Secular movement

Secular movement refers to a social and political trend in America, beginning in the early years of the twenty-first century, that has seen atheists, humanists, freethinkers, and other nonreligious and non-theistic Americans grow in both numbers and visibility. The secular movement can be seen in the increase in the number of Americans who identify as religiously unaffiliated, a number that has grown from under ten percent in the 1990s to twenty percent in 2013. ^[1] The trend is especially prevalent among young people, with about one in three Americans under age 30 identifying as religiously unaffiliated, a figure that has nearly tripled since the 1990s </ref>[1]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). America's secular movement has caused friction in the culture war, as its emergence has sometimes created conflict between the secular demographic and religious conservatives. This conflict is reflected in politics, law, and others aspects of American society and culture. The secular movement is generally opposed to the Christian right and advocates for liberal positions on social issues such as gay rights, reproductive rights, and church-state separation. The movement has also seen the rapid growth of national and local groups, with groups such as American Atheists, the American Humanist Association, Freedom from Religion Foundation seeing rising memberships and atheist groups appearing in communities and schools around the country.