Encouraging news!!!

ARIS 2008 Report: Highlights - American Religious Identification Survey 2008
The "Nones" (no stated religious
preference, atheist, or agnostic)
continue to grow, though at a much
slower pace than in the 1990s, from
8.2% in 1990, to 14.1% in 2001, to
15.0% in 2008.


Dammit, this country can only get better if this trend continues - finally positive news for our society and the world. Now, if could just get rid of those pesky...

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  1. AnonymousTue Apr 07, 12:10:00 AM

    If you'd like to find a whole lotta Nones, check out Atheist Nexus. I doubt you'll find many nuns there, though.

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