Children of an unaffiliated god

A new report on religion in America by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life was released and the results show a large amount of churn in the spiritual marketplace. The report is an interview survey with a sample size of 35,000. Expect more reports to come out of the results this data set. Spiritual independents are a growing bloc at more than 12 percent. Atheists and agnostics clock in at a mere 4 percent. It also turns out that about 10 percent of the U.S. population is in the “former Catholic” category. And while they make up .4 percent of the population, Hindus are the wealthiest and best-educated religious group. Sadly, while the report spells out the clear differences between Buddhist adherents, the Associated Press can’t seem to figure out what constitutes a follower of Buddhism.