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Will religiously unaffiliated Americans increase support for liberal policies, in 2018 and beyond?

  • Written by David Mislin, Assistant Professor, Intellectual Heritage Program, Temple University
Nearly one of every four people in the US is religiously unaffiliated.Prazis Images via www.shutterstock.com

Last fall, the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute noted the growing number of religiously unaffiliated Americans: Nearly one of every four people is unaffiliated – a threefold increase since the 1980s.

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