Study: One-Third Of Adults Under 30 Have No Religious Affiliation
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By Ben Fearnow
AURORA, CO - JULY 22: Parishioners pray during morning mass remembering victims of the theater shooting at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church on July 22, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado. Suspect James Holmes, 24, allegedly went on a shooting spree and killed 12 people and injured 59 during an early morning screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises.' (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Religious affiliation is on swift decline among American adults. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (CBS WASHINGTON) — One-fifth of American adults have no religious affiliation, and this number is increasing rapidly.
The number of Americans who do not identify with any religion continues to grow at a fast pace. One-fifth of the U.S. public – and a third of adults...