The United States does not have a Protestant majority for the first time since being founded by the Puritans as ever-growing numbers of Americans say they have no religious affiliation, according to a new study.
The country is now only 48 per cent Protestant, with one in five of the population saying they no longer adhere to any religion or denomination, according to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
However, the study by the Washington-based thinktank found America still remains a deeply religious country and that church attendance appears to have risen in the last five years. Continue reading
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