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The reason for that, IMO, is that the "none" people are usually in the camp of "I don't practice any religion" vs "I despise every religion"; so it becomes like having a vegetarian option in a menu, it is good for the vegetarians and should not offend any reasonable omnivore.
The problem of course is the unfairness you point out, added to the fact that most religious people that get involved in these political fights are not in the "I am happy there is a vegetarian option for me", instead they are usually in the camp of "I am a vegetarian therefore YOU should not eat meat"
PS: the vegetarian vs omnivore comparison is just for examples, I know eating meat is bad for the environment and we should all reduce/eliminate it.
Heh. I'm not entirely sure if the vegetarians or the omnivores are the nones here?
As a vegetarian, I've definitely been around the veg*ns that behave nearly exactly like the newly converted born-again xtians often tend to do. Obnoxious and sanctimonious, and I don't know who they convince by behaving like that...
Conversely, I have had to break bread with omnivores that insist that I should be eating meat. Some legitimately think vegetarianism is life-threatening ( 🤣 ), but also, since I'm a man, much of the concern seems to be that not eating meat might make me gay/womanly, which a certain type of individual finds just as terrifying, LOL.
Religious nones are mainly non-denominational Christians. Plenty of them attend a local non-denominational church, I'm sure.
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2024/01/24/religious-nones-in-america-who-they-are-and-what-they-believe/
So much for being sure.
Ok, that is more in line with what I imagined
so in Texas they don't even ask about other religions? basically if you are not "standard xtian" you are a "none"?
TIL Texas is even more backwards than I gave it credit for