The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has released a follow-up report on the current trend of religious disaffiliation among the younger generation. In the report, the Forum cites that:
"Young Americans are dropping out of religion at an alarming rate of 5-6 times the historic rate (30-40 percent have no religion today versus 5-10 percent a generation ago)."
It goes on to say that this disaffiliation is due primarily to the intersection of religion and politics in modern society. This in and of itself, however, does not get to the crux of the issue. Politics and religion will always be bed fellows in some way, shape or form. Why is it that today's generation is leaving at 6 times the historic rate?
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