Category Archives: Nonreligious Americans

100 Questions and Answers About Nonreligious Americans

Could religiously unaffiliated “nones” swing this election?

Fresh attention to the large share of U.S. voters who are not religiously affiliated raises a question this election year: Could politicians exploit this voting bloc? As a sociologist who studies politics and religion, Evan Stewart at UMass Boston has … Continue reading

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Gen Z women leading exodus from churches

We keep learning more about the declining number of people in pews. This month’s news, which can’t be good for churches, is that younger women now seem to be leading the exodus. The Survey Center of American Life reports that, … Continue reading

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And then there will be none

Krysten Sinema of Arizona announced this week that she will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate. The move has stirred election year speculation about what this will mean for the balance of power in Washington, D.C. Sinema announced in … Continue reading

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For religiously unaffiliated, numbers and acceptance are related

The part of the U.S. population that does not belong to a formal religion has been growing — or is not. Researchers seem to be in a wait-and-see mode. This group is the subject of a new Bias Busters guide … Continue reading

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