Dechurching: seems "everybody's doing it"

USA Today had an important front page, featured article on Monday highlighting the results of the most recent ARIS survey. 

One of the most striking findings?  The category entitled "Nones"--those who claim no religious affiliation--has grown from 8% in 1990 (when the first survey was completed) to 15% in 2008.  For those of you not good with math, that means the dechurched category has almost doubled in less than 20 years. 

At the same time, non-Catholic Christians have declined by a significant margin. 

The article offers provocative quotes from dechurched people along with good insight on the trends from the last 18 years.