Are more people leaving religion in the United States? If so, what comes next? In this episode of The Kayse Melone Show, I sit down with Hemant Mehta (The Friendly Atheist) to discuss religious switching, the decline of organized Christianity, the rise of the religiously unaffiliated, and why conservative churches are aligning more aggressively with politics.
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Hemant’s work.
Hemant is the founder and editor of FriendlyAtheist.com, a Youtube creator, and co-host of the Friendly Atheist Podcast.
Chapters.
00:00 Intro
00:50 Initial Interest in Church-State Separation
05:03 The Secular, Non-Religious Community
17:03 People Leaving & Switching Religions
22:04 The Intertwining of Politics & Religion
30:40 The Diversity & Growth of the Atheist Community
35:00 Optimism in the Face of Christian Nationalism
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