Religion News Service

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More Americans saying they are ‘spiritual but not religious’ according to research survey

Among the spiritual but not religious, 38% say religion does more harm than good, while just 7% of religious Americans share this view. “That label ‘spiritual but not religious’ really describes a kind of negative identity more than it describes a particular positive identity,” said Nancy Ammerman, a retired professor of sociology at Boston University who served as an adviser for the Pew study.

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More Americans saying they are ‘spiritual but not religious’ according to research survey

Among the spiritual but not religious, 38% say religion does more harm than good, while just 7% of religious Americans share this view. “That label ‘spiritual but not religious’ really describes a kind of negative identity more than it describes a particular positive identity,” said Nancy Ammerman, a retired professor of sociology at Boston University who served as an adviser for the Pew study.

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