3Qs: Losing our religion?
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 05:00
in Psychology & Sociology
The Pew Research Center American Values Survey, which polled more than 3,000 adults nationwide, found that approximately one in five Americans dont have a religious affiliation the most ever documented. The survey, which was conducted in April and then released in June, also found that some 32 percent of Millennials have doubted the existence of God double the number of those who felt the same way just five years ago. Northeastern University news office asked Susan Setta, an associate professor of religious studies in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, to explain the precipitous rise of unbelief among the young.