Canadian Nones (#1097)
While I have written extensively about the rise of the religiously non-affiliated (also known as “nones”) in the United States, I have given far less attention to how this trend is impacting our...
View ArticleRise of the Nones (#1167)
Claude Fischer, professor of sociology at UC Berkeley, recently wrote a blog post that provides a solid overview of the growth of “nones” (those who self-identify as religiously non-affiliated) over...
View ArticleUS Jews = Less Religious (#1202)
A recently published Pew Research Center’s Religion & Public Life Project survey shows that American Jews are becoming less religious. Currently, just over one-in-five Jews (22%) self-identify as...
View ArticleCauses of Religious Non-Affiliation (#1390)
Allen Downey, a computer scientist at Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts, recently published a paper suggesting that the rapid rise in those who label their religious preference as “none” (no...
View ArticleMillions More Leaving Organized Religion (#1534)
The rise of the nones (those people claiming no religious affiliation) has been a popular topic of conversation since well before I started this blog in 2009. As one who has long been involved in...
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