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eridani

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7. Millenials are dramatically less religious than previous generations

Reply to Spider Jerusalem (Reply #6)

Mon May 19, 2014, 01:08 AM

May 2014

http://publicreligion.org/research/graphic-of-the-week/american-the-diverse/

Black Protestants, Jew, Mormons and other have stayed pretty constant over generations. White Catholics and both mainline and evangelical Protestants have suffered huge losses, as unaffiliation has increased to 31% of Millennials. Does anyone see this trend reversing itself?

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RIP Social Conservatism: Why It's Dying - and the Coming Realignment [View all] eridani May 2014 OP

I don't think social conservatism will ever actually die, unfortunately. DemocraticWing May 2014 #1

ONE up side could be that the neoliberals will go back to the Republican Party, where they BELONG Exposethefrauds May 2014 #2

...you're celebrating the prospect of more people voting Republican? Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #5

There really aren't that many neoliberals... they just have outsize influence because of their $$$ reformist2 May 2014 #3

Hopefully religion's influence will wither... Arugula Latte May 2014 #4

I find this to be a highly suspect analysis. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #6

Millenials are dramatically less religious than previous generations eridani May 2014 #7