The rise of the ‘nones’

The World

In the United Kingdom, Christianity is the official state religion and King Charles is the head of the Church. Yet, 70% of people under the age of 30 in the UK don’t identify with any religion, according to recent polls. In part two of her five-part series on religion in the UK, Rebecca Rosman reports on the rise of nonbelievers — called “nones” — from an atheist Christmas Carol singalong in east London.

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