the nones

Not religious, not voting? The ‘nones’ are a powerful force in politics – but not yet a coalition

By Evan Stewart — September 19, 2023
(The Conversation) — Nonreligious voters are poised to make an impact, but sweeping statements about the ‘nones’ don’t tell the full story.

Does education ‘cure’ people of faith? The data says no

By Ryan Burge — November 10, 2022
(RNS) — Despite a long-standing biased assumption among many that the uneducated cling to religion, studies show people with higher degrees are most likely to be religious.

Skateboarding’s spiritual side — skaters find meaning in falls and breaking the monotony of urban life

By Terry Shoemaker — March 7, 2022
(The Conversation) — The ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ are embracing different forms of spirituality – skateboarding may be one of them.

Behind Gallup’s portrait of church decline

By Wesley Granberg-Michaelson — March 31, 2021
(RNS) — America’s religious life will be shaped not by secularization alone.

The Pacific Northwest is the American religious future

By Mark Silk — May 31, 2019
SEATTLE (RNS) — Recent research on the region's distinctive religious culture gives us hints about what a society dominated by Nones may look like.

The hollowing out of American religion

By Mark Silk — April 22, 2019
(RNS) — The traditional pattern of young adults joining churches after they get married and have children has not been holding true.

Reaching Generation Z: A how-not-to guide for churches

By Jana Riess — December 6, 2018
Pastors and parents everywhere want to know how to reach Generation Z, now in their teens and twenties. But this self-congratulatory guide by a megachurch pastor is not the way to go about it.

Are religious people more moral?

By Dimitris Xygalatas — October 25, 2017
(The Conversation)  — Many might assume that religious commitment is a sign of virtue, or even that morality cannot exist without religion. Both of these assumptions, however, are problematic.
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