Are more people leaving religion in the United States? If so, what comes next? In this episode of The Kayse Melone Show, I sit down with Hemant Mehta (The Friendly Atheist) to discuss religious switching, the decline of organized Christianity, the rise of the religiously unaffiliated, and why conservative churches are aligning more aggressively with politics.

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Hemant’s work.

Hemant is the founder and editor of FriendlyAtheist.com, a Youtube creator, and co-host of the Friendly Atheist Podcast.

Chapters.

00:00 Intro

00:50 Initial Interest in Church-State Separation

05:03 The Secular, Non-Religious Community

17:03 People Leaving & Switching Religions

22:04 The Intertwining of Politics & Religion

30:40 The Diversity & Growth of the Atheist Community

35:00 Optimism in the Face of Christian Nationalism

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