Turning Against Organized Religion

Secular Americans, once apathetic about religion, are becoming more hostile

Jul 13, 2023

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Madison, Wis. USA- March 9, 2013: Attendees from the University Wisconsin-Madison's Freethought Festival hold a rally for atheism and the separation of church and state outside the Wisconsin State Capitol.

A few years ago, I made the joke that America is so religious that even our atheists believe in God. At the time, I was commenting on the discrepancy between religious identity and belief. Surveys consistently find that a small but significant number of atheists report that they believe in God.

Early work documenting the beginning of America’s religiou…

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