>* A steep rise in the number of people who said they currently have
>no religion: 14% in 2002, up from 9% in 1992. It's even higher for
>younger people: Among those born in 1980 or later, 27% said they
>have no religion. "Each succeeding group is less religious than the
>preceding," Smith says.
See, Carl - something to be optimistic about!