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TlalocW

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2. There's been in the last couple of decades
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 03:09 PM
Jun 2020

A concerted effort by atheist groups to use the internet to let other closeted atheists know they're not alone and to provide fellowship, which encourages them to come out more. Combine that with people seeing the religious right for what they are, especially for younger people who have their LGBTQ friends attacked by them, and it's no wonder that Nones are now the same percentage of the population as Evangelicals and Christians. And I get there are objections that the religious right doesn't speak for all Christians, especially more tolerant, liberal ones, but they are the loudest, and their attitude has to factor into driving people away from the faith.

Which is fine by me.

TlalocW

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