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The Pew Research Center on Religion & Public Life is reporting, in their poll of 35,000 Americans, that during the seven years from 2007 to 2014, the numbers of religiously "Unaffiliated" were soaring, the numbers of Christians were plunging, and the numbers of adherents to non-Christian faiths were rising substantially but not nearly as much as were the numbers of "Unaffiliated".
This report, issued on May 12th, is headlined, "America's Changing Religious Landscape: Christians Decline Sharply as Share of Population; Unaffiliated and Other Faiths Continue to Grow".
It shows that: the percentage of Americans who are unaffiliated rose from 16.1% in 2007 up to 22.8% today.
[...][The USA] is becoming a less [religious], and a more religiously diverse, country.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by coolgopher on Thursday May 14 2015, @05:08AM
You'll still only have the choice of electing old, rich, white, male Christians to most offices.
Have a look at how diverse the population of Australia is, then compare that to the elected governments down here. It's a long way to go before there is any semblance of actual representation. Of course, you can argue that you don't have to be X to represent or advocate for X, but that view does not seem to match reality, alas.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 14 2015, @10:28PM
You'll still only have the choice of electing old, rich, white, male Christians to most offices.
How did this drivel get a +5? The current president is black. The next potential president is a women. There are both women and black people in congress. The wealthy part is spot-on, but the rest of it is complete bull. And what does Australia have to do with US politics?