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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I suppose my second sentence is somewhat diminitive... The article itself is more of a "dossier" than a single article, and gatekeeping discussions only for those who read the full article(s) kind of discourages discussions on the topic.

The first thing I wanted to convey is that they're trying to redefine something that already exists. Today I learned that "atheism" has such a loaded baggage to you and the article's authors that they're is a need for a new word!

Too me, that is quite the revelation: everything I read in the article is exactly what I understand to be "atheism"! I've known that in some places on the world, it can be worst to be atheist than to be of the "wrong" religion... I hope using "the none phenomena" will help these people be safer...