Demographic Data

According to The Barna Group, a Christian polling organization, Generation Z (born from 1999-2015) is the least Christian generation we’ve ever seen. The study indicates that 35 percent of Generation Z teens considered themselves to be atheist, agnostic or not affiliated with any religion. By comparison, only 30 percent of millennials, 30 percent of Generation X and 26 […]

A new study from the Pew Research Center finds that, among religious demographics, atheists are the group most likely to accept that someone can be transgender. The poll found that 71% of atheists surveyed agreed that a person’s sex does not determine their gender for life. Writing at the Friendly Atheist blog, Hemant Mehta says:

Since 1990, the percentage of Americans with no religious affiliation (the “Nones”) has nearly tripled. Now, new research drawing on historical trends projects that, by 2020, there will be more of these “Nones” than Catholics, and by 2035, they will outnumber Protestants. Sitting and prospective lawmakers would be wise to consider reaching out to this rapidly