It is not the one that is widely reported, the religion of Mitt Romney, Mormonism.
No the fastest growing religion in the States according to The Week is none as in none as in the absence of belief in God.
19 per cent of Yankees are non believers.
"About two thirds of Nones say they are former believers; 24 percent are lapsed Catholics and 29 percent once identified with other Christian denominations."
They may make up 1/5 of the country but that doesn't mean they are loved by the rest of the populace: "'Wherever there are religious majorities, atheists are among the least trusted people,' said University of British Columbia sociologist Will M. Gervais."
And he is in Point Grey.
Food for thought.
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