{"id":13337,"date":"2012-10-09T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=13337"},"modified":"2013-07-01T10:03:12","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T14:03:12","slug":"none-of-the-above-the-rise-of-the-religiously-unaffiliated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2012\/10\/09\/none-of-the-above-the-rise-of-the-religiously-unaffiliated\/13337\/","title":{"rendered":"None of the Above: The Rise of the Religiously Unaffiliated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NEW MINISERIES FROM RELIGION &amp; ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY EXPLORES VIEWS OF 46 MILLION RELIGIOUSLY UNAFFILIATED AMERICANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Program releases new survey of this rapidly growing population<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nfunction watchPromoReel(){\ndocument.getElementById(\"nones-promo-reel-div\").style.display = \"block\";\nreturn false;\n}\nfunction closePromoReel(){\ndocument.getElementById(\"nones-promo-reel-div\").style.display = \"none\";\nreturn false;\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON DC (October 9, 2012) \u2014 Religion &amp; Ethics NewsWeekly, the national PBS television program produced by Thirteen\/WNET, is launching a three-part mini-series, \u201cNone of the Above: The Rise of the Religiously Unaffiliated,\u201d based largely on a new survey about the views of the 46 million Americans who say they are not affiliated with any particular religion. <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"return watchPromoReel();\">Watch a preview.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"nones-promo-reel-div\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"return closePromoReel();\">Close Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 270px;float: right;margin: 6px 0pt 6px 15px;background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #f6f6f6;padding: 0pt;border: 1px solid #e1e1e1\">\n<div style=\"background: #2d5e78;color: #fff;font-weight: bold;padding: 3px 5px\">Watch Now<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/10\/post01-presser-natpressclub.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"130\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/surveys\/none-of-the-above\/national-press-club-discussion\/13355\/\">Watch excerpts from the press conference at the National Press Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/october-12-2012\/none-of-the-above-who-are-they\/13386\/\">PART 1: None of the Above: Who Are They?<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/october-19-2012\/none-of-the-above-political-implications\/13468\/\">PART 2: None of the Above: Political Implications<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/october-26-2012\/none-of-the-above-religious-implications\/13588\/\">PART 3: None of the Above: Religious Implications<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the Pew Research Center, one in five American adults \u2014 nearly 20 percent of the US population \u2014 now describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated, the highest percentage ever in Pew\u2019s polling.\u00a0Religion &amp; Ethics NewsWeekly partnered with the Pew Research Center\u2019s Forum on Religion &amp; Public Life in a survey to delve more deeply into the theological, social and political views of these Americans, who are often called \u201cthe nones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re getting a growing group, as much as one-fifth of the adult population, that do not identify with some kind of organized religion, and that has a lot of implications for religion, for politics, for society,\u201d Prof. John Green, director of the Bliss Institute at the University of Akron, told Religion &amp; Ethics NewsWeekly. \u201cIt represents a very significant change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the joint survey findings, the miniseries explores:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>\n         Two-thirds (68 percent) of those who describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated say they believe in God or a universal spirit.\u00a0 More than half (58 percent) say they often feel a deep connection with nature and the earth, and more than a third (37 percent) describe themselves as \u201cspiritual\u201d but not \u201creligious.\u201d\n       <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n         A third of adults under 30 have no religious affiliation, compared with just one-in-ten who are 65 and older.\n        <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<div style=\"width: 270px;float: right;margin: 6px 0pt 6px 15px;background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #f6f6f6;padding: 0pt;border: 1px solid #e1e1e1\">\n<div style=\"background: #2d5e78;color: #fff;font-weight: bold;padding: 3px 5px\">View or Download the Data<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewforum.org\/Unaffiliated\/nones-on-the-rise.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">The Pew Forum: \u201cNones\u201d on the Rise<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewforum.org\/uploadedFiles\/Topics\/Religious_Affiliation\/Unaffiliated\/NonesOnTheRise-full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download the full report<\/a> (PDF, 1.37MB, 80 pages)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #eee;border-top: 1px solid #e1e1e1;padding: 5px\">Viewing these files requires the free <a href=\"http:\/\/get.adobe.com\/reader\/\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Reader<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<li>\n<p>\n        The majority of the religiously unaffiliated are Democrats or lean Democratic, and 67 percent of them believe churches and other religious institutions are too involved with politics.<br \/>\nLarge majorities of the unaffiliated say religious institutions are too concerned with money and power (70 percent) and focus too much on rules (67 percent).\n       <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n         More than three-quarters (77 percent) say religious institutions play an important role in helping the poor and needy and bring people together and strengthen community bonds (78 percent).\n       <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n         While 76 percent of Americans overall believe that churches and other religious institutions protect and strengthen morality, only about half (52 percent) of the religiously unaffiliated agree.\n       <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n        The vast majority of religiously unaffiliated Americans are not actively seeking to find a church or other religious group to join.\u00a0 Of those who describe themselves as \u201cnothing in particular\u201d (as opposed to atheist or agnostic), 88 percent say they are not looking for a religion that is right for them.\n       <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The survey was conducted among a nationally representative sample of adults in all 50 states, including 958 who are religiously unaffiliated.<\/p>\n<p>The impact of the rise of the religiously unaffiliated on politics was further explored today at a panel at the National Press Club featuring Bob Abernethy, host and executive editor of Religion &amp; Ethic NewsWeekly, Kim Lawton, managing editor of Religion &amp; Ethics NewsWeekly, Greg Smith, senior researcher at the Pew Forum on Religion &amp; Public Life, Mike McCurry, veteran communications strategist and spokesperson, and Michael Cromartie, vice president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of the Above: The Rise of the Religiously Unaffiliated\u201d will look at the impact of the rise of the religiously unaffiliated in three segments:<\/p>\n<p>The first segment, None of the Above: Who Are They, will begin airing on public television stations nationwide on October 12, 2012.  It provides an overview of who these religiously unaffiliated people are and what they believe. The story will be reported by R&amp;E Host Bob Abernethy and produced by Marcia Henning.<\/p>\n<p>The second segment, None of the Above: Political Implications, which begins airing on October 19, 2012, focuses on how the growing number of religiously unaffiliated citizens could affect elections and the role of religion in politics. The segment will be reported by R&amp;E Managing Editor Kim Lawton and produced by Patti Jette Hanley.<\/p>\n<p>The third segment None of the Above:  Religious Implications, which begins airing October 26, 2012, looks at the possible influence of this trend on religious congregations and institutions. This segment will be reported by R&amp;E Contributing Correspondent Deborah Potter and produced by Susan Goldstein.<\/p>\n<p>Please check local listings for time and station information. 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