Brian Lear on

on WNYC and for the last 15 minutes of our show today we'll wrap it up with calls from

those of you who identify as religious nuns and when I say nuns I don't mean

nuns in the Catholic sister kind of way.

Instead I'm talking about those of you who, when asked if you identify

with any sort of religion, would reply, none.

So listeners, if you're a none, how do you replace the role of religion in your social lives?

That is, where do you find community? 212 433 WNYC.

Why do I ask this today?

Well, a new poll from Pew shows that 28% of US adults

are religiously unaffiliated describing themselves as atheists, agnostics,

or simply nothing in particular

when asked about their religion.

Now, while this number is less than what Pugh had predicted. They report the trends in this country would have

had this number at 31 percent by now. 28 percent is still a pretty large segment of the

population and it's growing.

28% of Americans fall into this category that in recent years has come to be called

nuns, no religious affiliation.

And particularly notable for this conversation,

Pew shares that religious nuns are less engaged in civic life.

According to the poll, nuns on average are less likely to vote,

less likely to have volunteered lately, less satisfied with their local communities,

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