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Animal Spirits? Magic? Religious "Nones" Are More Spiritual Than You Think

September 4th, 2025

A new survey sheds light on the unexpected spiritual side of the 'nones', those who don't identify with any religion. From belief in afterlife, to magic, to even God, they're a lot more spiritual than you'd think.

Progressive Spirituality 67 Comments

Is the Rise of the Religious "Nones" Over?

March 3rd, 2025

For decades, religious affiliation in the U.S. was in free fall, but a new survey suggests the decline may have stalled. Has the "rise of the nones" ended, and what, exactly, is behind it?

Political & Religious Controversy 47 Comments

Is Evolution a Religion? One Lawsuit Says Yes

September 12th, 2024

Evolution: Science or faith? A lawsuit from a family of Christians in Indiana argues that the teaching of evolution has no place in public schools because it is an "atheist religion," not science.

Political & Religious Controversy 390 Comments

New Survey: Women Leaving Church at Unprecedented Rate

August 19th, 2024

A new survey found that for the first time in history, women are leaving church at a rate higher than men. Now Christian leaders are trying to figure out why women are leaving, and how to win them back.

Christian 177 Comments

Atheists in the Pews? The Rise of the Secular Church

January 29th, 2024

Across the country, secular 'churches' are sprouting up left and right, as nonreligious youth search for community. Some Christians, however, decry these new churches are cheap imitations of the real thing.

Progressive Spirituality 130 Comments

Losing Their Religion: Why Church Attendance Is on the Decline

August 24th, 2023

Why are young people leaving the church? Reports show that Millennials and Gen-Z are less religious than any generations before them, and that trend will only continue. Why are young people turning their back on faith?

Christian 159 Comments

Report: Soon Fewer Than Half of Americans Will Be Christian

September 17th, 2022

A new Pew report says that Americans are losing their religion. Within 50 years, it says, Christianity will no longer be the dominant religion in this country, making up as little as one-third of Americans.

Political & Religious Controversy 124 Comments

Satan, Is That You? Activists Push Back Against "Christian Supremacy"

July 13th, 2022

After a series of legal wins for publicly praying Christians, a group of Satanists and atheists want to put the religious freedom rulings to the test, invoking Satan at school board and city council meetings.

Pagan & Wiccan 133 Comments

New Survey: Only 20% of Americans Believe the Bible is Literally True

July 9th, 2022

A new poll shows that Americans' literal belief in the Bible is at its lowest point since pollsters began asking that question. Additionally, more Americans than ever before view the Bible as a book of fables.

Political & Religious Controversy 96 Comments

Enormous Bible Verse in NC Sheriff's Office Prompts Controversy

December 30th, 2021

A North Carolina sheriff says he's being targeted politically after an atheist activist group told him to remove a Bible quote from station walls. Is it freedom of religion, or a flagrant Constitutional violation?

Political & Religious Controversy 92 Comments

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