Smith Claims That There Is a Growing Number of Americans

question 143

Multiple Choice

Smith claims that there is a growing number of Americans who claim "no religious affiliation" at all. He posits that one reason for this is that

• A) the fervor of the religious right has forced others to give up religions altogether.
• B) the political schisms between the religious right and the religious liberal have forced the latter group to disaffiliate from any type of religion.
• C) people have turned to religion, but then in these hard economic times found that this institution was no help to them.
• D) organized religion has turned people off because of the wars and conflicts that religion has caused.

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