According to a survey released Dec. 14 by the Pew Research Center, the group commonly known as the "nones" — the religiously unaffiliated — now constitute 29% of American adults. That's up from 23% in 2016 and 19% in 2011.
Reviews: "Kusama: Infinity" is a standout among several lively documentaries; other true-life tales get fictionalized; and the pilot for "God Friended Me" shows promise on CBS.
In deeply religious Africa, both Christianity and Islam are on the rise. But small groups of determined atheists have emerged, and are challenging Africa's grip on faith while seeking recognition and more followers.
With its dwindling rates of attendance at religious services and rising numbers of churches shuttered or sold, Western Europe seems to be the region of the world where the outlook for faith is bleakest.
Soul Seeing: My foot caught in the hem of the cassock. The missal and I went sprawling to the floor. The priest stopped the Mass. "I want you to leave and never serve Mass for me again!"
A new Pew Research survey finds that a slim majority of Americans believe in the God of the Bible, while about one-third of Americans believe in another higher power or spiritual force.
People often claim that famous nonbelievers had a deathbed conversion to Christianity. It happened again after the death last week of physicist Stephen Hawking, who said he did not believe in God.
