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WASHINGTON, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Generation Y is down with faith and spirituality. But when it comes to traditional religious institutions, most young people are saying: Whatever.
In a landmark report on youth and religion released today, the plurality of 18-to-25 year old Americans claim religion and spirituality as an important part of their lives -- but say they're shunning the religious establishment to explore their faith in untraditional, informal, and often highly personal ways.
The survey, the first of its kind to compare and contrast the religious identity of 18-to-25 year old Catholics, Protestants, Jews, and Muslims, classified the plurality of Generation Y (46%) as "Undecided," young people who value faith, but prefer to express it informally. The remaining respondents are identified as either highly religious (27%) or avowedly secular (27%).
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