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March 25, 2011

USA Today: How unreligious is America? The census can't tell us

by Cathy Lynn Grossman
USA Today

Every 10 years, we learn a lot more about America by the numbers. The Census data paint pictures of many aspects of our lives -- except the spiritual dimension. The Census doesn't ask religion. It's a church/state thing.

So we don't actually know how many Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians or Muslims we have here. How many in the historically black churches? In the non-denominational megachurches dotting the landscape?

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