The number of Americans who identify as having no religion has risen 266 percent since 1991, to now tie statistically with the number of Catholics and Evangelicals, according to a new survey. Those three groups now represent the largest the religious groups in America. 'Many people were (always) atheist or non-religious, but it was previously culturally unacceptable to not have a religion in America.' The number of Catholics has gone up and down over the decades, cumulatively decreasing more than 4 percentage points from 27.3 percent in 1972. 'The big questions is what next in terms of what religion is going to look like in America,' he said.

Source: Daily Mail April 04, 2019 14:46 UTC