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Good Without GodSecular and Religious Minority Awareness
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How do you identify
someone who doesn’t share mainstream
religious views?
FACTS AND FIGURESStatistics and Terminology
Christians33
Muslim22
Budhist7
Hindu14
Other12
Secular12
100 People Religious Diversity
Profile
THE WORLD IN A VILLAGE OF 100
Source: 100people.org
WORLD POPULATION
19.5%17.4%4.44%
58.66%
Protestant; 48
Catholic; 22
Mormon; 2 Atheist; 2.4Agnostic; 3.3
Nothing; 13.9
Don't know; 2
100 People Religious Diversity
Profile
THE U.S. IN A VILLAGE OF 100
Source: Pew Report
Secular Identification
US Census Bureau Report: Self-Described Religious Identification, Adult Population
1990 2001 2008
No Religion, Total 14,331,000 29,481,000 34,169,000
Atheist (incl w/ Agnostics) 902,000 1,621,000
Agnostic 1,186,000 991,000 1,985,000
Humanist 29,000 49,000 90,000
No Religion 13,116,000 27,486,000 30,427,000
Other no religion n/a 57,000 45,000
Trends in Religious AffiliationPew Research: Religion & Public Life Project
Fastest growing demographic in AmericaPew Research: Religion & Public Life Project
• 1/5 of the US public do not identify with a religion
• 1/3 of adults under 30 are religiously unaffiliated
• 5-year growth - just over 15% to just under 20% of all U.S. adults.
• 13 million self-described atheists and
agnostics (nearly 6% of the U.S. public)
• 33 million people who say they have no particular religious affiliation (14%).
Fastest growing demographic in AmericaPew Research: Religion & Public Life Project
“young adults today are much more likely to be unaffiliated than previous generations were at a similar stage in their lives.”
Terminology - Religions• Advent Christian• Amish• Anabaptism• Anglicanism• Apostolic• Assembly of God• Bábism• Bahá’í• Baha’l• Bhakti• Baptist• Bible Missionary• Brethren, Plymouth• Carmelite• Cavalry Bible• Chapel of Faith• Charismatic• Christ Adelphians• Christian Calvary• Christian Reform• Christian Science• Church of the Brethren• Church of the First Born• Church of the Nazarene• Church of Universal and
Triumphant• Confucianism• Covenant• Disciples of God• Druze (Juhhāl and ‘Uqqāl)
• Dīn-I Iláhī• Eastern Orthodox• Eckankar• Eden Evangelist• Evangelical / Born Again
(Traditionalist, Centrist, and Modernist)
• Federated Church• First Church• Gnosticism• Grace Reformed• Greek Orthodox• Hinduism (Shaivism, Shaktism,
Smartism, Vaishnavism)• Holy Roller• House of Prayer• Indigenous Traditional Religions
(African, American, Arctic, Asian, Eastern, European Ethnic)
• Islam (Sunni, Shia, Sufism)• Jainism (Digambara and
Svetambara)• Jehovah's Witness• Judaism (Conservative,
Humanistic, Haymanot, Karaite, Liberal, Orthodox, Progressive, Traditional, etc.)
• Latter Day Saint Movement• Lutheranism
• Mandaeans• Manichaeism• Mazdakism• Mennonite• Mithraism• Mission Covenant• Missionary• Mormonism• Muslim (Sunni, Shia, other)• Mysticism• Native American Religion
(Longhouse, Waashat, Shaker, Drum, Earth Lodge, Peyote, Bole-Maru, Feather, Mexicayotl, etc.)
• Nazarene• Neopaganism• New Age• New Testament Christian• Occult• Pentecostal (Apostolic, other)• Pilgrim Holiness• Polytheism• Pentecostalism / Full Gospel
(Apostolic Church, Assemblies of God, Foursquare Gospel)
• Quaker• Rastafarian• Reformed Church of Christ• Russian Orthodox
• Salvation Army• Sanctified• Seventh Day Adventists• Shabakism• Shinto• Sikhism• Southern Baptist• Taoist• Therādava Buddhist• The Way Ministry• Tibetan Buddhism• Universalism• United Holiness• Unity Church• Wesleyan• Wiccan• Witness Holiness• Yazdânism• Zen Buddhist• Zoroastrianism (Parsi/ Irani)
Terminology - Secular• Heretic• Humanist• Humanistic Judaism• Hylotheist• Ignostic• Igtheist• Inclusionist• Infidel• Latitudinarian• Materialist• Naturalist• Non-believer• Nones• Non-theist• Objectivist• Pagan• Pantheist• Pastafarian
• Agnostic• Antitheist• Apatheist• Atheist• Atheist+• Bright• Critical Thinker• Deist• Disbeliever• Doubter• Esotericist• Evangelical Atheist• Freethinker• Gentile• Giaour• Heathen• Hedonist
• Pearlist• Positivist• Pragmatist• Pyrrhonist• Rationalist• Satanist• Scientist• Secular• Secular Humanist• Secular Ministry• Secularist• Skeptic• Solipsist • Somatist• Spiritualist• Truth Seeker• Unbeliever• Unitarian Church (some)• Universist
PERCEPTIONS AND REALITIESHow we make people feel.
Most hated demographics in America
This group does not at all agree with my vision of American society... • Atheist: 39.6%• Muslims: 26.3%• Homosexuals: 22.6%• Hispanics: 20%• Conservative Christians: 13.5%• Recent Immigrants: 12.5%• Jews: 7.6%
I would disapprove if my child wanted to marry a member of this group.... • Atheist: 47.6%• Muslim: 33.5%• African-American 27.2%• Asian-Americans: 18.5%• Hispanics: 18.5%• Jews: 11.8%• Conservative Christians: 6.9%• Whites: 2.3%
University of Minnesota Research
Religious Advantage
What are some of the advantages?
Religious Advantage
• Public offices, groups, events often shun non-religious• Public offices, groups, events, agencies often require
religious affiliation• Public services and charities• Official documents• Lucky holidays!• Freedom of speech, freedom of expression• Benefit of the doubt and trust based on your stated
religious affiliation
COURAGEOUS VOICESWhy people speak up for themselves and others
Quote from a Central Florida woman (Jan 2014):
“So difficult! It’s one of my goals to be more open about my lack of religious
beliefs in society, but I am a coward too.”
Speaking Up-Breaking the Silence-
Silence reinforces:
Speaking up reinforces:
The subject is taboo Exclusive practices – topic should be avoided
The subject has valueInclusive practices – topic should be open
Discrimination and intolerance of different perspectives
Acceptance and inclusion of diverse world views
Speaking Up-Breaking the Silence-
• Reasons individuals come out as not sharing the mainstream religion–Honesty– Self-Identity–Genuine connections– Integrity–Promoting inclusiveness –Normalizing
Speaking Up-Breaking the Silence-
• We can help reduce discrimination and support others feel included by:
Speaking Up-Challenges-
Labeling oneself takes time, thought, and courage.
RESOURCESFinding support, assistance, activities, and friendships
RESOURCES
-College Campus- Local (Central Florida)-Events -State-National
WWW.CFLFREETHOUGHT.ORG/MEETUP
WWW.CFLFREETHOUGHT.ORG/MEETUP
Secular and Religious Resources - UCF
DAVID _ RESEARCHOmbuds OfficeUCF Office of Diversity InitiativesUCF Counseling CenterUCF Campus Faith and Ministries Office Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative ActionEmployee RelationsUCF Secular SafeZone Representatives
WWW.SECULARSAFEZONE.ORG