Religious Leaders Need “Empty the Pews” Which Chronicles the Darker Side of the “Nones” Phenomenon

By Kaya Oakes In 2020, the rise of the so-called religious “Nones”—those who claim no religious affiliation—has evolved from a story of interest to a small niche of readers into an entire genre on the religion beat. While the term None has some usefulness as a blanket descriptor, we are beginning to understand that most individual stories …