Think You Know the ‘Nones’? Pew Study Shows Nonreligious Adults’ Nuanced Beliefs

New Study Highlights Widespread Spirituality Among Nonreligious Adults Around the World

A growing number of people across the globe are walking away from organized religion, yet many of them still embrace ideas of an unseen spiritual realm, life after death, or divine powers, a new study suggests. On Thursday, Pew Research Center published its findings on so-called “religious nones,” a category that covers atheists, agnostics, and those who describe their religion as “nothing in particular.” Drawing from surveys conducted in 36 cou…

Think you know the ‘nones’? Pew study shows nonreligious adults’ nuanced beliefs

(OSV News) — Those who are religiously unaffiliated are less likely to hold spiritual beliefs or engage in religious practices — but in a number of countries, many such “nones” have nuanced beliefs, and still hold there’s an unseen spiritual reality and life after death, despite their negative views of religion’s impact on society, according to a new survey. On Sept. 4, Pew Research Center released its latest findings on “nones” — self-described…

Think you know the 'nones'? Pew study reveals nonreligious adults' nuanced beliefs

Late evening sun illuminates rock formations at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 23, 2020. OSV News photo/Bob Roller Those who are religiously unaffiliated are less likely to hold spiritual beliefs or engage in religious practices — but in a number of countries, many such “nones” have nuanced beliefs, and still hold there’s an unseen spiritual reality and life after death, despite their negative views of religion’s impact …

America’s "Nones" aren’t as godless as you think

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