On Stemming the Rising Numbers of Religiously Unaffiliated People

“If you see signs that the United States as a whole — and young people in particular — are becoming less religious than they once were, you’re right.

“An October 2012 study by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life, conducted jointly with the PBS program Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, showed that the number of Americans who identify themselves as ‘none’ when asked their religion has grown to nearly 20 percent, the highest share since the question has been asked. Among those ages 18 to 30, about a third say they are not affiliated with any church, and, what’s more, they aren’t looking for a church.”

A recent OSV Newsweekly article examined some of the trends in this process of disaffiliation and some responses to these trends.

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OSV Newsweekly: Stemming the rising tide of the religiously unaffiliated (17 MAR 13)