How the 'nones' are reshaping America's religious landscape
Ask Americans what their religion is, and nearly 1 in 3 say this: none. The decades-long rise of the nones is one of the most talked about phenomena in U.S. religion and is reshaping America’s religious landscape as we know it. That’s according to the U.S. adults surveyed by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. They’re called the “nones” – not religious sisters, but N-O-N-E-S. Other surveys show they’ve been growing steadily for the past 30 years. Half of the nones call themselves atheists of agnostics, but another half just sa...