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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
A Nation of Nonbelievers?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
John Allen Paulos writes that two surveys on American religion point to a growing number of atheists and agnostics. The surveys also indicate American attitudes towards non-believers are getting harsher. Paulos argues that because of this hostility, participants in the survey may have been reluctant to admit their lack of religious beliefs, meaning that their ranks may actually be larger than the surveys report. Is America losing its religion?
