The Secular Vote in 2024 (Part One)

Last week, I attended the American Atheists Convention in Minneapolis. Aside from meeting new friends, finally meeting some online friends in person, and catching up with old friends, I had the chance to discuss some of the material I have previously...

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Apr 25, 2025
Secular Diversity

Secular Population Becoming More Racially DiverseThe secular population in the United States is becoming more racially diverse over the years. In 2007, the Pew Research Center found that 72% of the secular population was white, about one in ten...

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Apr 11, 2025
Staying Secular

Cradle Secularity is RisingA significant cohort of secular folks has increased in the last decade. I call this cohort “cradle seculars.” These are people who are currently secular and were also raised as secular. The recent Pew Landscape survey gives...

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Mar 28, 2025
Is the Secular Boom Over? Not Yet

The Secular Boom ContinuesPew's third Religion Landscape Survey shows that the Secular Boom (the fast growth among secular people) mostly happened between the 2007 and 2014 surveys. In that period, the share of the adult population that identifies as...

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Mar 21, 2025
Secular Identity and Belief by the Numbers

Seventy-six MillionIn this post, I continue exploring Pew's third Religion Landscape Survey. My focus will be on raw numbers and growth rates. I calculated the raw numbers of people using census data from 2007, 2014, and 2023 (only adults 18+) and mu...

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Mar 12, 2025
Latino Politics and Religion Elsewhere

This week, some of my content on Latina/o/x politics and religion appeared in different fora. I had a radio interview that aired last night (March 4), and a guest post at the Kettering Foundation's "From Many, We" blog series went live this morning.W...

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Mar 05, 2025
Survey Landscaping and Email Housekeeping

New Landscape SurveyThe Pew Research Center released its third Religion Landscape Survey this week. It is a treasure trove of data that will take some time to dissect. Here are some of my topline takes. I promise to spend the next few weeks examining...

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Feb 28, 2025
Secular Voters didn't Shift Right

I’m processing, both mentally and numerically, the election results. Since data is scarce, I’m scouring the exit poll data. While these surveys can be overinterpreted, they also can provide some context. Amazingly, in an election that had a bunch of...

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Feb 27, 2025
Civic Apatheists?

Last week, I read Hemant’s newsletter and learned that the Pew Research Center released a new report about the “nones.” I‘ve been reading the report and have many things to say, but today, I will focus on one small aspec...

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Feb 27, 2025