"The stats are given as often and with as much confidence as they are
wrong. The story goes that our nation is growing more secular with every
passing day. Christianity is tanking, and atheists and generic
non-believers mushrooming. The Daily Wire proclaimed that last week, with the headline, 'God Help Us; Atheism Becomes Largest Religion In U.S.' CNN just reported something similar: 'There Are Now as Many Americans Who Claim No Religion as There Are Evangelicals and Catholics.'
"It's not true. Not even close.
"If you ask anyone who pays the slightest bit of attention to what's
happening with religious faith in America, they will tell you with the
confidence that the Nones (those reporting no particular faith) have
grown by leaps and bounds, marking a growing secularization in America.
This is not true either.
"Journalists who tell us they are endlessly suspicious and dig into
the depths of a story to bring simple folks like us 'the TRUTH' have
largely only done journalism by press release on this topic, and the
falsehoods get repeated over and over again. But if one digs just a bit
deeper into the larger body of research, it is unavoidably clear how
incorrect most have gotten the story. . . ."
In a recent commentary, writer Glenn T. Stanton reflected on the status of "Robust Christianity" in the United States.
To access Mr. Stanton's complete essay, please visit:
The Federalist: No, Non-Believers Are Not Increasing In America (24 APR 19)
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