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Faith in numbers: Behind the gender difference of nonreligious Americans

  • Written by Ryan Burge, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Eastern Illinois University
imageWoman are more likely to identify with a religion than men.Stock / Getty Images

One of the most consequential stories in American religion in recent years is the rapid and seemingly unceasing rise of “nones” – those who respond to questions about their religious affiliation by indicating that they are atheists, agnostics or...

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