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→Creation apologetics
One of the subdisciplines of Christian apologetics is creation apologetics and there has been a corresponding proliferation/dissemination of [[creation science|creation apologetics]] which has had an significant effect on Christendom (see: [[Global creationism]] and [[Global creationism#History of the growth of creationism and its effect on Christendom|History of the growth of creationism and its effect on Christendom]]).
One of the subdisciplines of Christian apologetics is creation apologetics and there has been a corresponding proliferation/dissemination of [[creation science|creation apologetics]] which has had an significant effect on Christendom (see: [[Global creationism]] and [[Global creationism#History of the growth of creationism and its effect on Christendom|History of the growth of creationism and its effect on Christendom]]).
==== Retention rate of atheist population ====
In 2012, a [[Georgetown University]] study was published indicating that in the United States only about 30 percent of those who grow up in an [[Atheism|atheist]] household remain atheists as adults.<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-atheists-have-lowest-retention-rate-compared-to-religious-groups-78029/ Study: Atheists Have Lowest 'Retention Rate' Compared to Religious Groups]</ref> According to Dr. Mark Gray, "of those raised as atheists, 30% are now affiliated with a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] denomination, 10% are Catholic, 2% are Jewish, 1% are Mormon, and 1% are Pagan."<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-atheists-have-lowest-retention-rate-compared-to-religious-groups-78029/ Study: Atheists Have Lowest 'Retention Rate' Compared to Religious Groups]</ref>
Similarly, according to recent research by the Pew Research Forum on Religion and Public Life, in the United States, a majority of those surveyed who were raised in atheist or [[agnosticism|agnostic]] households, or where there was [[Nones|no specific religious attachment]], later chose to join a religious faith.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/defectors-to-faith-mark-a-growing-trend/story-e6frg7ko-1225710667095</ref><ref>http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1204/religion-changes-affiliations-survey</ref>
== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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[[Category: Atheism]]
[[Category: Atheism]]