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Desecularization and social conformity (view source)
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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>
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>
[[File:Vox Day.jpg|thumbnail|right|150px|[[Ex-atheist|ex-atheists]] [[Vox Day|Theodore Beale]]]]
[[Vox Day|Theodore Beale]] wrote about the Pew Research Forum's examination data involving individuals raised as atheists:
[[Vox Day|Theodore Beale]] wrote about the Pew Research Forum's examination data involving individuals raised as atheists:
{{cquote|...the example of various former atheists such as [[C.S. Lewis]] and [[Anthony Flew]] indicates that atheism is nothing more than a transitive state for many individuals...
{{cquote|...the example of various former atheists such as [[C.S. Lewis]] and [[Anthony Flew]] indicates that atheism is nothing more than a transitive state for many individuals...