Is the Number of Atheists Really as Large as Atheists Claim?
In a post I authored on Valentine's Day in 2009 entitled " Atheism by the Numbers: Going Nowhere Fast ," I questioned the claim by atheists that their numbers were rising. I pointed out the following: What do the polls tells us? Stark offers the numbers from leading polling organizations since 1944, for those who do not believe in God: 4% -- 1944 (Gallup) 6% -- 1947 (Gallup) 3% -- 1964 (American Piety) 3% -- 1994 (GSS) 4% -- 2005 (Baylor/Gallup) 4% -- 2007 (Baylor/Gallup) The number of atheists in the United States appears to be unchanged for at least 63 years, despite advances in science and secularization. Since that time in 2012, the Pew Research Religion and Public Life Project published a poll that suggested that the numbers of atheists were actually rising. According to Ecumenical News , In October 2012, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released a report finding that the number of religiously unaffiliated Americans under the age of 30 ha...