Atheists topped the survey

[TheButcher]

Americans are realizing that organized religion is a scam, in this latest survey those who identified themselves as not having a religion came out on top. As an atheist I believe the rest of the world will realize how bad religion is to mankind. Wars, hate, bigotry, suffering, racism are all because of religion if you ask me.



https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/13/us/no-re ... index.html



"(CNN)For the first time "No Religion" has topped a survey of Americans' religious identity, according to a new analysis by a political scientist. The non-religious edged out Catholics and evangelicals in the long-running General Social Survey.
Ryan Burge, a political scientist at Eastern Illinois University and a Baptist pastor, found that 23.1% of Americans now claim no religion.
Catholics came in at 23.0%, and evangelicals were at 22.5%.
The three groups remain within the margin of error of each other though, making it a statistical tie. Over 2,000 people were interviewed in person for the survey.

A growing number of Americans reject organized religion
"Religious nones," as they are called by researchers, are a diverse group made up of atheists, agnostics, the spiritual, and those who are no specific organized religion in particular. A rejection of organized religion is the common thread they share.
"It is the first time we have seen this. The same questions have been asked for 44 years," Burge told CNN.
The meteoric rise of religious nones began in the early 1990s and has grown 266% since 1991, he said.
Burge estimates that 'No Religion' will be the largest group outright in four to six years.
The reasons why the numbers exploded

Experts still debate the factors behind this wave of Americans declaring no religion.
One reason could be the internet, says Nick Fish, the president of American Atheists. It provides a place for nonbelievers to find each other.
"The ease of access to the internet helped build communities where they didn't feel alone," he says.
Robyn Blumner, executive director of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science, sees the change as a generational trend driven by millennials.
"We are seeing the rise of a generation of Americans who are hungry for facts and curious about the world," she says.
They are an underrepresented group
Whatever the causes, the non-religious represent a growing constituency. Yet this demographic is greatly underrepresented in Washington's halls of power. There is not a single open atheist amid the most diverse Congress in history, according to a Pew study.

The Congressional Freethought Caucus's 10 members try to represent non-theist interests while protecting the secular character of government.
"This growing group of Americans can feel like there is at least some people in Congress who believe they matter." says the co-chair and founder, Rep. Jared Huffman of California."

[TerryLon]

What will those catholic priests who molest kids do in 20 years when less people go to church

[jag]

I was raised a Catholic but sinned when I had sex before marriage and masturbated.

[cimage]

Some call atheism a religion, glad this survey was mart enough not to fall into that mistake.

[T.B.W]

Sunday is easter by the way

[XpressPete]

sucks to be sitting around the table finding this Easter Sunday and find out your religion is tanking in popularity.

[BOB777]

sucks to be sitting around the table finding this Easter Sunday and find out your religion is tanking in popularity.

lmfao just for Easter too

[fappmaster]

The trend seems to be towards atheism across the civilized world.

[badkitty]

The trend seems to be towards atheism across the civilized world.

The same for couples not getting married but living together.

[razor]

No religion is best, we all suffer from religious zealots.

[GRXlinks]

Nothing I need to care about I never go to church

[deviantz]

I stopped going to church in 2009 after the priest asked y family for $400 to carry out the funeral service for my grandpa,what if a family can not afford to pay does that make them any less Christian.

[GabrielF]

How about if we all had one religion, called peace.

[fantastico]

How about if we all had one religion, called peace.

Never will happen there is money in wars

[JJJ]

There is money in religion