news mentions
- Most Sinful Cities in America (2025)
- Two UTampa Professors’ Books Hit the Market
- My Favorite Parenting Hack Might Sound a Little Conservative to Some
- Raising a Glass to Science
- Americans Leaving Religion
- A resurgence of faith among men is changing the religious gender gap
- The great awakening: Why younger generations are giving faith a chance
- Who is most likely to leave the LDS Church — and why?
- Does a lack of faith lead to suicide? One study says yes. Scholars of secularism say no.
- Pray, stay, or walk away — why more Americans choose ‘none’
- 7 ways Americans who leave religion are basically pretty boring
- FFRF’s convention was inspiring, enlightening
- Societal secularization in spotlight
- Publishers Weekly | Goodbye Religion: The Causes and Consequences of Secularization
- This once fast-growing religious group may have hit its upper limit — for now
- Is Religion a Force for Good?
- How evangelical and Mormon deconstruction is playing out on TikTok and YouTube
- Guest blog: Parsing Pew data: Are 4 percent or 18 percent of U.S. atheists?
- New Pew Study Debunks Myths about America’s Nonreligious
- Who Are the ‘Nones’? New Pew Study Debunks Myths About America’s Nonreligious.
- More Americans are nonreligious. Who are they and what do they believe?
- Who are the ‘nones’? New Pew study debunks myths about America’s nonreligious
- Religious but Not Spiritual? Meet the Skeptics Favoring Ritual Over the Supernatural
- Religious but not spiritual? Meet the skeptics favoring ritual over the supernatural
- Has Mormon church LOST Utah? ‘McDonaldization’ of religion has weakened its hold over Beehive State, where just 42% of residents consider themselves members – far lower than the 61% figure touted by elders
- Sekularisaatio kasvaa, laajenee ja syvenee
- Utah Bills Itself as “Family-Friendly” Even as Lawmakers Have Long Neglected Child Care
- The Hidden Worlds of Monopoly
- Utah No Longer Majority Mormon, New Research Suggests
- Utah is no longer majority Mormon, new research says
- A majority of Utahns don’t identify as Mormon, study says
- How many Utahns identify as Latter-day Saints? Fewer than you think.
- Study: Utah is no longer a majority-Mormon state
- University of Tampa names its 11th president after monthslong search
- Study: Most Americans are spiritual but a growing number say they are not religious
- A dubious defence of the secularisation thesis
- Does America Still Defy The Classic ‘Secularization Theory’ Favored By Sociologists?
- University of Tampa president, soon to retire, oversaw dramatic change
- American Secularization Hasn’t Followed the Script That Secularization Theory Would Predict
- This Summer, Pop Culture Had a Crisis of Faith
- Is ‘Beyond Doubt’ Correct About the Decline of Religion? Yes… Sort Of
- Book: The world is losing its religion. Revival is unlikely.
- Holy moly: Rocked by a sex abuse scandal, America’s biggest Protestant church shed half a million members last year, the Southern Baptists’ biggest loss in a century
- Is Religion Dying? Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society by NYU Press 2023 | book review
- Lots of Americans Are Losing Their Religion. Have You?
- 3 big numbers that tell the story of secularization in America
- Why Nations Are Becoming More Secular
- Tracking Global Trends Toward Secularity
- Mormon church invests billions of dollars while grossly overstating its charitable giving
- As the court forces Christianity on America, time for atheists to speak out
- Poll: Americans’ belief in god is dropping
- Poll: Americans’ belief in God is dropping
- Ryan Cragun: Is Society Getting Less Religious?
- Making money, losing faith: The Mormons in Australia
- Mormons Inc: Church accused of multinational tax rort
- Making money, losing faith: The Mormons in Australia
- Mormons Inc: Church accused of multinational tax rort
- Guest op-ed: LDS women need more opportunities, not more praise
- Snipped: Why A Vasectomy Is A Great Idea
- Southern Baptist missionaries receive a new coronavirus vaccine mandate
- Churches and taxes: Understanding the debate
- Amid Calls to #TaxTheChurches — What and How Much Do U.S. Religious Organizations Not Pay?
