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Millennials are Searching the Universe Instead of God
Millennials, as well as Generation Z, are starting to find themselves searching the universe, instead of God. In 2015, Pew Research Center found that 35% of Millennials identified themselves as religious “nones”. This comes largely with the shift in how the younger generation communicates.
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“Spiritual, but not religious.”
Millennials are less attached to organized religion that previous generations. However, Pew Research Center found that 80% of Millennials believe in God.
“A lot of people are disaffiliating from the religion they were raised [with] primarily for political reasons,” said Melissa Wilde, a religious sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania. “They see their faith as much more conservative than they are.”
Perceived political entanglement of religion is a large contributing factor, specifically in Christianity. Stereotypes play a large role in this, participation in Christianity is seen as more…
