“Nones” Rising

In 2012, one in five Americans (20 percent) say they have “no” religious affiliation, a share that has risen from only 7 percent in 1972 and 15 percent as recently as 2007. This is according to a new Pew survey, which notes that many of these new “nones” were people who had never been very active religiously but only recently feel comfortable admitting …