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The AP has just posted a project on the worldwide rise of
Although the subject has been discussed in RF at length before, this article focuses on the phenomenon in different countries--its international impact on religion. So I thought it might be of interest to start a thread devoted to the discussion of material brought up in it. Here is what they say in the general overview to the web project:
Although the subject has been discussed in RF at length before, this article focuses on the phenomenon in different countries--its international impact on religion. So I thought it might be of interest to start a thread devoted to the discussion of material brought up in it. Here is what they say in the general overview to the web project:
In many countries around the world, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people who are nonbelievers or unaffiliated with any organized religion. These so-called “nones" — atheists, agnostics, or nothing in particular — comprise 30% or more of the adult population in the United States and Canada, as well as numerous European countries. Japan, Israel and Uruguay are among other nations where large numbers of people are secular.
In a sweeping package of stories, photos and video, The Associated Press Religion Team takes an in-depth look at how this phenomenon is playing out in several of these countries. The package also looks at regions where openly being a none is rare or even dangerous.
In a sweeping package of stories, photos and video, The Associated Press Religion Team takes an in-depth look at how this phenomenon is playing out in several of these countries. The package also looks at regions where openly being a none is rare or even dangerous.