Despite Religion Being on the Decline in the U.S. Atheism Isn’t Having the Meteoric Rise One Might Expect

Despite the rise in evangelicalism and its crossover into politics, religion in the United States is actually on the decline.

The General Society Survey found that in 1970 only 5% of people self-identified as being religiously unaffiliated.

That number is exponentially higher today, but that doesn’t mean what you might think.

Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.