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In the [[United States]], the vast majority of individuals who are "[[Nones]]"/"no religion" (people who are not part of organized religion) believe in the existence of God. Fewer than 15% of the "nones" consider themselves [[Atheism|atheists]].<ref>[http://www.pressdemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/PressDemocrat/News/story.csp?cid=2501462&sid=555&fid=181 Meet the 'Nones:' Spiritual but not religious]</ref>  
 
In the [[United States]], the vast majority of individuals who are "[[Nones]]"/"no religion" (people who are not part of organized religion) believe in the existence of God. Fewer than 15% of the "nones" consider themselves [[Atheism|atheists]].<ref>[http://www.pressdemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/PressDemocrat/News/story.csp?cid=2501462&sid=555&fid=181 Meet the 'Nones:' Spiritual but not religious]</ref>  
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'''Conatus News''' reported in 2017:
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{{cquote| Church of England worshippers increase 0.8 per cent since 2009. The number of non-religious people falls from 50.65% to 48.6%
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Rise in Church of England worshippers likely due to resurgence in patriotism and pride in Christianity, a report has found
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According to a new report, for every person brought up in a non-religious household who becomes a churchgoer, 26 people raised as Christians now identify as non-believers.
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The study, which is based on an analysis of the British Social Attitudes Survey and the European Social Survey, reported that the proportion of non-religious in the UK hit a high of 50.6 per cent in 2009. However, it has been decreasing ever since and hit 48.6 per cent in 2015.
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However, the proportion of those who identify as Church of England worshippers has seen a slight increased from 16.3 per cent in 2009 to 17.1 per cent in 2015.<ref>[https://conatusnews.com/british-religious-study-anglicans/ British Patriotism Sees Number of Anglicans Rise and the Non-Religious Fall], '''Conatus News''' , 2017</ref>}}
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