- Amid calls to #TaxTheChurches – what and how much do US religious organizations not pay the taxman?
- Amid calls to #TaxTheChurches – what and how much do US religious organizations not pay the taxman?
- Amid calls to #TaxTheChurches – what and how much do US religious organizations not pay the taxman?
- Megachurches can be megarich — and the government still gives them a huge break
- Vatican pronouncement highlights clash between gay marriage and religious freedom
- Global Mormonism and its growing pains
- Researchers study mental health of believers, atheists
- Being ‘godless’ might be good for your health, new study finds
- Poll workers warn of Election Day problems if staffing isn’t addressed before November
- Poll workers warn of Election Day problems if staffing isn’t addressed before November
- Poll workers warn of Election Day problems if staffing isn’t addressed before November
- Poll workers warn of Election Day problems if staffing isn’t addressed before November
- “Secularization is the failure of transmitting religiosity across generations“
- Pandemic accelerates Mormon missionaries’ transition online
- Pandemic accelerates LDS missionaries’ transition online, may be here to stay
- Pandemic accelerates Mormon missionaries’ transition online
- The right way to care for a flock
- Mormon church introduces transgender ‘restrictions’ while softening stance on gay members
- Responsible to the voters
- Event Report: Nonreligion & Secularity in Canada Workshop
- Florida Faith Leaders Scholars Weigh in on Proposed Methodist Church Split
- Mormons, uneasy with Trump, are stuck with the GOP
- Let local voters tax themselves
- An online community of ex-clergy nears a milestone
- Why Don’t More American Men Get Vasectomies?
- People Who Attend Worship Services Regularly Are Happier Than Others, Study Suggests
- Buy a goat or a soccer ball from a Mormon vending machine – for charity
- The world needs plumbers, poets
- SCIENCE: Your Kids Are Atheists Because You Don’t Connect With Them
- A failure of parents to transmit religion to their children could be driving the rise of nonreligion
- Audit warned Florida’s hurricane response system was ‘ill-prepared’ for disaster
- Many Americans Prefer A ‘Higher Power’ To The God Of The Bible, Study Finds
- Most Americans believe, but not always in the God of the Bible
- Letter of the month winners
- Researcher: Mormons are performing baptisms for Holocaust victims and grandparents of Trump, Clinton and Spielberg
- Posthumous Mormon baptisms stir controversy
- LDS baptisms of Holocaust victims continue despite church’s efforts
- Mormons still baptizing Holocaust victims, and violating their own policies
- Mormons are baptizing Holocaust victims and the grandparents of public figures
- Temple of Boom: Mormon Church North Shore Housing Plans Hit Roadblock
- Audit warned Florida’s hurricane response system was ‘ill-prepared’ for disaster
- Florida was ‘ill-prepared for a major hurricane, audit warned
- After Hurricane Irma, many ask: How safe are shelters?
- After Hurricane Irma, Many Ask: How Safe Are Shelters?
- Friday’s letters: Improvement needed in shelter organization
- 7/17/2017: Jacksonville Connection To Russia Scandal; Ryan Cragun; Cole Pepper
- The Mormon Church Is Dropping Boy Scout Programs In A Major Cultural Shift
- A Former Mormon Launched A WikiLeaks-Inspired Site. Now It’s Trying To Expose The Church
- From book to boom: how the Mormons plan a city for 500,000 in Florida
- Former church member opens ‘Mormon WikiLeaks’
- Las Vegan, former LDS church member launches ‘Mormon Wikileaks’
- Former church member launches ‘Mormon Wikileaks’ for anonymous sharing of documents and videos
- Livro sugere dez medidas para minar religião fundamentalista
- Should Uncle Sam Tax Churches?
- What are US university ‘honour codes’?
- ‘You’re a sinner’: how a Mormon university shames rape victims
- Ours Can Be To Reason Why
- Should rape victim be punished for honor-code violation?
