Christians lose ground, ‘nones’ soar in new portrait of US religion

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11. Yes, the 60's and 70's

opened up Americans to more exploration of spiritual traditions including those like Buddhism which are non-theistic.

And I don't just mean with regards to the obvious ones like Neo-pagans and New Ageism. For example, Christian writers like Tillich and Hartshorne presented new ideas and ways of imaging god for a more modern & scientific age.

I am for lack of a better word an atheist, yet I have been involved with Buddhist teachings for almost 35 years now. I also participate in my ancestral religious traditions of Ocha & Palo. I really don't think things are as cut and dry as some may be hoping them to be. I am not surprised at the increase in atheists. I see that as a direct response to the worst fundamentalism of the Abrahamic traditions, and yet, it is still a decidedly minority position on the psycho-spiritual spectrum.