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U.S. Protestants Lose Majority Status

U.S. Protestants Lose Majority Status | Geography Education | Scoop.it

For the first time in its history, the United States does not have a Protestant majority, according to a new study.


Interestingly, this is not due to the rise of a new religious group, but the rise of secularism in the United States. The fastest growing group in the United States is the religiously unaffliliated. Click here for a simplified AP news story on the report. 


Questions to ponder: What are some causal factors that might explain why there is an increase in the non-religious population in the United States today? How does this impact American culture and politics?


Tags: religion, USA, culture, unit 3 culture.

Seth Dixon's comment, October 9, 2012 9:20 AM
And the report outlines that since 2010 (when the chart data ends) Protestants have continued to lose members.
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Namibian capital needs "water banks" for dry times

Namibian capital needs "water banks" for dry times | Geography Education | Scoop.it
Windhoek needs to start filling aquifers artificially to counter threat of running out of water, government officials say...

 

There are Human-Environmental interactions, growing populations with limited resources and physical geography teaching points here.  

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