- The Holy Bible Is Now One Of The Most Challenged Books In America
- Richard Dawkins’ Atheist Organization Merges with Center for Inquiry
- Americans May Be Getting Less Religious, But They’re Feeling More Wonder
- ‘Royal wedding’ of atheist group, Richard Dawkins Foundation launches woman to top post
- Atheists Form Super Group, Name Woman To Top Leadership Role
- Just in time for Christmas, Millennials are ditching religion
- Do Mormons support female priests? Depends on how you ask
- Mormon women and priesthood: 5 depressing new survey findings
- Do Mormons support female priests? Depends on how you ask
- Do Mormons support female priests? Depends on how you ask
- LDS Church wins environmental award?
- What Two Religions Tell Us About the Dating Crisis
- Can there be an ‘atheist vote’? Nonreligious set sights on 2016
- Can There Be an ‘Atheist Vote’? Nonreligious Set Sights on 2016
- Can there be an ‘atheist vote’? Nonreligious set sights on 2016
- The spread of the Flatirons gospel: Expanding church causes unease in Lafayette
- Conversion rate lags behind LDS Church missionary increase
- Conversion Rate Lags Behind Mormon Missionary Increase
- Watchdog: Religion, money and politics converge in lawsuit
- Watchdog: Dana Point parishioner’s lawsuit claims O.C. diocese mismanaged funds
- Watchdog: Do tax breaks for churches favor believers over nonbelievers?
- The Case Against In-Your-Face Atheism
- Hating Santa Claus
- Mormons Finding a Home in South Jersey
- Mormon Issues
- These Magnificent Temples Point To How Rich The Mormon Church Is
- From Nietzsche to Richard Dawkins: a conversation on modern atheism
- We would all win if churches – and atheism – were taxed
- Mormon Church Hasn’t Budged on Gender Roles in 40 Years
- Are Causes of the French Revolution Present in the U.S. Today?
- For College-Age Mormons, Sexual Violence Is a Religious Problem
- Study: Two bay area college chapels find less focus for organized religion
- Un bébé qui bouge dans le ventre de sa maman : La vidéo qui va vous faire fondre
- Citizen Active: Book provides intriguing, scientific glimpse into state of religious beliefs
- Review: What You Don’t Know About Religion (But Should)
- North Pinellas Religion Briefs for Feb. 5
- Give Me That Old-time Exemption
- Utah weighs impact of ruling allowing gay marriage
- December 2013 Article of the Month
- The Oprah-Nyad Affair How Do Atheists Experience Wonder and Awe?
- 3/4 Of U.S. Donations Go Toward Religion
- Back in the SSSR: Reflections on the 2013 SSSR/RRA Conference
- Quanto costano le Chiese negli Usa
- Negli Usa si comincia a discutere dei costi pubblici delle Chiese
- Oprah interview stirs debate: What is an atheist?
- Study suggests getting tough on tax-exempt groups may help the budget
- Are Churches Making America Poor?
- Diana Nyad, Atheist, Teaches Oprah A Thing Or Two About Belief, Awe, And Wonder
- Oprah interview stirs debate: What is an atheist?
- Oprah interview stirs debate: What is an atheist?
- You Give Religions More Than $82.5 Billion a Year
- Blackmore v. The Queen
- Growing, and Sustaining, the Mormon Church in Chile
- Is the growth of the nonreligious good or bad? Americans are divided
- Is the growth of the nonreligious good or bad? Americans are divided
- L’atteggiamento pro-religioso dei sondaggi sulla religione
- A Not So Grim Reaper
- La morte ci fa belli
- When Push-Polling comes to Religion
- Author to discuss ‘What You Don’t Know About Religion (but Should)’
- Ryan Cragun’s “What You Don’t Know About Religion”
- Vatican Plans To Reach Out To Atheists With Series Of Events In Mexico
- Atheists, the Next Generation: Unbelief Moves Further into the Mainstream
- Vail Daily columnist Jack Van Ens: A backlash against political God talk
- Mission-Driven Change
- None Means None (Not Atheist, Agnostic, Unbeliever…)
- Travelogues Events: Listen, Share Stories, Tampa Bay
- Unbelief is now the world’s third-largest ‘religion’
- Reconsider tax exemptions for religious institutions
- Churches should be held accountable
- The rise of the ‘nones’
- Tracking Religious Trends Takes a Leap of Faith
- Mitt and Mormonism: Does It Matter?
