Ireland abandoning religion faster than nearly every country in the world

Irish citizens are abandoning religion faster than residents of every country in the world except Communist Vietnam, a new study reveals. Since 2005, the percentage of people in Ireland who describe themselves as ‘a religious person’ has declined from 69% to 47%. Some have suggested that the study, conducted by a global network of WIN-Gallup International pollsters, could reflect attitudes changed by the numerous sex-abuse scandals rocking established religion in the predominately Roman Catholic country.

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