Category Archives: Atheist Demographics

Are ‘One in Four’ People Really Atheists?

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

As of this week, the Seattle Atheists have four different ads circulating on twelve buses throughout the city proclaiming that “1 in 4 is an atheist“: I love the look of the ads… but I cannot figure out where they’re … Continue reading →

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Latinos and the Future of American Secularism

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

This is a guest post by Juhem Navarro-Rivera. Juhem is a political scientist and Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society & Culture (ISSSC) and blogs about Latinos, Politics and Secularism at The LatiNone … … Continue reading →

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Why Are This Many Atheist Scientists Taking Their Children to Church?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

We know some atheists participate in religious communities for a variety of reasons, but what about atheist scientists? How many of them participate in religious communities? A new study by Rice University sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund and University at Buffalo … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Demographics, General, Science | 57 Comments

New Research Says Anti-Atheist Prejudice Stems from Distrust

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

We know people don’t like atheists. Researchers at the University of Minnesota told us in 2006 (PDF) that “atheists are less likely to be accepted, publicly and privately, than any others from a long list of ethnic, religious, and other … Continue reading →

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Survey Says Catholics Are Becoming Less Catholic

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The National Catholic Reporter has put out their fifth survey cataloguing Catholic attitudes and practices in America. We should be throwing a party to celebrate these results. When asked what aspects of Catholicism are important to them, most Catholics fall … Continue reading →

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Would You Be Comfortable with an Atheist President? 2011 Survey Says…

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The Public Religion Research Institute just released the 2011 American Values Survey — “a large annual survey exploring important issues at the intersection of religion, values and politics.” The headlines are focusing on how only 42% of Americans know Mitt … Continue reading →

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Memo to FFRF: I Found a New Batch of Lawyers for You

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

I don’t know how this data was acquired other than saying it was a self-reported study, but since it got Jordan Lorence of the Alliance Defense Fund all worked up, it must be worth talking about. It turns out that, … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Demographics, Education, General | 25 Comments

We’re Even Better Than #1!

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Earlier today, I posted this image showing how the “religiously unaffiliated” were more supportive of same-sex marriage than any other religious demographic: Many commenters were quick to point out that the “unaffiliated” include plenty of religious “independents” — those who … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Demographics, General, GLBT | 38 Comments

We’re #1 Where It Matters

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

… and White Evangelical Protestants are trailing everybody. The trend is growing slowly — admittedly too slowly — in the direction of equality in all the other religious demographics, but the megachurch crowd shows us once again why their popularity … Continue reading →

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Some Meaningful Numbers from The Amazing Meeting 9

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Yes, there are categories of “diversity” other than gender and geographic location, but Brian Thompson at the James Randi Educational Foundation shares some numbers showing the skeptic community is at least doing better than we were before. Ideally, it’s an … Continue reading →

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