Growth of the Nonreligious: Many Say Trend is Bad for American Society

Some disturbing findings in a new study from The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life:

The number of Americans who do not identify with any religion also has grown in recent years; indeed, about one-fifth of the public overall – and a third of adults under age 30 – are religiously unaffiliated as of 2012. Fully a third of U.S. adults say they do not consider themselves a "religious person." And two-thirds of Americans – affiliated and unaffiliated alike – say religion is losing its influence in Americans' lives. 

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life - Growth of the Nonreligious: Many Say Trend is Bad for American Society