but we spoke with a nonbeliever, lauren anderson youngblood, who thinks discrimination against atheists has by no means stopped. >> my mother taught us not to tell people that we didn't have a belief in god because she feared persecution. and many atheists today are fearful of coming out because of that discrimination. and because of the fact that they very well may lose friends or family members, they may be shunned. >> many people of faith may be troubled by the findings in our survey. for instance, three quarters of all the nones say they were raised in religious homes. very few of them say they are seeking a church that is right for them. they seem quite content to remain unaffiliated. indeed, for people in any age group, the percentage of unaffiliated when they are young remains the same as they get old. >> i think that if i have children, i think that's the same thing that i would like to teach them is that religion is important, being spiritual is important. what's not as important is to join and to go every week. >> however people interpret our survey, greg smith insists the res