Nones

“Women have long been more religious than men. But a new study finds the gap closing as more young women under 30 identify as ‘none’ — unaffiliated.” - RNS

“How are pastors, especially those who work with children and teenagers, supposed to minister in such a pivotal moment in American history? We must first accept a hard truth: We cannot continue to do children’s and youth ministry as we’ve done them and expect different results from today.” - TGC

“I think what he means is that lots of people today are trying to hold to a version of Christianity without the church. That is, without the institutions and traditions and theology that constitute a ‘religion.’ They are trying to have Christian spirituality–prayer, religious experience, a personal relationship with Jesus–without the Christian religion.

“Based on some specific findings and anecdotal evidence, many have purported that young adults are experiencing a religious revival. While Pew allows that some changes may be taking place that have yet to be captured in national surveys, they say there is ‘no clear evidence that this kind of nationwide religious resurgence is underway.’” - Baptist Press

“The shares of U.S. adults who identify with Christianity, with another religion, or with no religion have all remained fairly stable in the Center’s latest polling.” - Pew

“Decline will happen in the future, but my best guess is that the rate of decline is slowing.” - MinistryWatch

“Around the world, many people who do not identify with any religion nevertheless hold a variety of spiritual and religious beliefs, including the belief that there is life after death, according to a Pew Research Center study of religiously unaffiliated adults in 22 countries.” - Pew

“A major new survey reveals the religiously unaffiliated ‘nones’ aren’t all the same. How should that shape our approach to reaching them with the gospel?” - TGC

“…only about 16 percent of ‘nones’ ever considered themselves ‘born again.’ That means that nearly 84 percent of ‘nones’ are not ‘exvangelicals’or ‘deconstructed’ Christians. They were unbelievers all along.” - MinistryWatch

“From 2000 to 2017, the share of Protestants in the U.S. fell from 57% to 46%, and Catholics dropped from 25% to 21%, while religious nones jumped from 8% to 20%. Since that time, however, each group has remained within a few percentage points of its share. Currently, Protestants are at 45%, Catholics are at 21%, and the unaffiliated are at 22%.” - Baptist Press