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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As for the increase in non-Christian faiths, I would be interested to see a breakdown between immigrants, and people raised in a particular religion, vs identification as an adult.

I have no doubt that there is an increase in American-born/raised Muslims, who have left the faith as an adult (especially on some level of "moderately practicing"). Muslims are increasing in the US, primarily due to immigration and conversion.

I'm DCUM's resident raised Muslim, adult atheist - but have no doubt that there are TONS more like myself. Many also just wouldn't admit it publicly, due to the greater community stigma that's less so in American Christian and Jewish communities. [/quote]

I suspect you are right.  I also suspect the steep rise in "nones"  is in part due to people being more willing to identify themselves that way.  That is, their beliefs haven't changed since 2007, but they are more likely now to identify as "nothing in particular" instead of reflexively identifying with a faith they haven't practiced for a long time.[/quote]

Good point. I don't feel much has changed, people are identifying differently is all.[/quote]

pp here, actually I think a lot has changed -- I think that the next iteration of this poll will show that more people have left their faith and joined the nones, as people gain more information outside church about religion and as the stigma of not having a religion decreases -- and more good, ordinary people who are not religious speak openly about it.  [/quote]

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