tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post3223126899413572938..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: American Religious Identification SurveyPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-79620862580115150842009-08-30T15:45:05.150-06:002009-08-30T15:45:05.150-06:00It seems that Americans who reported themselves as...It seems that Americans who reported themselves as without religion could be into acknowledging God but doing so without any adherence to any religion.<br /><br /><br />Pachomiuspachohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350276390935274720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-62202692509170538942009-04-09T01:09:00.000-06:002009-04-09T01:09:00.000-06:00I wondered the same thing, Edward. There were sev...I wondered the same thing, Edward. There were several of those in there. DC was in the South too. There is a guy who did an analysis of the findings <A HREF="http://ryanshinn.com/post-christian/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="article on de-baptism">"on this blog."</A><BR/><BR/>It seems fair. He points out an answer to John's statement. I haven't read the whole survey thoroughly yet, myself.David R. Forcenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-21009655853962311482009-03-10T10:57:00.000-06:002009-03-10T10:57:00.000-06:00Why is Delaware considered the South in this study...Why is Delaware considered the South in this study???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-23207936892265443732009-03-09T21:11:00.000-06:002009-03-09T21:11:00.000-06:00I haven't taken a close look at the data yet, but ...I haven't taken a close look at the data yet, but reading about the report, it does seem that the social acceptance (or even "chicness" of being religionless) probably has a lot to do with the increased # reporting "no religion." <BR/><BR/>Also, one news article I read about the survey suggested that evangelicalism continues to be extremely vital (and possibly driving some Americans into the "no religion" camp), whereas mainline Protestantism continues its slow decline. So are we basically seeing mainline Protestants drift into the "nothing" category?John G. Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461094355047650502noreply@blogger.com