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Default Atheism the fastest growing religious identification

On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:30:11 -0700, the infamous pyotr filipivich
scrawled the following:

Let the Record show that Gunner Asch on
or about Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:32:51 -0700 did write/type or cause to
appear in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:53:22 -0500, Ignoramus21020
wrote:

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/21...rk.subway.ads/

Rafferty and De Dora cite the American Religious Identification
Survey, released earlier this year, as evidence of a shift away from
organized religion. Those checking "none" for religion rose from 8
percent of the population in 1990 to 15 percent in 2008, effectively
making "no religion" the fastest growing religious identification in
the United States.



Does that mean they are becoming athiests, or simply not identifying
with any organized religion.


Or are not identified with any recognized religion.


Many forms nowadays have a new checkbox: spiritual but not religious.
Thank Crom for that.


The tale is
that Bishop Pollycarp was told to "adjure the atheists" - so he did.
He waved at the assembled crowds and said "away with the atheists!"


He's that lovely gent who was stabbed when they failed to burn him at
the stake, huh? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarp

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