New Pope or Not, More Americans are Losing Their Religion: Report AlterNet
go to original March 17, 2013

Religion is on the decline in the US, especially among young Americans, a third of whom belong to no religion. What cultural changes prompted this collective disbelief? (HuffPost)

A new survey shows religion in America hit an all time low last year, with 20 percent of respondents saying they have no religious affiliation.

Researchers at UC Berkeley and Duke University publicized their analysis of the biannual General Social Study this week, showing the number of non-religious Americans more than doubled since 1990, when just 8 percent of poll respondents claimed no religious affiliation.

It’s important to note that irreligion is not the same as atheism. As researchers point out, the survey language carefully distinguished between “no religion” and “atheists,” a label only three percent of respondents chose to identify with. In fact, 59 Americans said they definitely believe in God.

Read the whole story at AlterNet

We invite you to add your charity or supporting organizations' news stories and coming events to PVAngels so we can share them with the world. Do it now!