In recent years, the percentage of Americans who describe themselves as religiously “unaffiliated” has radically increased, even while Christian believers maintain their disproportionate domination of the United States Congress.
In 2007, only 16% of the public failed to identify with a specific religious faith, but that number has now nearly doubled to 29%. At the same time, the proportion of Christians elected to the House and Senate has barely budged: From 91% in Reagan’s America of 1980 to 88% in the new Congress that just took office.
These figures (compiled by the Pew Research Center based on surveys by Congressional Quarterly Roll Call) indicate an anomalous situation that raises
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