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In 2012, Baylor University indicated that a significant amount of American nondenominational church members are checking "unaffiliated" or "no religion" on surveys.<ref>http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/research-shows-american.html</ref> Nondenominational Christians, who tend to be conservative and creationists, are the fastest growing segment of the religious population.<ref>http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/research-shows-american.html</ref>
In 2012, Baylor University indicated that a significant amount of American nondenominational church members are checking "unaffiliated" or "no religion" on surveys.<ref>http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/research-shows-american.html</ref> Nondenominational Christians, who tend to be conservative and creationists, are the fastest growing segment of the religious population.<ref>http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/research-shows-american.html</ref>
== Lack of significant outreach to racial minorities in the Western World ==
''See also:'' [[Western atheism and race]]
The atheist community has not had significant outreach to racial minorities within the [[Western World]] whereas Christians have done this (particularly among the poor).<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/06/16/blacks-are-even-discriminated-against-by-atheists/ Atheism has a big race problem that no one’s talking about] by Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson, Washington Post June 16, 2014</ref>The atheist Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson declared “If mainstream freethought and [[Secular humanism|humanism]] continue to reflect the narrow cultural interests of white elites who have disposable income to go to conferences then the secular movement is destined to remain marginal and insular.”<ref>[http://www.salon.com/2014/10/04/atheisms_white_male_problem_a_movement_needs_a_moral_cause_beyond_glamorizing_disbelief/ Atheism’s white male problem: A movement needs a moral cause beyond glamorizing disbelief] by CJ Werleman, ''Salon, '' October 4, 2014</ref>
== Demographics and the expected further decline of American secularism ==
== Demographics and the expected further decline of American secularism ==