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In a sweeping package of stories, photos and video, The Associated Press Religion Team takes an in-depth look at how the "none" phenomenon is playing out in the United States, South America, Nigeria, India, Middle East, Japan, Italy and Israel.

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[–] i_love_FFT@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

They're taking about atheists. That's it.

Edit: Basically, this is a click-bait title where they intentionally keep the title's meaning mysterious, like it's a new viral trend or something dangerous. They define:

These so-called “nones" — atheists, agnostics, or nothing in particular —

[–] vim_b@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Please read the full article before making comments like this. It misrepresents the experiences of some of the peoples mentioned, who never identify themselves as atheist but who are often seeking community and spiritual experiences outside of religion.

[–] ThatHermanoGuy@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

You see, people don't have to identify as atheist to in fact be atheist. Anyone who lacks belief in a god, for any reason (or lack thereof), is an atheist whether they want to admit it or not.

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