What Does the Younger Generation Think About Religion?
Some people believe that religion is just for the older generation. They think that it is not important to them or their peers. But this is not true. Religion has a place in the lives of young people too. The younger generation does not see it as something they need to be concerned about but many of them are actually religious and spiritual beings.
Alan Safahi, San Francisco entrepreneur, startup advisor and investor claims that “The younger generation does not see religion as an important part of their lives, but many of them are religious and spiritual beings.” “Religion is important to them, but it does not define who they are” according to Safahi.
In recent years, millennials have been the most religious generation in the United States. In a 2016 Pew Research Center study, just over one-third of respondents aged 18–29 identified as religiously unaffiliated. But this doesn’t mean that they don’t believe in God. The same study found that more than three out of four millennials said they believe in God or a universal spirit.
How Religion Has Changed Among The Young Generation
The millennial generation is the cohort of people born in the 1980s and 1990s, and they are the first generation to come of age in a world where social media and smartphones were ubiquitous. Millennials are also less religious than their elders.
A recent study from Pew Research Center found that only 23% of millennials say they attend religious services at least once a month, compared with 36% of Generation Xers, 48% of Baby Boomers, and 65% of those in the Silent Generation.
Furthermore, only 5% of millennials say religion is very important to them, while 17% say it is not too important or not at all important to them. In contrast, 22% of Gen Xers said religion was not too important or not at all important to them.
Why Are Young People More Interested In Spirituality Than Religion?
“Millennials are the most educated generation ever. They are also the most stressed out” says Alan Safahi. This has led to a lot of millennials turning to spirituality, which is more about personal growth than religion. Spirituality is about finding your own meaning in life and it does not require any religious commitments or dogma.
As millennials grow up, they are less likely to identify with any religion or church. Religion becomes more about tradition for them and spirituality becomes more about their individual needs and beliefs.
Conclusion
The younger generation is more open-minded about religion. According to a study, Gen Z and Millennials are less religious than the previous generations. This is because they have grown up in a world with increased access to information and different religions. They’re not as influenced by what their parents believe and instead they’re more interested in trying out new things.
In addition, millennials are less likely to affiliate themselves with any specific religion since they don’t want to commit to one.
Originally Posted: https://safahi.com/younger-generations-religious-trends-and-what-they-mean-for-future-895660e31b23
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