More Atheists Shout It From the Rooftops

New York Times by Laurie Goodstein | Apr. 28, 2009 (News Report)

Polls show that the ranks of atheists are growing. The American Religious Identification Survey, a major study released last month, found that those who claimed “no religion” were the only demographic group that grew in all 50 states in the last 18 years.

Nationally, the “nones” in the population nearly doubled, to 15 percent in 2008 from 8 percent in 1990. In South Carolina, they more than tripled, to 10 percent from 3 percent. Not all ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Apr 28, 2009 - 3:22 PM PDT
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Dale Penn
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 by Dale Penn - Apr. 28, 2009

This article tells the story of a growing trend toward secular humanism within our society. It speculates at times as to the reason for this, but mostly relies on facts and quotes to make its case.

So many people I know go to church primarily for the social interaction and freely admit it. It's human nature to become accustomed to ritual and to behave in ways that are "normal" within the social group. The problem for me arose when I was not permitted to ask, to inquire or to think for myself within my church. This story reflects the reality of the secular humanists I know. Good people who don't want to force their beliefs on anyone, but don't feel obliged to pretend to ... More »

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Zachary Andrews
3.5
 by Zachary Andrews - Apr. 30, 2009

This story is insightful however itfeels a bit outdates becase it talks about events counteracting with things that happened alittle bit ago. It is very ineresting on the religion part and how it all associated with the violence of this antireligion group.

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Jena Greenburg
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 by Jena Greenburg - Apr. 30, 2009
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Lauren Clark
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 by Lauren Clark - Apr. 30, 2009

I think that religion, or lack thereof, is something that a lot of journalists wouldn't normally tackle. I also think that atheism needs to be more clearly understood by normal people and the New York Times publishing an article about how its growing is definitely interesting.

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