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It depends how you view religion. "The Pew Religious Landscape survey reported that as of 2014, 22.8% of the American population is religiously unaffiliated, a
by stevenjgarner 4y ago
It depends how you view religion. "The Pew Religious Landscape survey reported that as of 2014, 22.8% of the American population is religiously unaffiliated, atheists made up 3.1% and agnostics made up 4% of the US population." [1] Probably the largest unrepresented population in US government, running as an atheist is still considered political suicide.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_atheism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_atheism
- FollowingTheDao 4y agoAnd the Protestant and Catholics were at war with each other countless times (For 30 years in one case!) so it's not fair to say they are not one religion.
- Retric 4y agoThe same is true of every old religion. Americans generally lump all Muslims into one category, but there are serious divisions, associated wars and ethnic violence. Even those major groups have fractal divisions. https://xkcd.com/1095/ https://xkcd.com/1095/
- rayiner 4y agoAmerica is so religious that a majority of agnostics and 20% of atheists believe in a higher power: https://www.pewforum.org/?attachment_id=29652 https://www.pewforum.org/?attachment_id=29652 But you’re correct that there’s different definitions of “religion” at play. As a foreigner, my observation has been that even secular Americans have internalized much of the belief system of Christianity.