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Religion in decline. [W: 534]

CLAX1911

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Re: Religion in decline.

The information age is the worst thing to ever happen to organized religion.
 
Re: Religion in decline.

CLAX1911 said:
I found this interesting. Millennials, the generation of people born between 1980 and 1995 are largely not religious.

Millennials are less religious than older Americans, but just as spiritual | Pew Research Center

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What do you think is the cause of this decline?

I have my thoughts but I will share them once the discussion begins
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That's a wierd way to split the generations up. I wouldn't consider someone born in 1980 a millennial.
 
Re: Religion in decline.

Mostly... they were born to Boomers, many of whom rejected their parent's religion in favor of some vague "spirituality", and many were not raised in any religious tradition.



However, they are young yet... let them start staring life and mortality in the face and a good many will change their minds over time. ;)
 
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Education.
 
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Secular brainwashing in high school and college.
 
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Goshin said:
Mostly... they were born to Boomers, many of whom rejected their parent's religion in favor of some vague "spirituality", and many were not raised in any religious tradition.



However, they are young yet... let them start staring life and mortality in the face and a good many will change their minds over time. ;)
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Well said, in so few words.
 
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Not sure how those charts prove your headline. Isn't it normal for younger people to have less peace and well being due to the newness of adult life, starting out, with lower economic stability?
 
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These statistics should be neither surprising nor particularly disturbing to those who are truly religious, especially Christians.

Christ and his Disciples, as well as the apostles and prophets of old, clearly said that this is how it would (should) be.
 
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CLAX1911 said:
I don't really think there is a hard line.
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There isn't different organizations define it different ways. I was just pointing out as someone who was born in the early 80s I don't think that is really a part of the millennial generation.
 
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Crovax said:
There isn't different organizations define it different ways. I was just pointing out as someone who was born in the early 80s I don't think that is really a part of the millennial generation.
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Well, they are really close. I Am considered a millennial but I turned 18 in 2000. I think it has more to do with when you mature.
 
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Goshin said:
Mostly... they were born to Boomers, many of whom rejected their parent's religion in favor of some vague "spirituality", and many were not raised in any religious tradition.



However, they are young yet... let them start staring life and mortality in the face and a good many will change their minds over time. ;)
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I doubt i will ever feel the need to participate in rituals due to seeing my own mortality. However I tend to be a little different than most of my generation. I believe in God. I see no need for a religion. I look at it as more of a school. there is a point when you need to graduate.
 
Re: Religion in decline.

CLAX1911 said:
Well, they are really close. I Am considered a millennial but I turned 18 in 2000. I think it has more to do with when you mature.
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Do you consider yourself a millennial?
 
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Eric7216 said:
Not sure how those charts prove your headline. Isn't it normal for younger people to have less peace and well being due to the newness of adult life, starting out, with lower economic stability?
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Well, I don't think religion offers peace and well being.
 
Re: Religion in decline.

Crovax said:
Do you consider yourself a millennial?
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Well, I consider myself to be CLAX1911. But based on the second line of the article I posted, I am considered by this research to be a millennial. It says that people born between 1981 and 1996 are considered millennials. I was born in 1982.
 
Re: Religion in decline.

Goshin said:
Mostly... they were born to Boomers, many of whom rejected their parent's religion in favor of some vague "spirituality", and many were not raised in any religious tradition.



However, they are young yet... let them start staring life and mortality in the face and a good many will change their minds over time. ;)
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I doubt it. Organized religion is on the decline. Religion in general, really. And that is a good thing. Atheism FTW.
 
Re: Religion in decline.

CLAX1911 said:
Well, I don't think religion offers peace and well being.
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I agree generally. But I don't think that just because someone doesn't have the same level of peace and well being doesn't mean that they are or are not religious. As your comment states, basically. Since you don't think religion offers peace and well being why do you think the decline in peace and well being means millennials are less religious?
 
Re: Religion in decline.

FluffyNinja said:
These statistics should be neither surprising nor particularly disturbing to those who are truly religious, especially Christians.

Christ and his Disciples, as well as the apostles and prophets of old, clearly said that this is how it would (should) be.
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I am not surprised by it, I just think it is interesting. Many people are saying religion is under attack. It seems it is just being outmoded.
 
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Eric7216 said:
I agree generally. But I don't think that just because someone doesn't have the same level of peace and well being doesn't mean that they are or are not religious.
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I don't either. I do think people claiming not to be religious however means they aren't religious.
As your comment states, basically. Since you don't think religion offers peace and well being why do you think the decline in peace and well being means millennials are less religious?
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My comment states religion is in decline. The fact that religion is less important to people between 35 and 20 Years of age Than in past generations. I didn't mention any decline in peace and well being.
 
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Millenials are religious - but like some/most atheists they just don't identify their dogma as religious.
 
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CLAX1911 said:
I am not surprised by it, I just think it is interesting. Many people are saying religion is under attack. It seems it is just being outmoded.
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I feel "outmoded" may be the wrong term and perhaps a bit biased. I will concede; however, that a society where the majority of the population is devoutly religious was never meant to be the "norm".....at least not from a truly Christian perspective.
 
Re: Religion in decline.

BrewerBob said:
The information age is the worst thing to ever happen to organized religion.
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Its killing the Mormons....heard a great podcast about how the church is scrambling to finally come out with the info that Joseph Smith had many wives, some married to others, some 14 years old.
 
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