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Notion of a 'Christian America' dwindling even further, study shows

The number of people who are not affiliated with organized religion continues to grow.

c. 2017 Religion News Service

(RNS) — Almost every Christian denomination in the United States shows signs of growing diversity, according to a study released in September by the Public Religion Research Institute.

White Christians, once the majority in most mainline Protestant and Catholic denominations, have given way to younger members, who are from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.