number of people who consider themselves religious has dropped from 73% to 60%
* those who declare themselves atheists have risen from 1% to 5% What's behind the changing numbers? Is the cause churches that chase modern trends at the expense of core beliefs? Or are those who have always been ambivalent about religion now less likely to identify as Christian? We asked two writers for their take.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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