This past year, Barna Group has spent a considerable amount of time studying the unchurched. Are the number of atheists and agnostics on the rise? Are more of the unchurched becoming unbelievers, too?

A new survey shows that the Great Decline of religion in America continues. Since 2012, the U.S. has about 7.5 million Americans who are no longer active in religion. Last week, the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS) was released. The GSS is the gold standard for sociological surveys. Funded by the National Science Foundation this multi-million dollar study gives us…

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Since 1984, Barna Group has collected data and provided insight about the intersection of faith and culture, including exploring the behaviors and attitudes of those unconnected to churches. During the past three decades, Barna has conducted tens of thousands of interviews with unchurched people. Based on those interviews and the resulting “tracking data,” here are 10 facts about the “churchless” in America.

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The research reveals the big picture: Today’s unchurched are much less likely to come from a church background than ever before.

David Kinnaman, President of the Barna Group, calculates that 38% of Americans are “churchless.”