September 3, 2009

Outside faith, a rising tide of 'nones'

by Jay Tokasz
The Buffalo News

A few years ago, Tyler Manley would have considered himself a Presbyterian.

If asked about his religion today, he will confess he doesn't have one. Nor does he believe in God.

The United States remains one of the most religious countries in the world, but Manley is part of one of the steadiest trends in the national landscape of faith � the growing number of Americans who profess no religious affiliation.

Social scientists often call them the "nones" � a broad category that includes atheists and agnostics, as well as those who believe in a higher power but don't cite a particular faith.

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