Sentences with phrase «claiming religious affiliation»

The findings raise new questions about the impact that expanding private - school voucher programs could have on religious life in America, at a time when voucher programs are expanding and the number of people claiming religious affiliation is declining.

The nominally religious were much more diverse, including individuals claiming a religious affiliation but exhibiting few signs of religious belief or religious behavior, and those who reported no affiliation but held some religious beliefs and engaged in a modicum of religious behavior.

According to a 2006 Baylor University study, for example, almost two - thirds - 63 percent - of Americans who claim no religious affiliation believe in God.

Meacham cites the recent American Religious Identification Survey, which found that the number of Americans who claim no religious affiliation has nearly doubled over the past 20 years, rising from 8 to 15 percent.

At this point it's still not a choice, since politicians are too afraid to NOT claim a religious affiliation (even if they are atheist).

Granberg - Michaelson tells readers that «While rising numbers of «nones» — those who claim no religious affiliation when asked — claim the attention of religious pundits, the world tells a different story.

It also showed that the «Nones» — those who claim no religious affiliation — rose from 8 to 15 percent in the same time period.

Allen Downey, a computer scientist at Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts, set out to understand the national uptick in those who claim no religious affiliation.

Not exact matches

While the characteristics mentioned in the previous section dominate in the audience of religious television programs, evidence suggests that these programs are watched on occasion and in some cases regularly by non - Protestants, non-evangelicals, those of higher income and education, those in white - collar occupations, and those who claim no religious interest or church affiliation.

«The suit claims that the scholarship violates the «no aid» clause and the «uniform public schools» clause of the state's constitution by allowing students to take the aid to private schools, some with religious affiliation.»