Americans are becoming less religious and two new surveys out just last week punctuate just how quickly that’s happening. According to the Public Religion Research Institute, 26 percent of Americans now consider themselves unaffiliated with any religion. That’s up from 21 percent a decade ago and just 6 percent in the early '90s. According to Gallup, the number of Americans who attend religious services weekly or nearly every week has fallen from 42 percent in 2000 to 30 percent now.
In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen speaks with a roundtable of experts on religion and society about why the decline has happened and what it portends for American communities, networks and politics. Joining the podcast are Melissa Deckman, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute; Ryan Burge, Professor of Political Science at Eastern Illinois University and a Baptist Pastor; and Daniel Cox, Director of the Survey Center on American Life.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Warnock Has The Edge In A Close Race
Is Democracy All Good Now?
If Biden Doesn't Run In 2024, Who Will?
How The '90s Shaped Today's GOP
Emergency Podcast: Will Trump Win The GOP Nomination?
Why Democrats Beat Historical Trends In 2022
When We Could Know The Results In The House And Senate
The Red Wave Didn't Happen
The Final Pre-Midterm Model Talk
The Issues Worth $9 Billion In Ad Spending
How Do All These Republican Polls Affect The Model?
The Pennsylvania Senate Race Is On A Knife’s Edge
Live From D.C. … This Is Model Talk
How A College Education Divides American Voters
Don’t Obsess Over The Crosstabs!
The U.S. House Districts To Watch In 2022
Is Oregon Going To Elect A Republican Governor?
From Gas Prices To The Threat Of Nuclear Conflict … What Is Shaping The Midterms?
Do Scandals Like Herschel Walker's Still Matter To Voters?
What Would Two More Senators Do For Democrats?
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Daily
Today, Explained
Up First
Freakonomics Radio
Myths and Legends