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Will ‘Nones’ Bring a Progressive Future?

     The future of American politics may hinge greatly upon the decline of faith.  The Republican Party depends enormously upon the white evangelical “religious right” – but it’s fading.  Fewer than 15 percent of adults now fit that category.  In contrast, “nones” generally hold humane, tolerant, progressive values and have become the largest faith segment in the Democratic Party base. […]