[Ads-l] "spiritual, not religious"

[Betty Birner]

They're also widely known as "nones" (from checking "none" on surveys of religious affiliation, despite not being atheists).  But I imagine this group is way ahead of me on this.


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From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of Laurence Horn
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 3:00 PM
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Subject: Re: "spiritual, not religious"

Well, maybe more than before, but it's hardly new. My mother, who died in 1975, used to describe herself as spiritual but not religious (as well as being agnostic), especially since "organized religion" was anathema to her.

LH

On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 3:09 PM Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:

> In my hearing, more people than before say that they are spiritual but 
> not religious.
> Maybe this has to do with changing perceptions of the definitions of 
> these terms.
> Stephen Goranson
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