Tag Archives: Pew Forum

Creatio Ex Nihilo: Pew Forum and the “Nones”

By Steven Ramey New analysis suggests that almost 1 in 5 people in the United States have no religious affiliation! Media coverage has sensationalized the publication of this analysis from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, and various … Continue reading

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Religious Advocacy and the Larger Cultural Landscape

Kevin Eckstrom’s Nov. 22 piece in the Washington Post, “Religious Groups Spend Nearly $400 million on D.C. Advocacy,”nicely brings to our attention the recent Pew Forum study, “Lobbying for the Faithful.” The number of religious advocacy groups, he tells us, … Continue reading

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Finally Some Good News for Atheists and Agnostics – They Still Know More About Religion Than Their Religious Counterparts

It has been a torrid few years for thinking atheists and agnostics, having to be associated with the stridently confident, loud, and – quite frankly – downright embarrassing group known as the New Atheists. There is hardly a week goes … Continue reading

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