Ask Americans what their religion is, and nearly 1 in 3 say this -- none. That’s according to the U.S. adults surveyed by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving straight to the shore to play guitar, watch the waves and enjoy the beauty of the morning. “And it felt more spiritual than any time I set foot in a church,” he recalled.

Nothing has changed that view in the ensuing decades.

“Most religions are there to control people and get money from them,” said Dulak, now 76, of Rocheport, Missouri. He also cited sex abuse scandals in Catholic and Southern Baptist churches. “I can’t buy into that,” he said.

  • TechyDad
    6•1 year ago

    One of my favorite quotes from Farscape. (For reference, this is a human teenager interviewing a three eyed old lady alien that’s part mystic and part crazy old lady.)

    Bobby: Do religions hate each other where you come from?

    Noranti: Oh, good heavens, no. Religions are grand, lofty ideas. Religious followers, now that’s another story.

    Bobby: Wars.

    Noranti: Unspeakable.

    Bobby: So we’re not so different.

    Noranti: That’s nothing to be proud of.