{{cquote|The number of people who identify themselves as [[atheism|atheists]] in the United States has been rising, modestly but steadily, in recent years. Our aggregated data from 2012 show that 2.4% of American adults say they are atheists when asked about their religious identity, up from 1.6% in 2007."<ref>[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/10/23/5-facts-about-atheists/ Facts about atheists]</ref>}}
{{cquote|The number of people who identify themselves as [[atheism|atheists]] in the United States has been rising, modestly but steadily, in recent years. Our aggregated data from 2012 show that 2.4% of American adults say they are atheists when asked about their religious identity, up from 1.6% in 2007."<ref>[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/10/23/5-facts-about-atheists/ Facts about atheists]</ref>}}
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On the other hand, Pew Research also reported in that from 2007 to 2014 the number of evangelical Christians has risen in the United States.<ref>[http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-decline-of-evangelicalism-has-been-greatly-exaggerated Evangelicalism Continues to Grow While Christianity in America Declines]</ref>
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On the other hand, Pew Research also reported in that from 2007 to 2014 the number of [[evangelicalism|evangelical Christians]] has risen in the United States.<ref>[http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-decline-of-evangelicalism-has-been-greatly-exaggerated Evangelicalism Continues to Grow While Christianity in America Declines]</ref>