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handle is hein.amenin/aeiaegq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Surv,,ey Center March 2022 By Daniel A. Cox Suompared with prevous generations, (en 7er reo.rL being rmuch tos involved in reg- ular religious acdvities during their childhood. Formative religious experiences that wcre once common, such as saying grace or attending Sunday school, have become rnor0 o' the exceotion than the norm. s in a change fron the past, most Americans raised without religion do not find ;t later n life. Today, nearly twv:O-th in (65 percent) of Americans who report havincg no childhood rel- gious ffliation ay Khey sh l are unaffiliated as adults, rivalingi that of established religious traditions. \ Religious dis 3ilaon con strain farliy relationships and may leai to feelings of oneliness and drst, especially for those who have loft more conservative religilous traditions, such as evangelical Protestantism. The st-ry of religious change i Amnerica, especially religiaus disaffiliaticn, is oft n cast ah result of inde- pendent decisions rnade by a rising generation living by a different set of values. Bt t ew evidence paints a much rnor compiated picure than the traditional narrative of generatconally driven disaffiliation. Youn g Adults today have had entireiy different religious and (Qa Cxpnnts har. >previous g 'enraions did. The parents of mirennials and Generation Z'did less to encourge regular .rtici ation in forrmal wship ser- vices and rn-iOde relicious c:'aviurs in -hir chidcrni than had pievious, generations. Many ciildhood reli- gious activities that were once commn, &uc as s y- ing grace, have become mre of the e>eption than the normr. Whave onE known themportanceofttorrnaivereli- gious experiences in setting he trajectory of faith con- ritrnens throughout life. For as long as `e have been able to m easure religious comn itments, childhood religious experiences have strongly predicted adul re- giosit They still do. If someone 'ad robus. religious exoerierces growing up, hey are likely to manain those )eliefs and practices into adulthood.3 Without robust religiOus experiences to dra on, Arnerileane less connecte to 'am traditiors and beliefs of their par- errs =aith. There is little evidenc to suggest that Anencans who have disaffiliated ill ever return First, the age which Americans choose to give up their `amiies rei- gion---- most we before *'ey turn 13 ---sugge sts tha they have not established a deeply rooted cornit- ment to a set of religious beliefs and practices. Disaf- fNiated Americans express significant skepticisrn about the societal benefits of religion, even 'nore than those who have never identified with religious tr dition. They also strongly disagree with e rnajority of reli- gious Americans, w o believe in the irnportance of raising ciildren in religous faith M\Areove, having '0 ''~'~' ~

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