Post by Adriana Velez
With all the political pandering to traditional Protestant beliefs, you'd think America was a nation of devout Christians. We are, aren't we? Surprise! Not so much. For the first time in history, fewer than half of Americans identify themselves as Protestant -- just 48 percent. A whopping 20 percent of Americans don't identify themselves with any religion at all. And look where the trend is heading: A full third of Americans under 30 don't identify with any religion. We're not a nation of atheists, yet. About a third of non-religious people do believe in some sort of higher power, whatever you want to call it. But we're definitely not as churchy as we used to be.![]()
With all the political pandering to traditional Protestant beliefs, you'd think America was a nation of devout Christians. We are, aren't we? Surprise! Not so much. For the first time in history, fewer than half of Americans identify themselves as Protestant -- just 48 percent. A whopping 20 percent of Americans don't identify themselves with any religion at all. And look where the trend is heading: A full third of Americans under 30 don't identify with any religion. We're not a nation of atheists, yet. About a third of non-religious people do believe in some sort of higher power, whatever you want to call it. But we're definitely not as churchy as we used to be.