[lbo-talk] Protestant Numbers

[Carl Remick]

>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>
>Kevin Robert Dean wrote:
>
>>* 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!

Hallelujah.  If there are similar declines of belief in nationalism and free 
enterprise, maybe the Age of Doltishness is finally coming to an end.  God, 
Country, Commerce -- the triune curse of humankind.

Carl

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