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Young Nation Under God?

Young Nation Under God?

According to the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, more than one-quarter of American adults, about 28 percent, have left the faith in which they were raised in favor of another religion, or no religion at all. A quarter of millennials (ages 18-30) say they are not affiliated with any particular religion. In our series “Young Nation Under God?,” The Takeaway explores America's changing relationship with religion and faith.

  • Faith Leaders Respond to Religion's Changing Role

    Oct 21, 2013
    A full 1 in 4 millennials claim no religious affiliation. How do religious leaders feel about this shift? And what are they doing to try to attract young people back into the religiou...
  • Live Chat: How are Religion & Faith Changing?

    Oct 18, 2013
    As part of our series "Young Nation Under God?," The Takeaway will host a live online chat today from 2-3 PM Eastern. The chat will focus on the changing role religion plays in Americ...
  • Krista Tippett on Millennials Losing Their Religion

    Oct 18, 2013
    Although 1 in 4 millennials claim no religious affiliation, 84 percent of all Americans still identify with an organized religion. What is behind this change between the generations...
  • INFOGRAPHIC: Millennials & Religion

    Oct 15, 2013
    This week The Takeaway is exploring the relationship millennials, those aged 18-30, have with religion in our series "Young Nation Under God?" According to the Pew Forum on Religion &...
  • Data Shows Millennial Youth Are Less Religious

    Oct 15, 2013
    The Pew Research Center has found that Americans ages 18 to 30 are significantly less religious than older Americans. Current data shows that "millennials," people born after 1980, ar...
  • What Does It Mean To Be Jewish?

    Oct 15, 2013
    32 percent of young American Jews identify as Jewish but describe themselves as having no religion. Today, young people are more likely to define their Jewish identity by ancestry, et...