Study:
“Young American adults giving up
religion in record numbers”
“The religious landscape is changing drastically in the United States as young adults abandon religion in record numbers.
A recent PRRI survey shows that growing religious differences between seniors, America’s oldest adults, and Millennials, America’s youngest adults, are dramatic.
The survey shows a significant religious difference separating seniors and Millennials, and the number of each who identify as religiously unaffiliated. Nearly one-third (31%) of Millennials identify as religiously unaffiliated, compared to roughly 1-in-10 (11%) seniors. Millennials (13%) are also about four times more likely than seniors (3%) to identify as atheist or agnostic. One can only hope. To read this and other pieces by Michael Stone on Patheos.com, click here. |