Disaffiliation from religion not limited to U.S. but is an international phenomenon

Christianity and Buddhism are hardest hit while defections from Islam are few

Sanctuary of Truth at Pattaya, Thailand. Photo by Norbert Brown; licensed by Unsplash.

The phenomenon of people changing their religious beliefs is far from limited to the United States: An analysis of interviews of more than 40,000 people in 36 countries¹ throughout the world found a median rate² of 21 percent of adults have switched their religious affil…