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A bit of perspective

2/9/2014

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Study:
“Young American adults giving up
religion in record numbers”

Writing for Progressive Secular Humanist on Patheos.com, Michael Stone reports:
“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 thing is certain, the religious landscape of the United States is becoming much more diverse, and that diversity is generational. The survey shows that more than 7-in-10 (71%) seniors identify as some type of white Christian, while less than 3-in-10 (28%) of Millennials identify as white Christian.

Good news for secular Americans. The tide is turning.
One can only hope. To read this and other pieces by Michael Stone on Patheos.com, click here.
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