- Los mormones y el dinero
- Das geheime Firmenimperium der Mormonen
- Atheism is spreading in the world
- Atheism on the rise around the globe
- The Mormon Church Takes In $7 Billion a Year
- Atheism Rises, Religiosity Declines In America
- Mormon Church $7 Billion Income From Tithe, Including Mitt Romney as One of Top Donors
- Reuters probes LDS Church Wealth
- The Mormon Church receives $7 billion a year, with Romney as the main devotee
- Poll shows atheism on the rise in the U.S.
- Mormon church made wealthy by donations
- LDS Church Makes Money By Mormon Donations
- Book Review: Could I Vote for a Mormon for President?
- How the Mormons Make Money
- Portada de “Businessweek” sobre la Iglesia Mormona genera polémica
- Businessweek’s Mormon Caricature Cover Draws Fire
- Businessweek’s Mormon Caricature Cover Draws Fire
- Estudo aponta que, com isenções fiscais a igrejas, governo deixa de arrecadar R$ 150 bilhões em impostos
- Tax exemptions for religious organizations cost US taxpayers $71 Billion a year
- Romney, guarded about his Mormonism, faces the Lieberman challenge
- Is it time for religious groups to lose their tax exemption?
- Is it time for religious groups to lose their tax exemption?
- Romney, guarded about his Mormonism, faces the Lieberman challenge
- Fearing Anti-Mormon Prejudice, Romney Plays Down His Religion
- Mindful of history, Mormon Church reaches out to minorities
- Why Mormons are the most likely to tithe
- Pitzer College Adds Secular Studies Program As Part Of Growing Trend
- 9/11 gave birth to aggressive, unapologetic ‘New Atheists’
- Mormons using the Web to control their own image
- God’s MBAs: Why Mormon Missions Produce Leaders
podcasts and interviews
- Does Religion Make You Happy? ft. Ryan T. Cragun | Freethought Matters
- Trekking Toward Awe: Rethinking Humans’ Experiences with Nature | The Lifestances Podcast, Ep. 6
- Goodbye Religion | Freethought Today
- Is Religion Dying in the U.S.? – Goodbye Religion by Ryan T. Cragun and Jesse M. Smith | Mormon Stories Ep. 1972
- Goodbye Religion
- Is Religion a Force for Good? | Open to Debate – YouTube
- Is Religion a Force for Good? | Open to Debate
- How To Defeat Religion in 10 Easy Steps | Freethought Radio
- Mormon Church in Decline in Utah? w/ Dr. Ryan Cragun | Mormon Stories Ep. 1847
- Why is Utah No Longer Majority Mormon? (Ryan Cragun 1 of 5)
- 357 – Ryan Cragun (Beyond Doubt)
- 459 Ryan T Cragun – Beyond Doubt
- Heavenly Bank Account: The Murky World of Religious Tax Exemptions
- Freethought Radio – Backlash
- The Long And Short Of The Snip
- Tax the Churches
- 1250-1251: Why the Mormon Church Has Declining Growth Rates in Utah and the World – 2020 Edition
- Michael “X” Secular Nation Podcast Episode 19 Secular Nation Podcast Episode 19 – Ryan T Cragun
- LDS Church Growth or Decline in 2016? Featuring Dr. Ryan Cragun and Dr. Rick Phillips | Mormon Stories Ep. 689-690
- The Humanist Hour #185: The Sociology of Religion, with Dr. Ryan T. Cragun
- Defeat Religion in 10 Steps
- Ryan Cragun, Author of How to Defeat Religion in 10 Easy Steps
- TTA Podcast 197: What You Don’t Know About Religion (but should) – with Dr. Ryan Cragun
- Meria With Ryan Cragun -What You Don’t Know about Religion (but should)
- ‘Atheist churches’ filling their pews, but is atheism a religion?
- Dr. Ryan Cragun on his new book “What You Don’t Know About Religion (but should)” | Mormon Stories Ep. 417
- Mormonism, Growth and Decline
- Faith And Politics: Mormon Influence
- Counting the Saints
- Changing Mormon Demographics in the U.S. with Dr. Ryan Cragun | Mormon Stories Ep. 319