Episode 585
Irreligion in India
Sun, 2018-Dec-09 01:11 UTC
Length - 1:39
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With 160,061 views on Saturday, 8 December 2018 our article of the day is Irreligion in India.
Atheism and agnosticism have a long history in India and flourished within the Sramana movement. Indian religions like Jainism, Buddhism and certain schools of Hinduism, though not all, consider atheism to be acceptable. India has produced some notable atheist politicians and social reformers. According to 2011 Census of India, 99.76% of Indians identified with a religion while 0.24% did not state their religious identity. According to the 2012 WIN-Gallup Global Index of Religion and Atheism report, 81% of Indians were religious, 13% were non-religious, 3% were convinced atheists, and 3% were unsure or did not respond.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:11 UTC on Sunday, 9 December 2018.
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