Smith claims that there is a growing number of Americans who claim "no religious affiliation" at all. He posits that one reason for this is that
a. the fervor of the religious right has forced others to give up religions altogether.
b. the political schisms between the religious right and the religious liberal have forced the latter group to disaffiliate from any type of religion.
c. people have turned to religion, but then in these hard economic times found that this institution was no help to them.
d. organized religion has turned people off because of the wars and conflicts that religion has caused.
B
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