Quantcast
Channel: Lifestyle - Gonzales Weekly Citizen - Gonzales, LA
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 8672

Suzette Martinez Standring: The religiously unaffiliated: The numbers are growing

$
0
0
"I don't need religion," says a growing number of the religiously unaffiliated. Mention the Bible, and a younger generation tunes out. Outdated. Irrelevant.Yet hope, acceptance, forgiveness and finding ways to love the unloveable are the basis of Jesus's message.But who's reading that anymore?A recent 2016 survey says that 39 percent of those polled between ages 18-29 are religiously unaffiliated (labeled as "Nones"), a huge jump from 10 percent in 1986. In another age group, 30-49, [...]

Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 8672

Trending Articles