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Pluvious

(5,049 posts) Wed Apr 10, 2019, 04:51 PM Apr 2019

For the 1st time in the history of the General Social Survey... [View all]

It appears USA is trending with the rest of the non Muslim world, or at least catching up.

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For the 1st time in the history of the General Social Survey, more Americans report "never" attending religious services (29.8%) than those who attend "nearly every week or more" (26.8%).

Play w/ the 2018 GSS (and all other years) here: sda.berkeley.edu/sdaweb/analysi…

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For the 1st time in the history of the General Social Survey... [View all] Pluvious Apr 2019 OP

Or are they just more comfortable to admit it? LakeArenal Apr 2019 #1

Interesting. MineralMan Apr 2019 #2

More than a few believers will call this "fake news." trotsky Apr 2019 #3

It's almost like they think not practicing religion is a bad thing. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #6

something, something, Atheist China?... nt uriel1972 Apr 2019 #7

I think the percent of the "Never" respondents seems to be accelerating over time... NeoGreen Apr 2019 #4

So it seems. MineralMan Apr 2019 #5

Good News! Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #8

Additional Analysis... NeoGreen Apr 2019 #9

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